1966 Denver Broncos Roster
American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 4-10
Finishing 4th in the AFL's West Division
Coach: Mac Speedie (0-2)
Coach: Ray Malavasi (4-8)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1966 Denver Broncos StatisticsTeam Record: 4-10
Finishing 4th in the AFL's West Division
Coach: Mac Speedie (0-2)
Coach: Ray Malavasi (4-8)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1966 Denver Broncos Results
The Denver Broncos of the American Football League ended the 1966 season with a record of 4 wins and 10 losses, finishing fourth in the AFL's West Division.
The Broncos scored only 196 points, worst in the league, and the leaky defense allowed 381. Max Choboian tossed for 1,110 yards. Abner Haynes hauled in 46 passes, while Al Denson accumulated 725 receiving yards, while Lionel Taylor contributed to the receiving game, too.
Wendell Hayes ran for a team-best 417 yards for Denver.
Willie Brown and Goldie Sellers each picked off 3 errant tosses from the opposition.
Mac Speedie and Ray Malavasi coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Lee Bernet | RT | January 24, 1944 | 6'2" | 250 | Wisconsin | Chicago, IL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 56 | John Bramlett | RLB | July 7, 1941 | 6'1" | 220 | Memphis | Memphis, TN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 76 | Bob Breitenstein | LT | April 8, 1943 | 6'3" | 265 | Tulsa | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 14 | 0 |
| 24 | Willie Brown | LCB | December 2, 1940 | 6'1" | 195 | Grambling St. | Yazoo City, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 68 | Sam Brunelli | T-G | December 13, 1943 | 6'2" | 270 | Colorado St. | Fort Morgan, CO USA | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Max Choboian | QB | March 17, 1942 | 6'4" | 215 | Oregon | Tulare, CA USA | 14 | 7 |
| 66 | Larry Cox | RDT | November 12, 1943 | 6'3" | 255 | Abilene Christian | Anson, TX USA | 11 | 0 |
| 31 | Eric Crabtree | WR-SE-FL-DB | November 3, 1944 | 6'0" | 185 | Pittsburgh | Monessen, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 78 | Marvin Davis | DE | June 6, 1943 | 6'4" | 252 | Wichita St. | Jacksonville, FL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | Al Denson | TE | January 2, 1942 | 6'2" | 208 | Florida A&M | Jacksonville, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | Billy Fletcher | DB | May 2, 1943 | 5'10" | 190 | Memphis | Memphis, TN USA | 1 | 0 |
| 84 | Jason Franci | WR | October 17, 1943 | 6'1" | 210 | California-Santa Barbara | Fort Bragg, CA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 17 | Scotty Glacken | QB | July 28, 1944 | 6'0" | 190 | Duke | Washington, DC USA | 8 | 1 |
| 49 | Glenn Glass | DB-WR | February 16, 1940 | 6'1" | 205 | Tennessee | Holopaw, FL USA | 6 | 0 |
| 23 | Goose Gonsoulin | RS | June 7, 1938 | 6'3" | 210 | Baylor | Port Arthur, TX USA | 10 | 0 |
| 79 | John Gonzaga | RG | March 6, 1933 | 6'3" | 247 | none | Martinez, CA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 46 | John Griffin | DB | November 2, 1939 | 6'1" | 190 | Memphis | Nashville, TN USA | 5 | 0 |
| 53 | Don Gulseth | LB | September 11, 1942 | 6'1" | 240 | North Dakota | Tracy, MN USA | 5 | 0 |
| 33 | Wendell Hayes | FB | August 5, 1940 | 6'1" | 220 | Humboldt St. | Dallas, TX USA | 11 | 0 |
