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1966 San Diego Chargers
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Record: 7-6-1, Finished 3rd in AFL West Division
AFL Season Summary
Scored 335 points (23.9/g), 3rd of 9 in the AFL.
Allowed 284 points (20.3/g), 4th.
Differential of 51 points (3.6/g), 3rd.
Expected W-L: 8.4-5.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +13 (0.9/g), 1st.
Simple Rating System: Total 4.1, Offense: 1.7, Defense: 2.4, SoS: 0.4, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Sid Gillman
Training Camp: TraveLodge (Escondido, 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 | John Hadl | 26 | 4 | 13 | 200 for 375, 2,846 yards, 23 td, 14 int, & 38 rushes for 95 yards and 2 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 10th pick / 1962 San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 24th pick / 1962 |
| HB | Paul Lowe | 30 | 6 | 0 | 146 rushes for 643 yards, 3 td, & 12 catches for 41 yards and 0 td | |
| FB | Gene Foster | 24 | 1 | 0 | 81 rushes for 352 yards, 1 td, & 26 catches for 260 yards and 2 td | San Diego Chargers / 10th / 78th pick / 1965 Dallas Cowboys / 15th / 201st pick / 1965 |
| FL | Lance Alworth*+ | 26 | 4 | 0 | 73 catches for 1,383 yards, 13 td, & 3 rushes for 10 yards and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 8th pick / 1962 Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 9th pick / 1962 |
| SE | Gary Garrison | 22 | Rook | 12 | 46 catches for 642 yards, 4 td, & 1 rush for -3 yards and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 77th pick / 1965 |
| TE | Jacque MacKinnon* | 28 | 5 | 14 | 26 catches for 477 yards, 6 td | San Diego Chargers / 33rd / 264th pick / 1962 Philadelphia Eagles / 20th / 280th pick / 1961 |
| LT | Ernie Wright | 27 | 6 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 15th / 200th pick / 1961 | |
| LG | Ed Mitchell | 24 | 1 | 0 | San Diego Chargers / 15th / 120th pick / 1964 Cleveland Browns / 12th / 166th pick / 1964 |
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| C | Sam Gruneisen | 25 | 4 | 14 | San Diego Chargers / 25th / 200th pick / 1962 | |
| RG | Walt Sweeney* | 25 | 3 | 0 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1963 Cleveland Browns / 8th / 107th pick / 1963 |
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| RT | Ron Mix*+ | 28 | 6 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 10th pick / 1960 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Howard Kindig | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 14th / 112th pick / 1964 Philadelphia Eagles / 13th / 170th pick / 1964 |
| LDT | George Gross | 25 | 3 | 0 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 103rd pick / 1962 San Diego Chargers / 16th / 128th pick / 1962 |
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| RDT | Steve DeLong | 23 | 1 | 0 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 6th pick / 1965 Chicago Bears / 1st / 6th pick / 1965 |
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| RDE | Bob Petrich | 25 | 3 | 0 | New York Giants / 6th / 82nd pick / 1963 San Diego Chargers / 11th / 82nd pick / 1963 |
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| LLB | Dick Degen | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| Rick Redman | 23 | 1 | 0 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 38th pick / 1965 Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 132nd pick / 1965 |
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| RLB | Frank Buncom | 27 | 4 | 14 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 48th pick / 1962 | |
| LCB | Miller Farr | 23 | 1 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| KR | Speedy Duncan* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 25 kick returns for a 25.7 average and 0 td | |
| LS | Kenny Graham+ | 25 | 2 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 13th / 104th pick / 1964 Baltimore Colts / 12th / 162nd pick / 1964 |
| RS | Bud Whitehead | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 16th / 127th pick / 1961 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Dick Van Raaphorst* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 16 of 31 field goals & 39 of 40 extra points | Cleveland Browns / 10th / 138th pick / 1964 |
| Rick Redman | 23 | 1 | 0 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 38th pick / 1965 Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 132nd pick / 1965 |
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| KR | Speedy Duncan* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 25 kick returns for a 25.7 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Speedy Duncan* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 25 kick returns for a 25.7 average and 0 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Chuck Allen | 27 | 5 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Washington | 9/7/1939 | 5 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 28th / 223rd pick / 1961 Los Angeles Rams / 17th / 228th pick / 1961 |
