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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.
Coached by Sid Gillman (7-6-1)
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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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| LT | Ernie Wright | 27 | 6 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 15th / 200th pick / 1961 |
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| LG | Ed Mitchell | 24 | 1 | 0 | San Diego Chargers / 15th / 120th pick / 1964 |
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| C | Sam Gruneisen | 25 | 4 | 14 | San Diego Chargers / 25th / 200th pick / 1962 |
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| RG | Walt Sweeney* | 25 | 3 | 0 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1963 |
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| RT | Ron Mix*+ | 28 | 6 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 10th pick / 1960 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Howard Kindig | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 14th / 112th pick / 1964 |
| LDT | George Gross | 25 | 3 | 0 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 103rd pick / 1962 |
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| RDT | Steve DeLong | 23 | 1 | 0 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 6th pick / 1965 |
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| RDE | Bob Petrich | 25 | 3 | 0 | New York Giants / 6th / 82nd pick / 1963 |
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| LLB | Dick Degen | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LLB | Rick Redman | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 38th pick / 1965 |
| MLB | Rick Redman | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 38th pick / 1965 |
| MLB | Chuck Allen | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 28th / 223rd pick / 1961 |
| RLB | Frank Buncom | 27 | 4 | 14 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 48th pick / 1962 |
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| LCB | Miller Farr | 23 | 1 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Speedy Duncan* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 7 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LS | Kenny Graham+ | 25 | 2 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 13th / 104th pick / 1964 |
| RS | Bud Whitehead | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 16th / 127th pick / 1961 |
| RS | Joe Beauchamp | 22 | Rook | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| 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 |
| P | Rick Redman | 23 | 1 | 0 | 66 punts for a 37.0 average, 0 blocked | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 38th pick / 1965 |
| PR | Speedy Duncan* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 18 punt returns for a 13.2 average and 1 td | |
| KR | Speedy Duncan* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 25 kick returns for a 25.7 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Chuck Allen | 27 | LB | 5 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Washington | 9/7/1939 | 5 | San Diego Chargers / 28th / 223rd pick / 1961 |
| Jim Allison | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | El Camino College (CA),San Diego State | 3/2/1943 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 12th / 94th pick / 1965 |
| Lance Alworth*+ | 26 | FL-WR | 13 | 0 | 184 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 8/3/1940 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 8th pick / 1962 |
| Joe Beauchamp | 22 | DB | 8 | 0 | 188 | 6-0 | Iowa State | 4/11/1944 | Rook | |
| Frank Buncom | 27 | LB | 14 | 14 | 235 | 6-2 | USC | 11/2/1939 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 48th pick / 1962 |
| Doug Cline | 28 | LB-FB | 2 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Clemson | 3/22/1938 | 6 | New York Giants / 14th / 168th pick / 1960 |
| Dick Degen | 24 | LB | 10 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Long Beach State | 3/4/1942 | 1 | |
| Steve DeLong | 23 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 252 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 7/3/1943 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 6th pick / 1965 |
| Speedy Duncan* | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Jackson State | 8/10/1942 | 2 | |
| Don Estes | 28 | G | 5 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | LSU | 10/14/1938 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1963 |
| Earl Faison | 27 | DE | 3 | 0 | 270 | 6-5 | Indiana | 1/31/1939 | 5 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 7th pick / 1961 |
| Miller Farr | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Wichita State | 4/8/1943 | 1 | |
| John Farris | 23 | G | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | San Diego State | 11/2/1943 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 17th / 136th pick / 1964 |
| Gene Foster | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-0 | Arizona State | 3/20/1942 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 10th / 78th pick / 1965 |
| Willie Frazier | 24 | TE | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Ark-Pine Bluff | 6/19/1942 | 2 | |
| Gary Garrison | 22 | WR-SE | 14 | 12 | 193 | 6-2 | San Diego State | 1/21/1944 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 77th pick / 1965 |
| Tom Good | 22 | LB | 2 | 0 | 230 | 6-0 | Marshall | 12/23/1944 | Rook | New York Giants / 16th / 211th pick / 1965 |
