1966 NFL Draft

The 1966 National Football League Draft featured the last draft in which the NFL and the AFL drafted their players separate of one another. As a result, many players selected by teams from both leagues would choose to play for the more established NFL, or in a rarer case, the AFL. The expansion Atlanta Falcons were awarded the first pick in the draft as well as the final pick in each of the first five rounds.cite web |url=http://www.profootballhof.com/history/story.jsp?story_id=1998|title=1966 NFL Draft|accessdate=2008-09-27 |publisher=Pro Football Hall of Fame] The league also provided the Falcons with an expansion draft six weeks later.

Player selections

Round three

Round six

Round nine

Round twelve

Round fifteen

Round eighteen

Hall of Famers

* Tom Mack, Guard from University of Michigan taken 1st round 2nd overall by the Los Angeles Rams.:Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1999. List of 1990s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com ^{cite web |title=Pro Football Hall of Fame |url=http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html#1990s |accessdate=2008-10-07}]
* Emmitt Thomas, from Bishop College, joined the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent.^{cite web |title=Emmitt Thomas player profile at profootballhof.com |url= http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?PLAYER_ID=270 |accessdate=2008-10-07}] :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2008. List of 2000s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com ^{cite web |title=Pro Football Hall of Fame |url=http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html#2000s |accessdate=2008-10-07}]

ee also

* 1966 American Football League Draft
* 1966 NFL Expansion Draft

References

External links

* [http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?season=1966 NFL.com - 1966 Draft]
* [http://www.databasefootball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=NFL&yr=1966 databaseFootball.com - 1966 Draft]
* [http://www.profootballhof.com/history/general/draft/1966.jsp Pro Football Hall of Fame]