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1966 Los Angeles Rams
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Record: 8-6-0, Finished 3rd in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 289 points (20.6/g), 10th of 15 in the NFL.
Allowed 212 points (15.1/g), 2nd.
Differential of 77 points (5.5/g), 5th.
Expected W-L: 9.5-4.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +17 (1.2/g), 3rd.
Simple Rating System: Total 6.0, Offense: -0.5, Defense: 6.5, SoS: 0.5, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
George Allen (8-6-0)
Training Camp: Chapman College (Orange, California)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Roman Gabriel | 26 | 4 | 14 | 217 for 397, 2,540 yards, 10 td, 16 int, & 52 rushes for 176 yards and 3 td | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 1st pick / 1962 Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1962 |
| HB | Tom Moore | 28 | 6 | 14 | 104 rushes for 272 yards, 1 td, & 60 catches for 433 yards and 3 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 5th pick / 1960 |
| FB | Dick Bass* | 29 | 6 | 0 | 248 rushes for 1,090 yards, 8 td, & 31 catches for 274 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1959 |
| FL | Tommy McDonald | 32 | 9 | 0 | 55 catches for 714 yards, 2 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 31st pick / 1957 |
| SE | Jack Snow | 23 | 1 | 14 | 34 catches for 634 yards, 3 td | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 8th pick / 1965 San Diego Chargers / 7th / 54th pick / 1965 |
| TE | Billy Truax | 23 | 2 | 0 | 29 catches for 314 yards, 0 td | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 14th pick / 1964 Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 26th pick / 1964 |
| LT | Joe Carollo | 26 | 4 | 14 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 16th pick / 1962 Dallas Texans / 18th / 139th pick / 1962 |
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| LG | Tom Mack | 23 | Rook | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1966 | |
| C | Ken Iman | 27 | 6 | 14 | ||
| RG | Joe Scibelli | 27 | 5 | 14 | New York Titans / 10th / 77th pick / 1961 Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 130th pick / 1961 |
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| RT | Charlie Cowan | 28 | 5 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 5th / 33rd pick / 1961 Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 45th pick / 1961 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Deacon Jones*+ | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 14th / 186th pick / 1961 |
| LDT | Merlin Olsen*+ | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 2nd pick / 1962 Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 3rd pick / 1962 |
| RDT | Rosey Grier | 34 | 11 | 0 | New York Giants / 3rd / 31st pick / 1955 | |
| RDE | Lamar Lundy | 31 | 9 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 47th pick / 1957 |
| LLB | Jack Pardee | 30 | 9 | 13 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 14th pick / 1957 |
| MLB | Bill George | 37 | 14 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1951 |
| RLB | Maxie Baughan* | 28 | 6 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 20th pick / 1960 |
| LCB | Clancy Williams | 24 | 1 | 0 | 8 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 9th pick / 1965 San Diego Chargers / 8th / 62nd pick / 1965 |
| RCB | Irv Cross | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 interception, 4 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 98th pick / 1961 |
| LS | Chuck Lamson | 27 | 4 | 13 | 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 43rd pick / 1961 |
| RS | Eddie Meador* | 29 | 7 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 80th pick / 1959 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Bruce Gossett* | 25 | 2 | 0 | 28 of 49 field goals & 29 of 29 extra points | |
| P | Jon Kilgore | 23 | 1 | 0 | 71 punts for a 42.8 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Jim Stiger | 25 | 3 | 0 | 33 punt returns for a 7.8 average and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 19th / 258th pick / 1963 |
| KR | Clancy Williams | 24 | 1 | 0 | 15 kick returns for a 28.0 average and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 9th pick / 1965 San Diego Chargers / 8th / 62nd pick / 1965 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | Bruce Anderson | 22 | DE-DT | 7 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Willamette | 1/18/1944 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 82nd pick / 1966 |
| 22 | Dick Bass* | 29 | FB-HB | 14 | 0 | 197 | 5-10 | Pacific | 3/15/1937 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1959 |
| 55 | Maxie Baughan* | 28 | LB | 14 | 14 | 227 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 8/3/1938 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 20th pick / 1960 |
| 63 | Joe Carollo | 26 | T | 14 | 14 | 265 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 3/25/1940 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 16th pick / 1962 Dallas Texans / 18th / 139th pick / 1962 |
| 62 | Don Chuy | 25 | G | 9 | 0 | 260 | 6-0 | Clemson | 7/20/1941 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 38th pick / 1963 Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 67th pick / 1963 |
| 73 | Charlie Cowan | 28 | T-G | 14 | 14 | 264 | 6-4 | New Mex. Highlands | 6/19/1938 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 5th / 33rd pick / 1961 Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 45th pick / 1961 |
| 49 | Claude Crabb | 26 | DB-WR | 14 | 1 | 192 | 6-1 | USC,Colorado | 3/8/1940 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 27th / 212th pick / 1962 Washington Redskins / 19th / 253rd pick / 1962 |
| 27 | Irv Cross | 27 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Northwestern | 7/27/1939 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 98th pick / 1961 |
| 58 | Dan Currie | 31 | LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Michigan St. | 6/27/1935 | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1958 |
