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1966 Philadelphia Eagles
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Record: 9-5-0, Finished 2nd in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 326 points (23.3/g), 5th of 15 in the NFL.
Allowed 340 points (24.3/g), 11th.
Differential of -14 points (-1.0/g), 10th.
Expected W-L: 6.7-7.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -4 (-0.3/g), 9th.
Coached by Joe Kuharich (9-5-0)
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1966 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Norm Snead | 27 | 5 | 10 | 103 for 226, 1,275 yards, 8 td, 11 int, & 15 rushes for 32 yards and 1 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 2nd pick / 1961 |
| HB | Timmy Brown | 29 | 7 | 0 | 161 rushes for 548 yards, 3 td, & 33 catches for 371 yards and 3 td | Green Bay Packers / 27th / 313th pick / 1959 |
| FB | Earl Gros | 26 | 4 | 0 | 102 rushes for 396 yards, 7 td, & 18 catches for 214 yards and 2 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 14th pick / 1962 |
| FL | Ron Goodwin | 25 | 3 | 0 | 16 catches for 212 yards, 1 td | Buffalo Bills / 11th / 83rd pick / 1963 |
| SE | Fred Hill | 23 | 1 | 0 | 29 catches for 304 yards, 0 td, & 1 rush for 5 yards and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 48th pick / 1965 |
| TE | Pete Retzlaff | 35 | 10 | 0 | 40 catches for 653 yards, 6 td | Detroit Lions / 22nd / 265th pick / 1953 |
| LT | Lane Howell | 25 | 3 | 10 | New York Giants / 15th / 209th pick / 1963 |
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| LG | Ed Blaine | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 28th pick / 1962 |
| C | Jim Ringo | 35 | 13 | 14 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 79th pick / 1953 |
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| RG | Jim Skaggs | 26 | 3 | 14 | 2 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 12th / 89th pick / 1962 |
| RT | Bob Brown*+ | 25 | 2 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 2nd pick / 1964 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Don Hultz | 26 | 3 | 0 | ||
| LDT | Floyd Peters* | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 93rd pick / 1958 |
| RDT | John Meyers | 26 | 4 | 0 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 25th pick / 1962 |
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| RDE | Gary Pettigrew | 22 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 20th pick / 1966 |
| LLB | Mike Morgan | 24 | 2 | 9 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 17th / 226th pick / 1964 |
| MLB | Dave Lloyd | 30 | 7 | 14 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 47th pick / 1959 |
| RLB | Harold Wells | 28 | 1 | 14 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| LCB | Al Nelson | 23 | 1 | 13 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 35th pick / 1965 |
| RCB | Jim Nettles | 24 | 1 | 10 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LS | Nate Ramsey | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 186th pick / 1963 |
| RS | Joe Scarpati | 23 | 2 | 0 | 8 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Boston Patriots / 13th / 100th pick / 1964 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Sam Baker | 37 | 13 | 0 | 18 of 25 field goals & 38 of 39 extra points | Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 133rd pick / 1952 |
| P | Sam Baker | 37 | 13 | 0 | 42 punts for a 41.1 average, 0 blocked | Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 133rd pick / 1952 |
| PR | Aaron Martin | 24 | 2 | 0 | 11 punt returns for a 10.7 average and 1 td | |
| KR | Ollie Matson | 36 | 14 | 0 | 26 kick returns for a 20.9 average and 0 td | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1952 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Sam Baker | 37 | K-FB | 14 | 0 | 217 | 6-2 | Oregon State | 11/12/1929 | 13 | Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 133rd pick / 1952 |
| Randy Beisler | 22 | G-DT-DE-T | 14 | 4 | 250 | 6-5 | Indiana | 10/24/1944 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 4th pick / 1966 |
| Ed Blaine | 26 | G | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-1 | Missouri | 1/30/1940 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 28th pick / 1962 |
| Bob Brown*+ | 25 | T | 14 | 14 | 280 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 12/8/1941 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 2nd pick / 1964 |
| Timmy Brown | 29 | RB | 13 | 0 | 198 | 5-11 | Ball State | 5/24/1937 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 27th / 313th pick / 1959 |
| Willie F. Brown | 24 | WR-HB | 7 | 0 | 188 | 6-0 | USC | 3/21/1942 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1964 |
| Dave Cahill | 24 | DT-DE | 14 | 2 | 245 | 6-3 | Northern Arizona | 7/26/1942 | Rook | |
| Jack Concannon | 23 | QB | 11 | 2 | 205 | 6-3 | Boston College | 2/25/1943 | 2 | Boston Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1964 |
| Ron Goodwin | 25 | FL-SE-WR | 12 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Baylor | 1/9/1941 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 11th / 83rd pick / 1963 |
