1966 Dallas Cowboys Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-3-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Championship
Coach: Tom Landry (10-3-1)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1966 Dallas Cowboys Statistics
1966 Dallas Cowboys Results

The Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League ended the 1966 season with a record of 10 wins and 3 losses and 1 ties, finishing first in the NFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

The Cowboys piled up points with 445 points, and the defense gave up 239. Don Meredith passed for 2,805 yards. Bob Hayes hauled in 64 passes for 1,232 yards.

Dan Reeves ran for a team-best 757 yards for Dallas, and Don Perkins also aided the ground game.

Cornell Green intercepted 4 errant tosses from the opposition.

Tom Landry coached the team. The 1966 Dallas Cowboys lost in the Championship.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
66George AndrieRDEApril 20, 19406'6"250MarquetteGrand Rapids, MI USA140
68Jim BoekeLTSeptember 11, 19386'5"255HeidelbergAkron, OH USA1010
82Frank ClarkeEFebruary 7, 19346'1"215ColoradoBeloit, WI USA140
77Jim ColvinLDTNovember 30, 19376'3"252HoustonMonahans, TX USA1414
53Mike ConnellyC-G-TOctober 16, 19356'4"247Washington St.Monrovia, CA USA140
45Dick DanielsDBOctober 19, 19445'9"180Pacific (OR)Portland, OR USA40
26Buddy DialSEJanuary 17, 19376'1"194RicePonca City, OK USA103
62Leon DonohueRGMarch 25, 19396'4"245San Jose St.Star City, AR USA140
52Dave EdwardsRLBDecember 14, 19396'1"225AuburnColumbia, AL USA140
27Mike GaechterLSJanuary 9, 19406'0"190OregonSanta Monica, CA USA140
32Walt GarrisonKRJuly 23, 19446'0"205Oklahoma St.Denton, TX USA140
35Pete GentFLAugust 23, 19426'4"205Michigan St.Bangor, MI USA1410
34Cornell GreenLCBFebruary 10, 19406'3"208Utah St.Oklahoma City, OK USA140
22Bob HayesSEDecember 20, 19426'0"187Florida A&MJacksonville, FL USA140
56Harold HaysLBSeptember 24, 19396'2"225Southern MissGulfport, MS USA140
54Chuck HowleyLLBJune 28, 19366'3"228West VirginiaWheeling, WV USA140
23Mike JohnsonDBOctober 7, 19435'11"184KansasDenver, CO USA140
55Lee JordanMLBApril 27, 19416'1"221AlabamaExcel, AL USA140
74Bob LillyRDTJuly 26, 19396'5"260TCUOlney, TX USA140
72Tony LiscioLGJuly 2, 19406'5"264TulsaPittsburgh, PA USA1414
41Warren LivingstonRCBJuly 5, 19385'10"192ArizonaEufaula, OK USA140
25Obert LoganRSDecember 6, 19415'10"180Trinity (TX)Yoakum, TX USA146
51Dave MandersCFebruary 20, 19416'2"250Michigan St.Milwaukee, WI USA140
17Don MeredithQBApril 10, 19386'3"210SMUMount Vernon, TX USA1313
14Craig MortonQBFebruary 5, 19436'4"214CaliforniaFlint, MI USA60
73Ralph NeelyRTSeptember 12, 19436'6"265OklahomaLittle Rock, AR USA140
76John NilandGFebruary 29, 19446'3"245IowaQuincy, MA USA130
84Pettis NormanTEJanuary 4, 19396'3"222Johnson C. SmithLincolnton, GA USA140
43Don PerkinsFBMarch 4, 19385'10"204New MexicoWaterloo, IA USA1414
75Jethro PughDT-DEJuly 3, 19446'6"260Elizabeth City St.Windsor, NC USA140
30Dan ReevesHBJanuary 19, 19446'1"200South CarolinaRome, GA USA140
20Mel RenfroPRDecember 30, 19416'0"190OregonHouston, TX USA118
13Jerry RhomeQBMarch 6, 19426'0"190SMUDallas, TX USA71
70Bill SandemanT-DTNovember 30, 19426'6"252PacificProvidence, RI USA80
46Les ShyRBApril 5, 19446'1"206Long Beach St.Cleveland, OH USA110
24J.D. SmithFB-HB-DBJuly 19, 19326'1"205North Carolina A&TPlainville, SC USA140
79Larry StephensLDESeptember 24, 19386'3"250TexasBuda, TX USA146
71Willie TownesLDEJuly 21, 19436'4"260IndianaHattiesburg, MS USA138
50Jerry TubbsLB-CJanuary 23, 19356'2"221OklahomaThrockmorton, TX USA40
11Danny VillanuevaKNovember 5, 19375'11"200New Mexico St.Tucumcari, NM USA140
57Malcolm WalkerC-TMay 24, 19436'4"250RiceDallas, TX USA50
65John WilburG-DEMay 21, 19436'3"251StanfordSan Diego, CA USA80



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