| Kenny Graham+ | 25 | DB | 13 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Washington State | 11/25/1941 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 13th / 104th pick / 1964 |
| Jim Griffin | 24 | DE | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-3 | Grambling State | 2/8/1942 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 15th / 197th pick / 1964 |
| George Gross | 25 | DT | 14 | 0 | 270 | 6-3 | Auburn | 1/26/1941 | 3 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 103rd pick / 1962 |
| Sam Gruneisen | 25 | C-G-LB | 14 | 14 | 242 | 6-1 | Villanova | 1/16/1941 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 25th / 200th pick / 1962 |
| John Hadl | 26 | QB | 14 | 13 | 214 | 6-1 | Kansas | 2/15/1940 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 10th pick / 1962 |
| Dan Henning | 24 | QB | 1 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | William & Mary | 6/21/1942 | Rook | |
| Emil Karas | 33 | LB | 2 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Dayton | 12/13/1933 | 7 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 28th pick / 1959 |
| Howard Kindig | 25 | DE-T | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-6 | Los Angeles State | 6/22/1941 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 14th / 112th pick / 1964 |
| Gary Kirner | 24 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | USC | 6/22/1942 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 40th pick / 1964 |
| Paul Latzke | 24 | C | 2 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Pacific | 3/22/1942 | Rook | |
| Keith Lincoln | 27 | FB-HB | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Washington State | 5/8/1939 | 5 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1961 |
| Mike London | 22 | LB | 3 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Wisconsin | 12/31/1944 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 14th / 126th pick / 1966 |
| Paul Lowe | 30 | HB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Oregon State | 9/27/1936 | 6 | |
| Jacque MacKinnon* | 28 | TE-FB | 14 | 14 | 235 | 6-4 | Colgate | 11/10/1938 | 5 | San Diego Chargers / 33rd / 264th pick / 1962 |
| Larry Martin | 25 | DT | 1 | 0 | 270 | 6-2 | San Diego State | 4/9/1941 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 13th / 195th pick / 1966 |
| Archie Matsos | 32 | LB | 9 | 0 | 217 | 6-0 | Michigan State | 11/22/1934 | 6 | Baltimore Colts / 16th / 189th pick / 1958 |
| John Milks | 23 | LB | 3 | 0 | 222 | 6-0 | San Diego State | 10/17/1943 | Rook | |
| Ed Mitchell | 24 | G | 14 | 0 | 285 | 6-2 | Nebraska,Southern | 9/5/1942 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 15th / 120th pick / 1964 |
| Bob Mitinger | 26 | LB | 2 | 0 | 232 | 6-2 | Penn State | 2/13/1940 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 29th pick / 1962 |
| Ron Mix*+ | 28 | T-G | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | USC | 3/10/1938 | 6 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 10th pick / 1960 |
| Fred Moore | 27 | DT-DE | 13 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Memphis,Oklahoma | 12/18/1939 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 15th / 120th pick / 1962 |
| Don Norton | 28 | E | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Iowa | 3/13/1938 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 56th pick / 1960 |
| Terry Owens | 22 | T | 14 | 1 | 260 | 6-0 | Jacksonville State | 7/5/1944 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 11th / 99th pick / 1966 |
| Bob Petrich | 25 | DE | 14 | 0 | 252 | 6-4 | West Texas A&M | 3/15/1941 | 3 | New York Giants / 6th / 82nd pick / 1963 |
| Dave Plump | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Fresno State | 12/13/1942 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 12th / 156th pick / 1965 |
| Rick Redman | 23 | LB-P | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Washington | 3/7/1943 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 38th pick / 1965 |
| Houston Ridge | 22 | DE-DT | 11 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | San Diego State | 7/18/1944 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 13th / 117th pick / 1966 |
| Walt Sweeney* | 25 | G | 14 | 0 | 256 | 6-4 | Syracuse | 4/18/1941 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1963 |
| Steve Tensi | 24 | QB | 14 | 1 | 215 | 6-5 | Florida State | 12/8/1942 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 30th pick / 1965 |
| Jim Tolbert | 22 | DB | 1 | 0 | 200 | 6-4 | Lincoln (MO) | 3/12/1944 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 7th / 61st pick / 1966 |
| John Travis | 23 | FB | 6 | 0 | 216 | 6-1 | San Jose State | 8/23/1943 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 18th / 162nd pick / 1966 |
| Dick Van Raaphorst* | 24 | K | 14 | 0 | 218 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 12/10/1942 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 10th / 138th pick / 1964 |
| Bud Whitehead | 27 | DB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Florida State | 1/1/1939 | 5 | San Diego Chargers / 16th / 127th pick / 1961 |
| Nat Whitmyer | 26 | DB | 14 | 2 | 180 | 5-11 | Washington | 8/31/1940 | 3 | |
| Ernie Wright | 27 | T | 13 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | Ohio State | 11/6/1939 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 15th / 200th pick / 1961 |
| Bob Zeman | 29 | DB | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 2/22/1937 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 10th / 119th pick / 1959 |
| Team Total | 25.2 | 14 | 228.4 | 6-1.8 | 2.4 |