| 35 | Henry Dyer | 21 | RB | 8 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Grambling St. | 1/28/1945 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 50th pick / 1966 |
| 18 | Roman Gabriel | 26 | QB | 14 | 14 | 220 | 6-5 | North Carolina St. | 8/5/1940 | 4 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 1st pick / 1962 Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1962 |
| 61 | Bill George | 37 | LB-G-MG-DT | 14 | 0 | 237 | 6-2 | Wake Forest | 10/27/1929 | 14 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1951 |
| 30 | Bruce Gossett* | 25 | K | 14 | 0 | 204 | 6-1 | Ferrum,Clarion,Duquesne,Richmond | 11/9/1941 | 2 | |
| 46 | Hank Gremminger | 33 | DB | 8 | 0 | 201 | 6-1 | Baylor | 9/1/1933 | 10 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 80th pick / 1956 |
| 76 | Rosey Grier | 34 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 284 | 6-5 | Penn St. | 7/14/1932 | 11 | New York Giants / 3rd / 31st pick / 1955 |
| 20 | Steve Heckard | 23 | WR | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | USC,Davidson | 4/12/1943 | 1 | |
| 50 | Ken Iman | 27 | C | 14 | 14 | 240 | 6-1 | SE Missouri St. | 2/8/1939 | 6 | |
| 75 | Deacon Jones*+ | 28 | DE | 14 | 0 | 272 | 6-5 | South Carolina St.,Miss. Valley St. | 12/9/1938 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 14th / 186th pick / 1961 |
| 34 | Les Josephson | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 207 | 6-1 | Augustana (SD) | 7/29/1942 | 2 | |
| 67 | Ted Karras | 32 | G-T-LB | 4 | 0 | 245 | 6-1 | Indiana | 1/31/1934 | 8 | |
| 13 | Jon Kilgore | 23 | P | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Auburn | 12/3/1943 | 1 | |
| 44 | Chuck Lamson | 27 | DB | 14 | 13 | 190 | 6-0 | Iowa St.,Wyoming | 3/14/1939 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 43rd pick / 1961 |
| 72 | Earl Leggett | 33 | DT-DE | 10 | 0 | 265 | 6-3 | LSU | 3/5/1933 | 9 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 13th pick / 1957 |
| 85 | Lamar Lundy | 31 | DE-E | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-7 | Purdue | 4/17/1935 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 47th pick / 1957 |
| 65 | Tom Mack | 23 | G | 14 | 8 | 250 | 6-3 | Michigan | 11/1/1943 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1966 |
| 29 | Tommy McDonald | 32 | FL-HB-SE-WR | 13 | 0 | 178 | 5-9 | Oklahoma | 7/26/1934 | 9 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 31st pick / 1957 |
| 86 | Marlin McKeever* | 26 | LB-TE | 11 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | USC | 1/1/1940 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 4th pick / 1961 San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1961 |
| 21 | Eddie Meador* | 29 | DB | 14 | 0 | 193 | 5-11 | Arkansas Tech | 8/10/1937 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 80th pick / 1959 |
| 25 | Tom Moore | 28 | HB-FB | 14 | 14 | 215 | 6-2 | Vanderbilt | 7/17/1938 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 5th pick / 1960 |
| 19 | Bill Munson | 25 | QB | 5 | 0 | 203 | 6-2 | Utah St. | 8/11/1941 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 7th pick / 1964 Houston Oilers / 16th / 126th pick / 1964 |
| 77 | Bob Nichols | 23 | T | 13 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Stanford | 7/18/1943 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 122nd pick / 1964 Houston Oilers / 18th / 142nd pick / 1964 |
| 74 | Merlin Olsen*+ | 26 | DT | 14 | 0 | 270 | 6-5 | Utah St. | 9/15/1940 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 2nd pick / 1962 Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 3rd pick / 1962 |
| 32 | Jack Pardee | 30 | LB | 14 | 13 | 225 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 4/19/1936 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 14th pick / 1957 |
| 83 | Dave Pivec | 23 | TE | 3 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 9/25/1943 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 14th / 185th pick / 1965 |
| 80 | Bucky Pope | 25 | FL-WR | 3 | 0 | 195 | 6-5 | Duke,Catawba | 3/23/1941 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 105th pick / 1964 |
| 66 | Myron Pottios | 27 | LB | 12 | 0 | 232 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 1/18/1939 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 19th pick / 1961 Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 20th pick / 1961 |
| 71 | Joe Scibelli | 27 | G-T | 14 | 14 | 256 | 6-1 | Notre Dame,merican Int. | 4/19/1939 | 5 | New York Titans / 10th / 77th pick / 1961 Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 130th pick / 1961 |
| 84 | Jack Snow | 23 | WR-SE | 14 | 14 | 190 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 1/25/1943 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 8th pick / 1965 San Diego Chargers / 7th / 54th pick / 1965 |
| 26 | Jim Stiger | 25 | HB | 14 | 0 | 204 | 5-11 | Washington | 1/7/1941 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 19th / 258th pick / 1963 |
| 87 | Billy Truax | 23 | TE | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-5 | LSU | 7/15/1943 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 14th pick / 1964 Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 26th pick / 1964 |
| 54 | Joe Wendryhoski | 28 | C | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Illinois | 3/1/1938 | 2 | New York Titans / 13th / 101st pick / 1961 |
| 24 | Clancy Williams | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 194 | 6-3 | Washington St. | 9/24/1942 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 9th pick / 1965 San Diego Chargers / 8th / 62nd pick / 1965 |
| 57 | Doug Woodlief | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Memphis | 9/4/1943 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 65th pick / 1965 |
| 45 | George Youngblood | 21 | DB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-3 | Los Angeles St. | 1/4/1945 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 97th pick / 1966 |
| Team Total | 26.8 | 14 | 226.6 | 6-2.1 | 4.4 |