1966 Atlanta Falcons Team Info
League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
National Football League (NFL) | Norb Hecker (3-11) | 3-11 | – | Finished 7th in the NFL’s East Division | – |
Roster
Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
Taz Anderson | TE | November 15, 1938 | 6’2′ | 220 | Georgia Tech |
Gary Barnes | WR | September 13, 1939 | 6’4′ | 200 | Clemson |
Vern Burke | SE-TE | April 30, 1941 | 6’4′ | 215 | Oregon St. |
Lee Calland | DB | September 14, 1941 | 6’0′ | 190 | Louisville |
Dennis Claridge | QB | August 18, 1941 | 6’2′ | 220 | Nebraska |
Junior Coffey | RB | March 21, 1942 | 6’2′ | 215 | Washington |
Angelo Coia | SE-WR | April 21, 1938 | 6’3′ | 195 | Citadel |
Ed Cook | T-G | June 29, 1932 | 6’2′ | 245 | Notre Dame |
Perry Dunn | RB | January 20, 1941 | 6’2′ | 210 | Mississippi |
Glenn Glass | DB-WR | February 16, 1940 | 6’1′ | 205 | Tennessee |
Dan Grimm | G | February 7, 1941 | 6’3′ | 245 | Colorado |
Alex Hawkins | HB-FL-WR | July 2, 1937 | 6’0′ | 190 | South Carolina |
Ralph Heck | LB | November 6, 1941 | 6’1′ | 230 | Colorado |
Tom Hutchinson | TE-WR | June 15, 1941 | 6’1′ | 190 | Kentucky |
Bill Jobko | LB | October 7, 1935 | 6’2′ | 224 | Ohio St. |
Randy Johnson | QB | June 17, 1944 | 6’3′ | 205 | Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Rudy Johnson | HB | August 12, 1941 | 5’11’ | 190 | Nebraska |
Jerry Jones | T-DE-DT | February 14, 1944 | 6’4′ | 260 | Bowling Green |
Lou Kirouac | G-T-K | May 17, 1940 | 6’3′ | 248 | Boston Col. |
Dick Koeper | T | July 23, 1943 | 6’4′ | 260 | Oregon St. |
Errol Linden | T | October 21, 1937 | 6’5′ | 258 | Houston |
Billy Lothridge | DB-P | January 1, 1942 | 6’1′ | 194 | Georgia Tech |
Red Mack | TE-WR-HB | June 19, 1937 | 5’10’ | 180 | Notre Dame |
Frank Marchlewski | C | October 14, 1943 | 6’2′ | 240 | Minnesota |
Bud Marshall | DT-DE | September 12, 1941 | 6’4′ | 270 | Baylor |
Bill Martin | TE | October 27, 1942 | 6’4′ | 238 | Georgia Tech |
Larry Morris | LB-FB-HB | December 10, 1933 | 6’2′ | 226 | Georgia Tech |
Tommy Nobis | LB | September 20, 1943 | 6’2′ | 240 | Texas |
Nick Rassas | DB | January 13, 1944 | 6’0′ | 190 | Notre Dame |
Ken Reaves | DB | October 29, 1944 | 6’3′ | 210 | Norfolk St. |
Ron Rector | RB | May 29, 1944 | 6’0′ | 200 | Northwestern |
Guy Reese | DT | September 22, 1939 | 6’5′ | 258 | SMU |
Bobby Richards | DE-DT | October 2, 1938 | 6’2′ | 245 | LSU |
Jerry Richardson | DB | November 13, 1941 | 6’3′ | 190 | West Texas A&M |
Preston Ridlehuber | RB | November 2, 1943 | 6’2′ | 217 | Georgia |
Bob Riggle | DB | February 5, 1944 | 6’1′ | 200 | Penn St. |
Karl Rubke | LB-C-DT-DE | December 6, 1935 | 6’4′ | 240 | USC |
Marion Rushing | LB | September 3, 1936 | 6’2′ | 223 | Southern Illinois |
Charlie Scales | HB-FB | January 11, 1938 | 5’11’ | 210 | Indiana |
Bob Sherlag | WR | April 19, 1943 | 6’0′ | 195 | Memphis |
Jimmy Sidle | RB | February 7, 1943 | 6’2′ | 215 | Auburn |
Chuck Sieminski | DT | July 3, 1940 | 6’5′ | 270 | Penn St. |
Carl Silvestri | DB | March 27, 1943 | 5’11’ | 195 | Wisconsin |
Jim Simon | G-T | March 22, 1940 | 6’4′ | 240 | Miami (FL) |
Steve Sloan | QB | August 19, 1944 | 6’0′ | 185 | Alabama |
Ron Smith | DB-WR | May 3, 1943 | 6’1′ | 195 | Wisconsin |
Joe Szczecko | DT | August 25, 1942 | 6’0′ | 245 | Northwestern |
Don Talbert | T-LB | March 1, 1939 | 6’5′ | 255 | Texas |
Tommy Tolleson | WR | January 30, 1943 | 6’1′ | 195 | Alabama |
Wade Traynham | K | February 3, 1942 | 6’2′ | 218 | Frederick CC (MD) |
Ernie Wheelwright | RB | November 28, 1939 | 6’3′ | 235 | Southern Illinois |
Bob Whitlow | C | February 15, 1936 | 6’2′ | 236 | Indiana |
Sam Williams | DE-E-LB | March 9, 1931 | 6’5′ | 235 | Michigan St. |
Bill Wolski | FB | May 23, 1944 | 5’11’ | 203 | Notre Dame |