| 28 | Abner Haynes | HB | September 19, 1937 | 6'0" | 190 | North Texas | Denton, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 64 | Jon Hohman | G | October 23, 1942 | 6'1" | 245 | Wisconsin | Antigo, WI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 50 | Jerry Hopkins | MLB | January 24, 1941 | 6'2" | 235 | Texas A&M | Chalk Bluff, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 62 | Jerry Inman | DT | February 4, 1940 | 6'2" | 256 | Boise St. | Manhattan, KS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 83 | Ray Jacobs | LDT | November 21, 1938 | 6'3" | 285 | Howard Payne | Corsicana, TX USA | 11 | 0 |
| 51 | Gene Jeter | LLB | February 9, 1942 | 6'3" | 235 | Ark-Pine Bluff | Montgomery, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 59 | Larry Kaminski | C | January 6, 1945 | 6'2" | 245 | Purdue | Cleveland, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 61 | Bill Keating | DT-G | November 22, 1944 | 6'2" | 242 | Michigan | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 35 | Mike Kellogg | FB | October 28, 1942 | 6'0" | 220 | Santa Clara | Tucson, AZ USA | 8 | 0 |
| 12 | Gary Kroner | K | November 6, 1940 | 6'1" | 200 | Wisconsin | Green Bay, WI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 52 | Ray Kubala | C | October 26, 1942 | 6'5" | 265 | Texas A&M | West, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 80 | Dan LaRose | T-DE-G | February 8, 1939 | 6'5" | 250 | Missouri | Crystal City, MO USA | 11 | 0 |
| 81 | Max Leetzow | LDE | September 17, 1943 | 6'4" | 240 | Idaho | Lodi, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 26 | Darrell Lester | FB | November 6, 1940 | 6'2" | 228 | LSU | Lake Charles, LA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 73 | Pat Matson | G | July 22, 1944 | 6'1" | 245 | Oregon | Laramie, WY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 55 | Archie Matsos | LB | November 22, 1934 | 6'0" | 217 | Michigan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | John McCormick | QB | May 26, 1937 | 6'1" | 208 | Boston Col. | Boston, MA USA | 14 | 5 |
| 27 | Charley Mitchell | HB-DB | May 25, 1940 | 5'11" | 185 | Washington | McNary, AZ USA | 13 | 0 |
| 43 | Bob Richardson | DB | February 24, 1944 | 6'1" | 180 | UCLA | Minneapolis, MN USA | 9 | 0 |
| 11 | Tobin Rote | QB | January 18, 1928 | 6'3" | 211 | Rice | San Antonio, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 54 | Ronald Sbranti | LB | October 24, 1944 | 6'2" | 230 | Utah St. | Antioch, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 82 | Bob Scarpitto | FL | January 7, 1939 | 5'11" | 192 | Notre Dame | Rahway, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 45 | Lew Scott | DB | June 6, 1943 | 5'11" | 170 | Oregon St. | Bryn Mawr, PA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 21 | Goldie Sellers | KR | January 9, 1942 | 6'2" | 198 | Grambling St. | Winnsboro, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 14 | Mickey Slaughter | QB | August 22, 1941 | 6'2" | 204 | Louisiana Tech | Monroe, LA USA | 3 | 1 |
| 72 | Jerry Sturm | LG | December 31, 1936 | 6'3" | 260 | Illinois | English, IN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 65 | George Tarasovic | DE-LB-C | May 6, 1930 | 6'4" | 245 | Boston Col. | Granville, NY USA | 6 | 0 |
| 87 | Lionel Taylor | SE | August 15, 1935 | 6'2" | 215 | New Mex. Highlands | Kansas City, MO USA | 14 | 0 |
| 89 | Max Wettstein | TE | July 3, 1944 | 6'3" | 225 | Florida St. | Leesburg, FL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | Nemiah Wilson | RCB | April 6, 1943 | 6'0" | 165 | Grambling St. | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 42 | Lonnie Wright | LS | January 23, 1945 | 6'2" | 205 | Colorado St. | Newark, NJ USA | 14 | 0 |
| 77 | Bob Young | RDE | September 3, 1942 | 6'1" | 270 | Texas | Marshall, TX USA | 11 | 0 |