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| 32 | Jim Allison | 23 | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | El Camino Col. (CA),San Diego St. | 3/2/1943 | 1 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 12th / 94th pick / 1965 | |
| 19 | Lance Alworth*+ | 26 | FL | 13 | 0 | 184 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 8/3/1940 | 4 | 16 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 8th pick / 1962 Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 9th pick / 1962 |
| 40 | Joe Beauchamp | 22 | 8 | 0 | 188 | 6-0 | Iowa St. | 4/11/1944 | Rook | 3 | ||
| 55 | Frank Buncom | 27 | RLB | 14 | 14 | 235 | 6-2 | USC | 11/2/1939 | 4 | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 48th pick / 1962 |
| 58 | Doug Cline | 28 | 2 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Clemson | 3/22/1938 | 6 | 0 | New York Giants / 14th / 168th pick / 1960 | |
| 51 | Dick Degen | 24 | LLB | 10 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Long Beach St. | 3/4/1942 | 1 | 6 | |
| 56 | Steve DeLong | 23 | RDT | 14 | 0 | 252 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 7/3/1943 | 1 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 6th pick / 1965 Chicago Bears / 1st / 6th pick / 1965 |
| 45 | Speedy Duncan* | 24 | KR | 14 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Jackson St. | 8/10/1942 | 2 | 12 | |
| 68 | Don Estes | 28 | 5 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | LSU | 10/14/1938 | Rook | 0 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1963 St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 45th pick / 1963 |
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| 86 | Earl Faison | 27 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 6-5 | Indiana | 1/31/1939 | 5 | 0 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 7th pick / 1961 Detroit Lions / 5th / 66th pick / 1961 |
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| 20 | Miller Farr | 23 | LCB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Wichita St. | 4/8/1943 | 1 | 5 | |
| 62 | John Farris | 23 | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | San Diego St. | 11/2/1943 | 1 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 17th / 136th pick / 1964 Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 147th pick / 1964 |
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| 37 | Gene Foster | 24 | FB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-0 | Arizona St. | 3/20/1942 | 1 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 10th / 78th pick / 1965 Dallas Cowboys / 15th / 201st pick / 1965 |
| 83 | Willie Frazier | 24 | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Ark-Pine Bluff | 6/19/1942 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 27 | Gary Garrison | 22 | SE | 14 | 12 | 193 | 6-2 | San Diego St. | 1/21/1944 | Rook | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 77th pick / 1965 |
| 54 | Tom Good | 22 | 2 | 0 | 230 | 6-0 | Marshall | 12/23/1944 | Rook | 0 | New York Giants / 16th / 211th pick / 1965 | |
| 33 | Kenny Graham+ | 25 | LS | 13 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Washington St. | 11/25/1941 | 2 | 10 | San Diego Chargers / 13th / 104th pick / 1964 Baltimore Colts / 12th / 162nd pick / 1964 |
| 77 | Jim Griffin | 24 | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-3 | Grambling St. | 2/8/1942 | Rook | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 15th / 197th pick / 1964 | |
| 79 | George Gross | 25 | LDT | 14 | 0 | 270 | 6-3 | Auburn | 1/26/1941 | 3 | 6 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 103rd pick / 1962 San Diego Chargers / 16th / 128th pick / 1962 |
| 65 | Sam Gruneisen | 25 | C | 14 | 14 | 242 | 6-1 | Villanova | 1/16/1941 | 4 | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 25th / 200th pick / 1962 |
| 21 | John Hadl | 26 | QB | 14 | 13 | 214 | 6-1 | Kansas | 2/15/1940 | 4 | 13 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 10th pick / 1962 San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 24th pick / 1962 |
| 15 | Dan Henning | 24 | 1 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | William & Mary | 6/21/1942 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 58 | Emil Karas | 33 | 2 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Dayton | 12/13/1933 | 7 | 0 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 28th pick / 1959 | |
| 87 | Howard Kindig | 25 | LDE | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-6 | Los Angeles St. | 6/22/1941 | 1 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 14th / 112th pick / 1964 Philadelphia Eagles / 13th / 170th pick / 1964 |
| 72 | Gary Kirner | 24 | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | USC | 6/22/1942 | 2 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 40th pick / 1964 | |
