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The 1966 NFL Draft

image: Tommy Nobis, LB, Texas

#1 Pick

Tommy Nobis, LB, Texas

Atlanta Falcons, 1966-1976

Career Games: 133

Career Starts: 132

Interceptions: 12

1967 first-team All-Pro; 1960's All-Decade Team

The 1966 Draft Picks

Draft# Team Player, Position, College
1 Atlanta Falcons Tommy Nobis, LB, Texas
2 Los Angeles Rams TOM MACK, OG, Michigan
3 Pittsburgh Steelers Dick Leftridge, FB, West Virginia
4 Philadelphia Eagles Randy Beisler, OG, Indiana
5 Dallas Cowboys John Niland, OG, Iowa
6 Washington Redskins Charlie Gogolak, K, Princeton
7 Minnesota Vikings Jerry Shay, DT, Purdue
8 St. Louis Cardinals Carl McAdams, DT, Oklahoma
9 Green Bay Packers 1 Jim Grabowski, RB, Illinois
10 New York Giants Francis Peay, OT, Missouri
11 San Francisco 49ers Stan Hindman, DE, Mississippi
12 Chicago Bears George Rice, DT, LSU
13 Green Bay Packers Gale Gillingham, OG, Minnesota
14 Cleveland Browns Milt Morin, TE, Massachusetts
15 Baltimore Colts Sam Ball, OT, Kentucky
16 Atlanta Falcons 2 Randy Johnson, QB, Texas A&M - Kingsville

Pick Acquired From

  • 1 - Pick acquired from the Detroit Lions
  • 2 - As an expansion team, the Falcons received the first and last pick of rounds 1-5 and the first pick in rounds 6-20

Hall of Famers selected in 1966 NFL Draft

  • TOM MACK (1st Round, 2nd Overall)
  • JAN STENERUD (Drafted in 1966 AFL Red Shirt Draft in the 3rd round by the Kansas City Chiefs)