| Dave Graham | 27 | T | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Virginia | 2/1/1939 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 13th / 153rd pick / 1960 |
| Earl Gros | 26 | FB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | LSU | 8/29/1940 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 14th pick / 1962 |
| Ben Hawkins | 22 | WR-SE-FL | 14 | 0 | 180 | 6-1 | Arizona State | 3/22/1944 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 36th pick / 1966 |
| Fred Hill | 23 | TE-SE-WR | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | USC | 8/13/1943 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 48th pick / 1965 |
| King Hill | 30 | QB | 10 | 2 | 212 | 6-3 | Rice | 11/8/1936 | 8 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 1st pick / 1958 |
| Lane Howell | 25 | T-DT | 10 | 10 | 257 | 6-5 | Grambling State | 7/28/1941 | 3 | New York Giants / 15th / 209th pick / 1963 |
| Lynn Hoyem | 27 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 244 | 6-4 | Long Beach State | 6/27/1939 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 29th / 226th pick / 1962 |
| Don Hultz | 26 | DE-DT | 13 | 0 | 241 | 6-3 | Southern Miss | 12/16/1940 | 3 | |
| T.J. Jackson | 23 | WR-DB | 3 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | Illinois | 2/28/1943 | Rook | |
| Ike Kelley | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 5-11 | Ohio State | 7/14/1944 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 17th / 249th pick / 1966 |
| Izzy Lang | 24 | RB | 14 | 2 | 232 | 6-1 | Tennessee State | 2/2/1942 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 18th / 240th pick / 1964 |
| Dave Lince | 22 | TE | 4 | 0 | 265 | 6-7 | North Dakota | 5/17/1944 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 99th pick / 1966 |
| Dave Lloyd | 30 | LB-C | 14 | 14 | 247 | 6-3 | Georgia,Texas Tech | 11/9/1936 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 47th pick / 1959 |
| Aaron Martin | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | North Carolina Central | 2/10/1942 | 2 | |
| Ollie Matson | 36 | RB-FL | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | San Francisco | 5/1/1930 | 14 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1952 |
| Ron Medved | 22 | DB-LB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Washington | 5/27/1944 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 204th pick / 1966 |
| John Meyers | 26 | DT | 14 | 0 | 276 | 6-6 | Washington | 1/16/1940 | 4 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 25th pick / 1962 |
| Mike Morgan | 24 | LB | 9 | 9 | 242 | 6-4 | LSU | 1/31/1942 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 17th / 226th pick / 1964 |
| Al Nelson | 23 | DB | 13 | 13 | 186 | 5-11 | Cincinnati | 10/27/1943 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 35th pick / 1965 |
| Jim Nettles | 24 | DB | 14 | 10 | 177 | 5-10 | Wisconsin | 2/15/1942 | 1 | |
| Floyd Peters* | 30 | DT | 14 | 0 | 254 | 6-4 | San Francisco State | 5/21/1936 | 7 | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 93rd pick / 1958 |
| Gary Pettigrew | 22 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Stanford | 10/10/1944 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 20th pick / 1966 |
| Nate Ramsey | 25 | DB | 12 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Indiana State | 7/12/1941 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 186th pick / 1963 |
| Dave Recher | 24 | C | 10 | 0 | 245 | 6-1 | Iowa | 12/30/1942 | 1 | |
| Pete Retzlaff | 35 | E-HB-TE | 14 | 0 | 211 | 6-1 | North Dakota-Ellendale,South Dakota State | 8/21/1931 | 10 | Detroit Lions / 22nd / 265th pick / 1953 |
| Jim Ringo | 35 | C | 14 | 14 | 232 | 6-1 | Syracuse | 11/21/1931 | 13 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 79th pick / 1953 |
| Ray Rissmiller | 24 | T | 1 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Georgia | 7/22/1942 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 20th pick / 1965 |
| Joe Scarpati | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | North Carolina State | 3/5/1943 | 2 | Boston Patriots / 13th / 100th pick / 1964 |
| Jim Skaggs | 26 | G-T | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-3 | Washington | 1/3/1940 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 12th / 89th pick / 1962 |
| Norm Snead | 27 | QB | 10 | 10 | 215 | 6-4 | Wake Forest | 7/31/1939 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 2nd pick / 1961 |
| Bruce Van Dyke | 22 | G | 4 | 0 | 255 | 6-2 | Missouri | 8/6/1944 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 15th / 133rd pick / 1966 |
| Arunas Vasys | 23 | LB | 10 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 8/18/1943 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 16th / 234th pick / 1966 |
| Harold Wells | 28 | LB | 14 | 14 | 220 | 6-2 | Purdue | 11/26/1938 | 1 | |
| Fred Whittingham | 27 | LB-G | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-1 | BYU,Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | 2/4/1939 | 2 | |
| Tom Woodeshick | 25 | RB | 14 | 4 | 225 | 6-0 | West Virginia | 12/3/1941 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 28th pick / 1963 |
| Team Total | 25.8 | 14 | 226.0 | 6-2.0 | 3.2 |