
1966 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Roster
Team Record: 8-7-1 17
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's Western Conference
Postseason: 1-2 Lost Conference Final
Coach: Bud Grant (8-7-1)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1966 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Results
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League ended the 1966 season with a record of 8 wins and 7 losses and 1 ties for 17 points, finishing second in the CFL's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.
The Blue Bombers chalked up 264 points, and the defensive squad allowed 230. Dave Raimey rushed for a team-high 1,223 yards for Winnipeg.
Kenny Ploen passed for 2,323 yards. Ken Nielsen led pass catchers, catching 44 balls for 719 yards.
Norm Rauhaus picked off 4 opponent throws.
Bud Grant coached the team. The 1966 Winnipeg Blue Bombers lost in the Conference Final.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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Richard Badar | QB | March 8, 1943 | 6'1" | 190 | Indiana | Cleveland, OH USA | 8 | 3 | |
Gord Brown | E | June 4, 1944 | 6'3" | 228 | Oklahoma | 13 | |||
23 | Billy Cooper | HB | January 1, 1945 | 5'10" | 180 | Winnipeg Rods Jr. | Winnipeg, MB | 15 | |
Ken Danchuk | DB | March 6, 1942 | 5'11" | 195 | UBC | Edmonton, AB | 14 | ||
Wayne Dennis | DT | July 23, 1940 | 6'0" | 235 | Montana | 14 | |||
44 | Paul Desjardins | C/LB | September 12, 1943 | 6'3" | 255 | Ottawa | Ottawa, ON | 16 | |
Noel Dunford | E | December 24, 1939 | 6'2" | 185 | St. James Rams (Int.) | Kenora, ON | 16 | ||
Ron Everett | T | May 2, 1944 | 6'4" | 240 | North Dakota | Winnipeg, MB | 1 | ||
Farrell Funston | E | March 5, 1936 | 6'2" | 208 | Pacific | Los Angeles, CA | 5 | ||
61 | Roger Hamelin | T | April 27, 1941 | 6'2" | 235 | Weston Wildcats Jr. | Winnipeg, MB | 16 | |
22 | Barry Hansen | DB | August 11, 1941 | 5'10" | 180 | California State - Northridge | Winnipeg, MB | 16 | |
Leo Lewis | HB | February 4, 1933 | 5'10" | 196 | Lincoln | Des Moines, IA | 5 | ||
Dennis Liebrecht | HB | August 14, 1938 | 6'3" | 230 | St. James Jr. | Winnipeg, MB | 16 | ||
Billy Martin | HB | June 6, 1938 | 5'11" | 197 | Minnesota | Chicago, IL USA | 6 | ||
31 | Al Miller | T | April 18, 1940 | 6'0" | 228 | Ohio | Fostoria, OH USA | 15 | |
54 | Phil Minnick | LB | December 28, 1942 | 6'2" | 230 | Iowa State | 14 | ||
21 | Ken Nielsen | FL | May 10, 1942 | 6'1" | 180 | Alberta | 16 | ||
35 | Art Perkins | HB | May 1, 1940 | 6'0" | 225 | North Texas | Fort Worth, TX USA | 16 | |
Cornel Piper | G | April 2, 1937 | 6'1" | 235 | Winnipeg Rods Jr. | Ardmore, AB | 5 | ||
77 | Ernie Pitts | DB/E | March 8, 1935 | 6'2" | 192 | Denver | Aliquippa, PA | 16 | |
11 | Kenny Ploen | QB | June 3, 1935 | 6'1" | 184 | Iowa | Lost Nation, IA | 15 | 13 |
27 | Dave Raimey | HB | November 18, 1940 | 5'10" | 195 | Michigan | Dayton, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
70 | Norm Rauhaus | DB | November 4, 1935 | 6'1" | 195 | Weston Wildcats Jr. | Winnpeg, MB | 15 | |
60 | Robert Reed | T | February 23, 1943 | 6'3" | 250 | Tennessee St. | Marshall, TX USA | 7 | |
53 | Bill Restelli | G | 6'0" | 235 | Iowa | 16 | |||
67 | Frank Rigney | T | April 9, 1936 | 6'4" | 233 | Iowa | East St. Louis, IL | 16 | |
43 | Paul Robson | C/LB | January 30, 1941 | 6'1" | 228 | North Dakota | 16 | ||
Morley Rolhiser | G | May 11, 1942 | 6'3" | 225 | Washington | 16 | |||
32 | Marty Rosen | HB | July 14, 1943 | 6'0" | 205 | South Carolina | 10 | ||
72 | Bob Taylor | E | February 5, 1940 | 6'3" | 240 | Md-Eastern Shore | Columbia, SC USA | 16 | |
28 | Dick Thornton | DB | November 1, 1939 | 6'0" | 185 | Northwestern | Chicago, IL | 13 | 0 |
55 | Sherwyn Thorson | G | May 10, 1940 | 6'1" | 225 | Iowa | Fort Dodge, IA | 16 | |
24 | Ed Ulmer | HB | July 21, 1940 | 6'2" | 195 | Ohio State | 16 | ||
66 | Bill Whisler | T | November 15, 1940 | 6'3" | 238 | Iowa | Yankton, SD | 16 | |
65 | Norm Winton | T/K | April 7, 1943 | 6'3" | 240 | Oregon State | Vancouver, BC | 16 | |
Dick Wozney | HB | April 17, 1941 | 5'8" | 180 | North Dakota | Brandon, MB | 11 |