1966 Toronto Argonauts Roster
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 5-9 10
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Coach: Bob Shaw (5-9)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1966 Toronto Argonauts StatisticsTeam Record: 5-9 10
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Coach: Bob Shaw (5-9)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1966 Toronto Argonauts Results
The Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League ended the 1966 season with a record of 5 wins and 9 losses for 10 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's Eastern Conference.
The Argonauts labored to change the scoreboard with just 182 points, while the defensive squad allowed 271. Dave Thelen carried the ball for a team-best 745 yards for Toronto.
Wally Gabler threw for 1,659 yards. Bobby Taylor paced pass catchers, snagging 56 passes for 827 yards.
Marv Luster picked off 7 opponent throws.
Bob Shaw coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Aboud | G | July 24, 1941 | 6'0" | 208 | Tulsa | Montreal, QC | 6 | |
| 31 | Dick Aldridge | HB | January 19, 1941 | 6'0" | 198 | Waterloo | Toronto, ON | 14 |
| Ron Arends | DB | March 11, 1945 | 6'1" | 171 | Weston Redmen Jr. | Toronto, ON | 8 | |
| 54 | John Atamian | G/T | September 7, 1942 | 6'1" | 245 | Notre Dame | 14 | |
| 28 | Monk Bailey | HB | April 22, 1938 | 6'2" | 180 | Utah | Moab, UT USA | 2 |
| 63 | Walt Balasiuk | T | October 19, 1939 | 6'1" | 255 | East York Argos | Benito, MB | 1 |
| 35 | Kern Carson | HB | January 29, 1941 | 6'1" | 200 | San Diego St. | Hope, AR USA | 1 |
| 30 | Jim Copeland | DB | January 2, 1939 | 5'10" | 180 | Windsor Jr. | Windsor, ON | 14 |
| Johnny Counts | HB | February 28, 1939 | 5'10" | 170 | Illinois | Mount Pleasant, NY USA | 2 | |
| 19 | Eagle Day | QB | October 2, 1932 | 6'0" | 183 | Mississippi | Columbia, MS USA | 9 |
| 72 | Gene Donaldson | G/E | November 4, 1942 | 6'2" | 230 | Purdue | Birmingham, AL USA | 11 |
| 53 | Al Ecuyer | LB | October 15, 1937 | 5'10" | 210 | Notre Dame | New Orleans, LA | 14 |
| John Erickson | G | October 24, 1941 | 6'3" | 240 | Queen's | 6 | ||
| Wolf Felgemacher | K | 5'10" | 165 | Germany, | 1 | |||
| Larry Ferguson | HB | March 19, 1940 | 5'10" | 195 | Iowa | Madison, IL USA | 5 | |
| 57 | Kent Francisco | G | August 21, 1942 | 6'2" | 240 | Kansas | Petaluma, CA | 9 |
| 68 | Bill Frank | T | April 13, 1938 | 6'5" | 255 | Colorado | Denver, CO USA | 13 |
| 12 | Wally Gabler | QB | June 9, 1944 | 6'2" | 195 | Michigan | Royal Oak, MI | 14 |
| Bob Good | FB | 5'11" | 185 | Oregon State | 10 | |||
| 42 | Ed Hulse | C | August 29, 1939 | 6'3" | 225 | East York Rangers | 9 | |
| 71 | Al Irwin | E | March 16, 1943 | 6'4" | 220 | McMaster | Toronto, ON | 14 |
| 28 | Ray Jones | HB | 5'11" | 199 | Los Angeles Harbor JC; Los Angeles State | 1 | ||
| 27 | Marv Luster | E/HB | November 27, 1937 | 6'1" | 200 | UCLA | Shreveport, LA | 14 |
| 16 | Dave Mann | E/P | June 2, 1932 | 6'1" | 190 | Oregon St. | Berkeley, CA USA | 14 |
| 70 | Pete Manning | E | August 11, 1937 | 6'3" | 208 | Wake Forest | Hudson, MA USA | 14 |
| 65 | Mario Mariani | G/E | June 5, 1943 | 6'5" | 260 | New Mexico | Alameda, CA | 14 |
| 77 | Pete Martin | G/FB | October 10, 1940 | 6'0" | 220 | Western Ontario | Toronto, ON | 14 |
| Billy Martin | HB | June 6, 1938 | 5'11" | 197 | Minnesota | Chicago, IL USA | 6 | |
| 74 | Barry Mitchelson | E | 6'5" | 230 | Western Ontario | 3 | ||
| 60 | Danny Nykoluk | T | June 16, 1934 | 6'3" | 250 | Scarbrough | Toronto, ON | 14 |
| 64 | Bob Oetting | T | November 16, 1942 | 6'5" | 260 | Concordia | Emma, MO | 4 |
| 75 | Mel Profit | TE | July 30, 1941 | 6'5" | 230 | UCLA | New York, NY | 13 |
| 51 | John Raulick | T | April 28, 1936 | 6'3" | 250 | Eastern Michigan | Vita, MB | 8 |
| 42 | John Reykdal | HB | December 12, 1943 | 6'1" | 225 | UBC | 1 | |
| 20 | Jim Rountree | DB | April 24, 1936 | 5'10" | 187 | Florida | Miami, FL | 13 |
| Bill Scott | HB | May 18, 1944 | 6'0" | 188 | Idaho | Washington, DC USA | 1 | |
| 62 | Dave Still | T | December 2, 1942 | 6'4" | 250 | Colorado State | 13 | |
| Norm Stoneburgh | C | March 31, 1935 | 6'2" | 250 | Toronto Balmy Beach | Toronto, ON | 10 | |
| 33 | Bob Swift | FB | November 29, 1943 | 6'0" | 230 | Clemson | Shawinigan Falls, QC | 7 |
| Bobby Taylor | WR | March 5, 1941 | 5'10" | 185 | Calgary Jr. | Barrow-In-Furness, England | 14 | |
| 11 | Dave Thelen | FB | September 2, 1936 | 6'0" | 200 | Miami (Ohio) | 14 | |
| 18 | Bill Van Burkleo | QB | 5'11" | 185 | Oklahoma | Tulsa, OK | 4 | |
| John Varnell | T/E | May 13, 1941 | 6'4" | 265 | West Texas A&M | 3 | ||
| 41 | John Vilunas | C/K | February 21, 1941 | 6'1" | 250 | Lakeshore Bears Jr. | 14 | |
| 59 | Mike Wadsworth | DT | June 4, 1943 | 6'3" | 250 | Notre Dame | Ottawa, ON | 14 |
| 10 | Mike Wicklum | DB | May 18, 1939 | 6'1" | 190 | Queen's | 14 | |
| Joe Williams | DE | March 25, 1946 | 6'3" | 250 | Maryland State | Philadelphia, PA | 1 |
