The 1966 Philadelphia Eagles season was the
franchise's 34th
season
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in the
National Football League
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the majo ...
.
Off Season
NFL draft
The
1966 NFL draft was held on November 27, 1965,
the last year in which the NFL and the
AFL
AFL may refer to:
Sports
* American Football League (AFL), a name shared by several separate and unrelated professional American football leagues:
** American Football League (1926) (a.k.a. "AFL I"), first rival of the National Football Leagu ...
had separate drafts. 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.
[ The league also provided the Falcons with an expansion draft six weeks later, selecting players from NFL rosters.][
]
Player selections
Roster
Regular season
Schedule
Standings
Playoff Bowl
[NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, , p. 369]
Awards and honors
Pro Bowl Selections
:Bob Brown selected starting Tackle.
:Floyd Peters is selected as Defensive Tackle
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League Leaders
:Tim Browns leads league in Kickoff Returns for TDs with 2.
:Tim Browns finishes 3 rd in Kick return Avg. with 28.1
:Joe Scarpati finishes 2nd in Interception with 8.
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References
Eagles on Pro Football Reference
Eagles on jt-sw.com
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Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia. The Eagles compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. The team play ...
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