1966 Atlanta Falcons Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 3-11
Finishing 7th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Norb Hecker (3-11)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1966 Atlanta Falcons StatisticsTeam Record: 3-11
Finishing 7th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Norb Hecker (3-11)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1966 Atlanta Falcons Results
The Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League ended the 1966 season with a record of 3 wins and 11 losses, finishing seventh in the NFL's East Division.
Atlanta scored only 204 points, worst in the league, while the shaky defensive squad conceded 437. Junior Coffey ran for a team-best 722 yards for the Falcons.
Randy Johnson passed for 1,795 yards. Alex Hawkins paced the receiving corps, hauling in 44 passes for 661 yards.
Jerry Richardson snatched 5 errant tosses from the opposition.
Norb Hecker coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | Taz Anderson | TE | November 15, 1938 | 6'2" | 220 | Georgia Tech | Savannah, GA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 80 | Gary Barnes | WR | September 13, 1939 | 6'4" | 200 | Clemson | Fairfax, AL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 84 | Vern Burke | SE | April 30, 1941 | 6'4" | 215 | Oregon St. | San Luis Obispo, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 22 | Lee Calland | RCB | September 14, 1941 | 6'0" | 190 | Louisville | Louisville, KY USA | 14 | 14 |
| 10 | Dennis Claridge | QB | August 18, 1941 | 6'2" | 220 | Nebraska | Phoenix, AZ USA | 7 | 3 |
| 34 | Junior Coffey | HB | March 21, 1942 | 6'2" | 215 | Washington | Kyle, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 48 | Angelo Coia | SE-WR | April 21, 1938 | 6'3" | 195 | Citadel | Philadelphia, PA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 75 | Ed Cook | LG | June 29, 1932 | 6'2" | 245 | Notre Dame | Philadelphia, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 37 | Perry Dunn | RB | January 20, 1941 | 6'2" | 210 | Mississippi | Natchez, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 49 | Glenn Glass | DB-WR | February 16, 1940 | 6'1" | 205 | Tennessee | Holopaw, FL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 67 | Dan Grimm | RG | February 7, 1941 | 6'3" | 245 | Colorado | Perry, IA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 25 | Alex Hawkins | FL | July 2, 1937 | 6'0" | 190 | South Carolina | Welch, WV USA | 12 | 0 |
| 55 | Ralph Heck | LB | November 6, 1941 | 6'1" | 230 | Colorado | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 83 | Tom Hutchinson | TE-WR | June 15, 1941 | 6'1" | 190 | Kentucky | Stanford, KY USA | 5 | 0 |
| 57 | Bill Jobko | RLB | October 7, 1935 | 6'2" | 224 | Ohio St. | Bridgeport, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 11 | Randy Johnson | QB | June 17, 1944 | 6'3" | 205 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | San Antonio, TX USA | 14 | 11 |
| 32 | Rudy Johnson | HB | August 12, 1941 | 5'11" | 190 | Nebraska | Houston, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | Jerry Jones | T-DE-DT | February 14, 1944 | 6'4" | 260 | Bowling Green | Dayton, OH USA | 7 | 0 |
| 65 | Lou Kirouac | K | May 17, 1940 | 6'3" | 248 | Boston Col. | Manchester, NH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 78 | Dick Koeper | T | July 23, 1943 | 6'4" | 260 | Oregon St. | San Francisco, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 73 | Errol Linden | RT | October 21, 1937 | 6'5" | 258 | Houston | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 26 | Billy Lothridge | P | January 1, 1942 | 6'1" | 194 | Georgia Tech | Cleveland, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 27 | Red Mack | TE-WR-HB | June 19, 1937 | 5'10" | 180 | Notre Dame | Oconto, WI USA | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | Frank Marchlewski | C | October 14, 1943 | 6'2" | 240 | Minnesota | New Kensington, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 70 | Bud Marshall | DT-DE | September 12, 1941 | 6'4" | 270 | Baylor | Carthage, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 85 | Bill Martin | TE | October 27, 1942 | 6'4" | 238 | Georgia Tech | Gainesville, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 33 | Larry Morris | LB-FB-HB | December 10, 1933 | 6'2" | 226 | Georgia Tech | Decatur, GA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 60 | Tommy Nobis | MLB | September 20, 1943 | 6'2" | 240 | Texas | San Antonio, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 47 | Nick Rassas | DB | January 13, 1944 | 6'0" | 190 | Notre Dame | Baltimore, MD USA | 8 | 0 |
| 36 | Ken Reaves | DB | October 29, 1944 | 6'3" | 210 | Norfolk St. | Braddock, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 29 | Ron Rector | RB | May 29, 1944 | 6'0" | 200 | Northwestern | Akron, OH USA | 4 | 0 |
| 76 | Guy Reese | DT | September 22, 1939 | 6'5" | 258 | SMU | Dallas, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 68 | Bobby Richards | LDE | October 2, 1938 | 6'2" | 245 | LSU | Columbus, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 43 | Jerry Richardson | LS | November 13, 1941 | 6'3" | 190 | West Texas A&M | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 32 | Preston Ridlehuber | RB | November 2, 1943 | 6'2" | 217 | Georgia | Greenwood, SC USA | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Bob Riggle | RS | February 5, 1944 | 6'1" | 200 | Penn St. | Washington, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 74 | Karl Rubke | LDT | December 6, 1935 | 6'4" | 240 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 12 |
| 52 | Marion Rushing | LLB | September 3, 1936 | 6'2" | 223 | Southern Illinois | Pinckneyville, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 31 | Charlie Scales | HB-FB | January 11, 1938 | 5'11" | 210 | Indiana | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 82 | Bob Sherlag | WR | April 19, 1943 | 6'0" | 195 | Memphis | Chicago, IL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 24 | Jimmy Sidle | RB | February 7, 1943 | 6'2" | 215 | Auburn | Birmingham, AL USA | 6 | 0 |
| 77 | Chuck Sieminski | RDT | July 3, 1940 | 6'5" | 270 | Penn St. | Swoyersville, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 45 | Carl Silvestri | DB | March 27, 1943 | 5'11" | 195 | Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI USA | 3 | 0 |
| 66 | Jim Simon | G | March 22, 1940 | 6'4" | 240 | Miami (FL) | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 14 | 2 |
| 14 | Steve Sloan | QB | August 19, 1944 | 6'0" | 185 | Alabama | Austin, TN USA | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | Ron Smith | KR | May 3, 1943 | 6'1" | 195 | Wisconsin | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 71 | Joe Szczecko | DT | August 25, 1942 | 6'0" | 245 | Northwestern | Lahr, Germany | 12 | 0 |
| 72 | Don Talbert | LT | March 1, 1939 | 6'5" | 255 | Texas | Louisville, MS USA | 12 | 12 |
| 86 | Tommy Tolleson | WR | January 30, 1943 | 6'1" | 195 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL USA | 8 | 0 |
| 7 | Wade Traynham | K | February 3, 1942 | 6'2" | 218 | Frederick CC (MD) | Hampton, VA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Ernie Wheelwright | FB | November 28, 1939 | 6'3" | 235 | Southern Illinois | Columbus, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 51 | Bob Whitlow | C | February 15, 1936 | 6'2" | 236 | Indiana | Shelbyville, IN USA | 11 | 0 |
| 88 | Sam Williams | RDE | March 9, 1931 | 6'5" | 235 | Michigan St. | Dansville, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 44 | Bill Wolski | FB | May 23, 1944 | 5'11" | 203 | Notre Dame | Muskegon, MI USA | 2 | 0 |
