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1966 Pittsburgh Steelers
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Record: 5-8-1, Finished 6th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 316 points (22.6/g), 7th of 15 in the NFL.
Allowed 347 points (24.8/g), 12th.
Differential of -31 points (-2.2/g), 11th.
Expected W-L: 6.2-7.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +1 (0.1/g), 7th.
Coached by Bill Austin (5-8-1)
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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 | Ron C. Smith | 24 | 1 | 7 | 79 for 181, 1,249 yards, 8 td, 12 int, & 4 rushes for -9 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 131st pick / 1964 |
| QB | Bill Nelsen | 25 | 3 | 5 | 63 for 112, 1,122 yards, 7 td, 1 int, & 6 rushes for 18 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 136th pick / 1963 |
| HB | Dick Hoak | 27 | 5 | 0 | 81 rushes for 212 yards, 1 td, & 23 catches for 239 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 90th pick / 1961 |
| FB | Willie Asbury | 23 | Rook | 0 | 169 rushes for 544 yards, 7 td, & 19 catches for 228 yards and 2 td | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 64th pick / 1966 |
| FL | Gary Ballman | 26 | 4 | 0 | 41 catches for 663 yards, 5 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 104th pick / 1962 |
| SE | Roy Jefferson | 23 | 1 | 0 | 32 catches for 772 yards, 4 td, & 2 rushes for 36 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 14th pick / 1965 |
| TE | John Hilton | 24 | 1 | 0 | 46 catches for 603 yards, 4 td | Detroit Lions / 6th / 76th pick / 1964 |
| LT | Charlie Bradshaw | 30 | 8 | 0 | 3 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 94th pick / 1957 |
| LG | Larry Gagner | 23 | Rook | 14 | 2 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 18th pick / 1966 |
| C | Ray Mansfield | 25 | 3 | 0 | 3 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 18th pick / 1963 |
| RG | Mike Magac | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 16th pick / 1960 |
| RT | Dan James | 29 | 6 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 8th pick / 1959 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ben McGee* | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 5th / 35th pick / 1964 |
| LDT | Ken Kortas | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 9th pick / 1964 |
| RDT | Chuck Hinton | 27 | 2 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 17th pick / 1962 |
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| RDE | Lloyd Voss | 24 | 2 | 0 | New York Jets / 2nd / 11th pick / 1964 |
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| LLB | John Campbell | 28 | 3 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 40th pick / 1963 |
| MLB | Bill Saul | 26 | 4 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1962 |
| RLB | Andy Russell | 25 | 3 | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 16th / 220th pick / 1963 |
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| LCB | Marv Woodson | 25 | 2 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 8th pick / 1964 |
| RCB | Brady Keys* | 30 | 5 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 14th / 162nd pick / 1960 |
| LS | Clendon Thomas | 31 | 8 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 19th pick / 1958 |
| RS | Paul Martha | 24 | 2 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 10th pick / 1964 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Mike Clark* | 26 | 3 | 0 | 21 of 32 field goals & 34 of 34 extra points | |
| P | Frank Lambert | 23 | 1 | 0 | 78 punts for a 42.1 average, 0 blocked | New York Giants / 5th / 62nd pick / 1965 |
| PR | Roy Jefferson | 23 | 1 | 0 | 12 punt returns for a 2.4 average and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 14th pick / 1965 |
| KR | Gary Ballman | 26 | 4 | 0 | 20 kick returns for a 23.9 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 104th pick / 1962 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Willie Asbury | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 226 | 6-1 | Kent State | 2/22/1943 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 64th pick / 1966 |
| John Baker | 31 | DE-DT-T | 7 | 0 | 279 | 6-6 | North Carolina Central | 6/10/1935 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 56th pick / 1958 |
| Gary Ballman | 26 | FL-TE-SE-WR | 13 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Michigan State | 7/6/1940 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 104th pick / 1962 |
| Charlie Bradshaw | 30 | T | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-6 | Baylor | 3/13/1936 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 94th pick / 1957 |
| Jim Bradshaw | 27 | DB | 9 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 1/13/1939 | 3 | Boston Patriots / 20th / 158th pick / 1963 |
| Rod Breedlove | 28 | LB | 11 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Maryland | 3/10/1938 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 35th pick / 1960 |
| Gene Breen | 25 | LB | 2 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Virginia Tech | 6/21/1941 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 16th / 122nd pick / 1963 |
| Amos Bullocks | 27 | HB | 8 | 0 | 202 | 6-1 | Southern Illinois | 2/7/1939 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 10th / 76th pick / 1962 |
| Cannonball Butler | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 194 | 5-9 | Edward Waters | 5/4/1943 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 14th / 186th pick / 1965 |
| John Campbell | 28 | LB | 13 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 10/7/1938 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 40th pick / 1963 |
| Mike Clark* | 26 | K | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Texas A&M | 11/7/1940 | 3 | |
| Willie Daniel | 29 | DB | 12 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Mississippi State | 11/10/1937 | 5 | |
| Larry Gagner | 23 | G | 14 | 14 | 240 | 6-3 | Florida | 12/30/1943 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 18th pick / 1966 |