| 52 | Paul Latzke | 24 | 2 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Pacific | 3/22/1942 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 22 | Keith Lincoln | 27 | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Washington St. | 5/8/1939 | 5 | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1961 Chicago Bears / 5th / 61st pick / 1961 |
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| 57 | Mike London | 22 | 3 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Wisconsin | 12/31/1944 | Rook | 0 | San Diego Chargers / 14th / 126th pick / 1966 | |
| 23 | Paul Lowe | 30 | HB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Oregon St. | 9/27/1936 | 6 | 6 | |
| 38 | Jacque MacKinnon* | 28 | TE | 14 | 14 | 235 | 6-4 | Colgate | 11/10/1938 | 5 | 8 | San Diego Chargers / 33rd / 264th pick / 1962 Philadelphia Eagles / 20th / 280th pick / 1961 |
| 73 | Larry Martin | 25 | 1 | 0 | 270 | 6-2 | San Diego St. | 4/9/1941 | Rook | 0 | Minnesota Vikings / 13th / 195th pick / 1966 | |
| 67 | Archie Matsos | 32 | 9 | 0 | 217 | 6-0 | Michigan St. | 11/22/1934 | 6 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 16th / 189th pick / 1958 | |
| 61 | John Milks | 23 | 3 | 0 | 222 | 6-0 | San Diego St. | 10/17/1943 | Rook | 1 | ||
| 60 | Ed Mitchell | 24 | LG | 14 | 0 | 285 | 6-2 | Nebraska,Southern | 9/5/1942 | 1 | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 15th / 120th pick / 1964 Cleveland Browns / 12th / 166th pick / 1964 |
| 82 | Bob Mitinger | 26 | 2 | 0 | 232 | 6-2 | Penn St. | 2/13/1940 | 4 | 0 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 29th pick / 1962 San Diego Chargers / 5th / 34th pick / 1962 |
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| 74 | Ron Mix*+ | 28 | RT | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | USC | 3/10/1938 | 6 | 13 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 10th pick / 1960 |
| 71 | Fred Moore | 27 | 13 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Oklahoma,Memphis | 12/18/1939 | 2 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 15th / 120th pick / 1962 Baltimore Colts / 10th / 135th pick / 1962 |
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| 88 | Don Norton | 28 | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Iowa | 3/13/1938 | 6 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 56th pick / 1960 | |
| 76 | Terry Owens | 22 | t | 14 | 1 | 260 | 6-0 | Jacksonville St. | 7/5/1944 | Rook | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 11th / 99th pick / 1966 Chicago Bears / 11th / 167th pick / 1966 |
| 85 | Bob Petrich | 25 | RDE | 14 | 0 | 252 | 6-4 | West Texas A&M | 3/15/1941 | 3 | 6 | New York Giants / 6th / 82nd pick / 1963 San Diego Chargers / 11th / 82nd pick / 1963 |
| 81 | Dave Plump | 24 | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Fresno St. | 12/13/1942 | Rook | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 12th / 156th pick / 1965 | |
| 66 | Rick Redman | 23 | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Washington | 3/7/1943 | 1 | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 38th pick / 1965 Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 132nd pick / 1965 |
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| 80 | Houston Ridge | 22 | 11 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | San Diego St. | 7/18/1944 | Rook | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 13th / 117th pick / 1966 | |
| 78 | Walt Sweeney* | 25 | RG | 14 | 0 | 256 | 6-4 | Syracuse | 4/18/1941 | 3 | 9 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1963 Cleveland Browns / 8th / 107th pick / 1963 |
| 13 | Steve Tensi | 24 | qb | 14 | 1 | 215 | 6-5 | Florida St. | 12/8/1942 | 1 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 30th pick / 1965 Baltimore Colts / 16th / 224th pick / 1965 |
| 43 | Jim Tolbert | 22 | 1 | 0 | 200 | 6-4 | Lincoln (MO) | 3/12/1944 | Rook | 0 | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 61st pick / 1966 | |
| 44 | John Travis | 23 | 6 | 0 | 216 | 6-1 | San Jose St. | 8/23/1943 | Rook | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 18th / 162nd pick / 1966 | |
| 39 | Dick Van Raaphorst* | 24 | K | 14 | 0 | 218 | 6-0 | Ohio St. | 12/10/1942 | 2 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 10th / 138th pick / 1964 |
| 47 | Bud Whitehead | 27 | RS | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Florida St. | 1/1/1939 | 5 | 5 | San Diego Chargers / 16th / 127th pick / 1961 |
| 41 | Nat Whitmyer | 26 | db | 14 | 2 | 180 | 5-11 | Washington | 8/31/1940 | 3 | 1 | |
| 75 | Ernie Wright | 27 | LT | 13 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | Ohio St. | 11/6/1939 | 6 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 15th / 200th pick / 1961 |
| 34 | Bob Zeman | 29 | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 2/22/1937 | 6 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 10th / 119th pick / 1959 | |
| Team Total | 25.2 | 14 | 228.4 | 6-1.8 | 2.4 |
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