1966 Minnesota Vikings season

The 1966 Minnesota Vikings season was the sixth year of season play for the Minnesota Vikings and the 47th regular season of the National Football League. The Vikings finished with a record of four wins, nine losses, and one tie under head coach Norm Van Brocklin. This was the final season for Van Brocklin.

[edit] Offseason

Round	Overall Pick	Name	Position	College
1	7	Jerry Shay	Tackle	Purdue
2	27	Jim Lindsey	Running back	Arkansas
3	42	Don Hansen	Linebacker	Illinois
4	57	Ron Acks	Defensive end	Illinois
5	72	Doug Davis	Tackle	Kentucky
6	83	Wilbur Aylor	Tackle	Southwest Texas State
7	106	Bob Meers	End	Massachusetts
8	Pick acquired by the Baltimore Colts
9	134	Ron Green	Flanker	North Dakota
10	Pick acquired by the Detroit Lions
11	162	Stan Quintana	Defensive back	New Mexico
12	181	Bob Petrella	Defensive back	Tennessee
13	195	Larry Martin	Tackle	San Diego State
14	209	Howard Twilley	End	Tulsa
15	223	Hugh Wright	Running back	Adams State
16	237	Jim Williams	Defensive end	Arkansas
17	256	Monroe Beard	Running back	Virginia Union
18	270	Dale Greco	Defensive tackle	Illinois
19	284	Jessse Stokes	Running back	Corpus Christi State
20	Pick acquired by the Philadelphia Eagles

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1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008

1966 NFL Season v • d • e
Eastern Conference	Western Conference
Atlanta	Baltimore
Cleveland	Chicago
Dallas	Detroit
NY Giants	Green Bay
Philadelphia	Los Angeles
Pittsburgh	Minnesota
St. Louis	San Francisco
Washington
1966 NFL Draft • NFL Championship • Pro Bowl • Super Bowl I Related: 1966 AFL Season