1966 Washington Redskins Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-7
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Otto Graham (7-7)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1966 Washington Redskins StatisticsTeam Record: 7-7
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Otto Graham (7-7)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1966 Washington Redskins Results
The Washington Redskins of the National Football League ended the 1966 season with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's East Division.
Washington moved the ball well, scoring 351 points, while the defensive squad yielded 355. Sonny Jurgensen directed the offense, slinging for 3,209 yards. Charley Taylor paced all receivers, grabbing 72 passes for 1,119 yards. Jerry Smith and Bobby Mitchell were targeted regularly, too.
A.D. Whitfield carried the pigskin for a team-best 472 yards for the Redskins.
The opportunistic defense pounced on 43 turnovers. Brig Owens picked off 7 opponent throws.
Otto Graham coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Willie Adams | DE-LB | December 12, 1941 | 6'2" | 235 | New Mexico St. | Corpus Christi, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 61 | Jim Avery | TE | July 11, 1944 | 6'2" | 235 | Northern Illinois | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | Walt Barnes | LDT | January 19, 1944 | 6'3" | 245 | Nebraska | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 31 | Tom Barrington | RB | January 29, 1944 | 6'1" | 213 | Ohio St. | Lima, OH USA | 6 | 0 |
| 86 | Bill Briggs | DE | December 25, 1943 | 6'3" | 245 | Iowa | Sanford, NC USA | 9 | 0 |
| 48 | John Burrell | WR | November 22, 1940 | 6'3" | 185 | Rice | Fort Worth, TX USA | 4 | 0 |
| 89 | Preston Carpenter | E-HB | January 24, 1934 | 6'2" | 190 | Arkansas | Hayti, MO USA | 1 | 0 |
| 59 | Jim Carroll | LB | May 6, 1943 | 6'2" | 230 | Notre Dame | Jonesboro, AR USA | 12 | 0 |
| 32 | Billy Clay | DB | April 26, 1944 | 6'1" | 195 | Mississippi | Oxford, MS USA | 6 | 0 |
| 54 | Don Croftcheck | G-LB | September 12, 1942 | 6'2" | 230 | Indiana | Allison, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 57 | Dave Crossan | C | June 8, 1940 | 6'4" | 245 | Maryland | Philadelphia, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 62 | Darrell Dess | G-T | July 11, 1935 | 6'0" | 243 | North Carolina St. | New Castle, PA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Charlie Gogolak | K | December 29, 1944 | 5'10" | 165 | Princeton | Rapahidveg, Hungary | 14 | 0 |
| 69 | Tom Goosby | G-LB | May 24, 1939 | 6'0" | 235 | Baldwin-Wallace | Alliance, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 55 | Chris Hanburger | RLB | August 13, 1941 | 6'2" | 218 | North Carolina | Fort Bragg, NC USA | 13 | 13 |
| 46 | Rickie Harris | LCB | May 15, 1943 | 5'11" | 182 | Arizona | St. Louis, MO USA | 13 | 0 |
| 56 | Len Hauss | C | July 11, 1942 | 6'2" | 235 | Georgia | Jesup, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 80 | Pat Hodgson | WR | January 30, 1944 | 6'2" | 190 | Georgia | Columbus, GA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 70 | Sam Huff | MLB | October 4, 1934 | 6'1" | 230 | West Virginia | Edna Gas, WV USA | 14 | 0 |
| 53 | Steve Jackson | LB | December 8, 1942 | 6'1" | 225 | Texas-Arlington | McKinney, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 64 | Mitch Johnson | LT | March 1, 1942 | 6'4" | 251 | Los Angeles St. | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 73 | Stan Jones | RDT | November 24, 1931 | 6'1" | 252 | Maryland | Altoona, PA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 9 | Sonny Jurgensen | QB | August 23, 1934 | 5'11" | 202 | Duke | Wilmington, NC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 66 | Carl Kammerer | RDE | March 20, 1937 | 6'3" | 243 | San Francisco St. | Stockton, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 31 | Joe Kantor | HB | December 17, 1942 | 6'1" | 218 | Notre Dame | Parma Heights, OH USA | 4 | 0 |
| 75 | John Kelly | T | March 31, 1944 | 6'3" | 250 | Florida A&M | Fort Lauderdale, FL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Paul Krause | RS | February 19, 1942 | 6'3" | 200 | Iowa | Flint, MI USA | 13 | 0 |
| 67 | Jake Kupp | G-TE | March 12, 1941 | 6'3" | 248 | Washington | Pasadena, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 35 | Joe Looney | HB-FB | October 10, 1942 | 6'1" | 230 | Cameron | San Angelo, TX USA | 10 | 0 |
| 75 | Bud Marshall | DT-DE | September 12, 1941 | 6'4" | 270 | Baylor | Carthage, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 20 | Fred Mazurek | KR | March 21, 1943 | 5'11" | 192 | Catholic | Uniontown, PA USA | 12 | 2 |
| 49 | Bobby Mitchell | FL | June 6, 1935 | 6'0" | 192 | Illinois | Hot Springs, AR USA | 14 | 0 |
| 61 | Fran O'Brien | T | April 17, 1936 | 6'1" | 253 | Michigan St. | Springfield, MA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Brig Owens | LS | February 16, 1943 | 5'11" | 190 | Cincinnati | Linden, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 65 | Vince Promuto | RG | June 8, 1938 | 6'1" | 245 | Holy Cross | New York, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 24 | Ron Rector | RB | May 29, 1944 | 6'0" | 200 | Northwestern | Akron, OH USA | 6 | 0 |
| 51 | John Reger | LLB | September 11, 1931 | 6'0" | 225 | Pittsburgh | Wheeling, WV USA | 14 | 0 |
| 88 | Pat Richter | P | September 9, 1941 | 6'5" | 229 | Wisconsin | Madison, WI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 72 | Joe Rutgens | DT | January 26, 1939 | 6'2" | 255 | Illinois | Cedar Point, IL USA | 5 | 0 |
| 40 | Lonnie Sanders | DB | November 6, 1941 | 6'3" | 207 | Michigan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 9 | 0 |
| 62 | Ray Schoenke | LG | September 10, 1941 | 6'4" | 250 | SMU | Wahiawa, HI USA | 11 | 0 |
| 14 | Dick Shiner | QB | July 18, 1942 | 6'0" | 201 | Maryland | Lebanon, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 47 | Jim Shorter | RCB | June 8, 1939 | 5'11" | 184 | Detroit Mercy | Montgomery, AL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 87 | Jerry Smith | SE | July 19, 1943 | 6'3" | 208 | Arizona St. | Eugene, OR USA | 14 | 14 |
| 78 | Ron Snidow | LDE | December 30, 1941 | 6'3" | 250 | Oregon | Newport News, VA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 74 | Jim Snowden | RT | January 12, 1942 | 6'3" | 255 | Notre Dame | Youngstown, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 42 | Charley Taylor | HB | September 28, 1941 | 6'3" | 210 | Arizona St. | Grand Prairie, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 39 | Steve Thurlow | FB | April 25, 1942 | 6'3" | 222 | Stanford | Long Beach, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 43 | Tom Walters | DB | June 11, 1942 | 6'2" | 195 | Southern Miss | Petal, MS USA | 12 | 0 |
| 25 | A.D. Whitfield | HB | September 2, 1943 | 5'10" | 200 | North Texas | Rosebud, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
