1966 American Football League draft

1966 AFL draft
General Information
Date(s)	November 27, 1965
Overview
180 total selections in 20 rounds
First selection	Jim Grabowski, RB Miami Dolphins
Last selection	Ken McLean, E Buffalo Bills
Most selections (24)	New York Jets
Fewest selections (18)	Boston Patriots, Oakland Raiders
Hall of Famers	none

The 1966 American Football League draft was held on Saturday, November 27, 1965.^[1]^[2] The AFL added the Miami Dolphins as an expansion team in 1966 to bring its total to nine franchises for its seventh season.

This was the last competitive draft of the American Football League before the AFL–NFL merger agreement, which was announced in June 1966.^[3]^[4]^[5] The next draft of college players in 1967 was a common draft, held in mid-March.

The 1966 NFL Draft was held the same day, November 27, 1965.^[1]

Player selections (AFL)

Round One

= AFL All-Star

Pick	AFL Team	Player	Position	College
1	Miami Dolphins	Jim Grabowski	Running Back	Illinois
2	Miami Dolphins	Rick Norton	Quarterback	Kentucky
3	Boston Patriots	Karl Singer	Offensive Tackle	Purdue
4	Denver Broncos	Jerry Shay	Offensive Tackle	Purdue
5	Houston Oilers	Tommy Nobis	Linebacker	Texas
6	Kansas City Chiefs	Aaron Brown	End	Minnesota
7	San Diego Chargers	Don Davis	Offensive Tackle	Cal State-LA
8	Buffalo Bills	Mike Dennis	Running Back	Ole Miss
9	New York Jets	Bill Yearby	Offensive Tackle	Michigan
63	Oakland Raiders	Rodger Bird	Running Back	Kentucky

*Oakland deferred its selections in the first six rounds. Its first round pick was made after the 7th round, 63rd overall.

Round five

Pick	AFL Team	Player	Position	College
59	Oakland Raiders	Pete Banaszak	Running Back	Miami (FL)

*Oakland deferred its selections in the first six rounds. The 2nd, 3rd, and 5th round picks were made in the middle of the 7th round as the 57, 58, and 59th overall selections.

Round six

Pick	AFL Team	Player	Position	College
46	New York Jets	Emerson Boozer	Running Back	Maryland State

Round seven

Pick	AFL Team	Player	Position	College
56	Kansas City Chiefs	Charlie Gogolak	Kicker	Princeton

Round twelve

Pick	AFL Team	Player	Position	College
101	Miami Dolphins	Howard Twilley	Wide Receiver	Tulsa

Round fourteen

Pick	AFL Team	Player	Position	College
124	Kansas City Chiefs	Charlie Harraway	Running Back	San Jose State

Round seventeen

Pick	AFL Team	Player	Position	College
151	Kansas City Chiefs	Walt Garrison	Running Back	Oklahoma State

Round twenty

Pick	AFL Team	Player	Position	College
178	Kansas City Chiefs	Mike Garrett	Running Back	Southern California

Notable undrafted players

^†	= Pro Bowler

Original NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
Denver Broncos	Inman, JerryJerry Inman	DT	Oregon	AAWU
Denver Broncos	Kaminski, LarryLarry Kaminski ^†	C	Purdue	Big Ten
Denver Broncos	Matson, PatPat Matson	G	Oregon	AAWU
Kansas City Chiefs	Rice, AndyAndy Rice	DT	Texas Southern	SWAC
Kansas City Chiefs	Thomas, EmmittEmmitt Thomas ^†	CB	Bishop	N/A
Miami Dolphins	Bruggers, BobBob Bruggers	LB	Minnesota	Big Ten
Miami Dolphins	Noonan, KarlKarl Noonan ^†	WR	Iowa	Big Ten
New York Jets	Crane, PaulPaul Crane	C	Alabama	SEC
Oakland Raiders	Eischeid, MikeMike Eischeid	P	Upper Iowa	N/A
Oakland Raiders	Jackson, RichRich Jackson ^†	DE	Southern	SWAC
San Diego Chargers	Beauchamp, JoeJoe Beauchamp ^†	S	Iowa State	Big Eight
Denver Broncos	Wright, LonnieLonnie Wright	S	Colorado State	Ind.	Played college basketball, not football^[6]

References

1 2 "Texas grid star 1st duplication". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Associated Press. November 27, 1965. p. 8.
↑ "Nobis, Grabowski top picks as pros tap college talent". Toledo Blade. Associated Press. November 28, 1965. p. E3.
↑ "How merger will operate". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. June 9, 1966. p. 4, part 2.
↑ "How NFL, AFL will run from single wing". Miami News. Associated Press. June 9, 1966. p. 16A.
↑ Schramm, Tex (June 20, 1966). "Here's how it happened". Sports Illustrated. p. 14.
↑ Mihoces, Gary (April 20, 2005). "NFL seeks best players on the court or mat". USA Today. Archived from the original on October 28, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2013.

St. Petersburg Times – Top Pro Draft Selections – November 29, 1965 – page 3C

Milwaukee Sentinel – NFL, AFL Draft of College Football Players – November 29, 1965 – page 8, part 2

Pittsburgh Post Gazette – AFL Draft Selections – November 29, 1965 – page 38

External links

Pro Football Reference – 1966 AFL Draft
Pro Football Hall of Fame – 1966 Draft
Remember the AFL – 1966 Draft

American Football League drafts (1960–1969)

1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1966 Expansion 1967 1968 Expansion 1968 1969

American Football League

Eastern Division	Boston Patriots Buffalo Bills Houston Oilers New York Titans/Jets Miami Dolphins

Western Division	Denver Broncos Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs Oakland Raiders Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers Cincinnati Bengals

General	Seasons Playoffs All-League Teams All-Star game AFL Draft All-Time Team AFL–NFL merger NFL Thanksgiving Day games Players

Broadcasters	ABC AFL All-Star Game AFL Championship Game Boston Patriots Buffalo Bills Cincinnati Bengals Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs Denver Broncos Houston Oilers NBC Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers Miami Dolphins New York Titans/Jets Oakland Raiders Super Bowl

Commissioners	Joe Foss Al Davis Milt Woodard (President)

NFL Drafts

Early era (1936–1959)	1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959

AFL and NFL era (1960–1966)	AFL 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 NFL 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966

Common draft (1967–1969)	1967 1968 1969

Modern era (1970–present)	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Expansion drafts	1960 1961 1966 1967 1976 1995 1999 2002

Others	1950 AAFC dispersal draft 1984 NFL Supplemental Draft of USFL and CFL players

See also	List of first overall National Football League draft picks Mr. Irrelevant List of NFL supplemental draft picks

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