| Riley Gunnels | 29 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 253 | 6-3 | Georgia | 9/24/1937 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 115th pick / 1959 |
| John Hilton | 24 | TE | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-5 | Richmond | 3/12/1942 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 76th pick / 1964 |
| Chuck Hinton | 27 | DT | 14 | 0 | 257 | 6-5 | North Carolina Central | 8/11/1939 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 17th pick / 1962 |
| Dick Hoak | 27 | RB-FL | 13 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Penn State | 12/8/1939 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 90th pick / 1961 |
| Bob Hohn | 25 | DB | 4 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 6/4/1941 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 20th / 154th pick / 1964 |
| George Izo | 29 | QB | 4 | 2 | 218 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 9/20/1937 | 6 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1960 |
| Dan James | 29 | T | 10 | 0 | 262 | 6-4 | Ohio State | 8/10/1937 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 8th pick / 1959 |
| Roy Jefferson | 23 | WR-SE | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Utah | 11/9/1943 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 14th pick / 1965 |
| Tony Jeter | 22 | TE | 9 | 0 | 223 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 9/8/1944 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 46th pick / 1966 |
| Brady Keys* | 30 | DB-HB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Colorado State | 5/19/1936 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 14th / 162nd pick / 1960 |
| Pat Killorin | 22 | C | 5 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 6/11/1944 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 35th pick / 1966 |
| Ken Kortas | 24 | DT | 14 | 0 | 280 | 6-4 | Louisville | 5/17/1942 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 9th pick / 1964 |
| Frank Lambert | 23 | P | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-3 | Mississippi | 4/17/1943 | 1 | New York Giants / 5th / 62nd pick / 1965 |
| Dick Leftridge | 22 | FB | 4 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | West Virginia | 4/14/1944 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1966 |
| Mike Lind | 26 | FB | 6 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 2/2/1940 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 64th pick / 1962 |
| Mike Magac | 28 | G | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Missouri | 5/25/1938 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 16th pick / 1960 |
| Ray Mansfield | 25 | C-DT-LB | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Washington | 1/21/1941 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 18th pick / 1963 |
| Paul Martha | 24 | DB-SE-WR-HB | 12 | 0 | 187 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 6/22/1942 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 10th pick / 1964 |
| Ben McGee* | 27 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Jackson State | 1/26/1939 | 2 | New York Jets / 5th / 35th pick / 1964 |
| Ron Meyer | 22 | QB | 4 | 0 | 205 | 6-4 | South Dakota State | 8/27/1944 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 7th / 107th pick / 1966 |
| Bill Nelsen | 25 | QB | 5 | 5 | 195 | 6-0 | USC | 1/29/1941 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 136th pick / 1963 |
| Fran O'Brien | 30 | T | 11 | 0 | 253 | 6-1 | Michigan State | 4/17/1936 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 35th pick / 1959 |
| Roger Pillath | 25 | T | 6 | 0 | 242 | 6-4 | Wisconsin | 12/21/1941 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 39th pick / 1964 |
| Tim Powell | 24 | DE | 4 | 0 | 248 | 6-4 | Northwestern | 9/2/1942 | 1 | |
| Andy Russell | 25 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Missouri | 10/29/1941 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 16th / 220th pick / 1963 |
| Bill Saul | 26 | LB | 14 | 0 | 224 | 6-4 | Penn State | 11/19/1940 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1962 |
| Bob Schmitz | 28 | LB | 8 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Montana State,Wisconsin | 9/10/1938 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 14th / 187th pick / 1961 |
| Jerry Simmons | 24 | WR-SE | 13 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Bethune-Cookman | 11/14/1942 | 1 | |
| Bobby L. Smith | 24 | HB | 8 | 0 | 203 | 6-0 | North Texas | 5/18/1942 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 11th / 81st pick / 1964 |
| Ron C. Smith | 24 | QB | 9 | 7 | 220 | 6-5 | Richmond,Wake Forest | 6/27/1942 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 131st pick / 1964 |
| Steve Smith | 22 | T-DE | 3 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Michigan | 5/29/1944 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 71st pick / 1966 |
| Eli Strand | 23 | G | 8 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Iowa State | 2/11/1943 | Rook | |
| Clendon Thomas | 31 | DB-E-FL-HB | 14 | 0 | 196 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 12/28/1935 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 19th pick / 1958 |
| Lloyd Voss | 24 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 256 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 2/13/1942 | 2 | New York Jets / 2nd / 11th pick / 1964 |
| Ralph Wenzel | 23 | G | 6 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | San Diego State,San Jose State | 3/13/1943 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 11th / 168th pick / 1966 |
| J.R. Wilburn | 23 | FL-WR | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | South Carolina | 4/27/1943 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 13th / 171st pick / 1965 |
| Marv Woodson | 25 | DB-HB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Indiana | 9/19/1941 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 8th pick / 1964 |
| Team Total | 25.6 | 14 | 224.1 | 6-2.2 | 2.8 |