1966 24 Hours of Le Mans, Legacy in popular culture, The 24 Hour War
Collectively, Ford's wins were one of countless bright moments in a golden decade for both motorsport and culture in general. That first win made it onto the front pages of European newspapers, and it actually helped sell new cars. Ferrari never won Le Mans again, but Ford wouldn't go back until 2016. When Dearborn won last year, the world went less than nuts. But that makes sense: Both Le Mans and international motorsport are different now, tamer and less raw. So is the automobile itself.


1966 24 Hours of Le Mans, Legacy in popular culture, The 24 Hour War
Racing is no longer a brutally dangerous pastime or the kind of thing that puts whole countries on the edge of their seats. And most of all, in 2016, there is no Henry the Deuce, no world-altering grudge match, no Enzo, no Carroll. The Ford-Ferrari war pivoted on how these men operated and thought, and they made that story what it was." Sam Smith, Adam Carolla's 'The 24 Hour War' Is a Car Movie by Car People That Isn't Just for Car People, Road and Track, Jan. 18, 2017.


1966 24 Hours of Le Mans, Legacy in popular culture, Ford v Ferrari
Ford v Ferrari (known as  Le Mans '66 in the UK and other territories) is a sports drama film distributed by 20th Century Fox, based on the rivalry between Ford and Ferrari for dominance at Le Mans. Directed by James Mangold, starring Matt Damon and Christian Bale in the roles of Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles, respectively. The film was released on 15 November 2019. At the 92nd Academy Awards, the film received four nominations, including Best Picture and  Best Sound Mixing, and won for  Best Sound Editing and  Best Film Editing.


1966 24 Hours of Le Mans, Official results, Finishers
Results taken from Quentin Spurring's book, officially licensed by the ACO Class Winners are in Bold text.


1966 24 Hours of Le Mans, Official results, Statistics
Taken from Quentin Spurring's book, officially licensed by the ACO


1966 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1966 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held in Raleigh, North Carolina, at Reynolds Coliseum from March 3–5, 1966. Duke defeated NC State, 71–66, to win the championship for the fourth time. Steve Vacendak of Duke was named tournament MVP. This was the last ACC Tournament held at Reynolds Coliseum.


1966 AFC Youth Championship
The 1966 AFC Youth Championship was held in Manila, Philippines from 30 April to 15 May 1966.


1966 African Cup of Champions Clubs
The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1966 was the 2nd edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region (Africa), the African Cup of Champions Clubs. It determined that year's club champion of association football in Africa.


1966 African Cup of Champions Clubs
The tournament was played by 13 teams, with the winner of the previous edition (Oryx Douala) given a bye into the semi-finals. The structure of the tournament was a knock-out tournament with ties played home and away. Stade d'Abidjan from Côte d'Ivoire won the final, and became CAF club champion for the first time.


1966 African Cup of Champions Clubs, Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1966 African Cup of Champions Clubs are as follows:


1966 Air Force Falcons football team
The 1966 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1966 NCAA University Division football season as a University Division Independent. They were led by ninth–year head coach Ben Martin. The Falcons played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They were outscored by their opponents 154–161 and finished with a record of 4 wins and 6 losses (4–6).


1966 Air New Zealand DC-8 crash
On 4 July 1966 an Air New Zealand Douglas DC-8-52 with the registration ZK-NZB crashed on takeoff on a routine training flight from Auckland International Airport killing 2 of the 5 crew on board.


1966 Air New Zealand DC-8 crash, Aircraft
The aircraft registered ZK-NZB was the second Douglas DC-8-52 delivered new to the airline in August 1965. It was one year old at the time of the crash.


1966 Air New Zealand DC-8 crash, Accident
The aircraft took off at 3:59pm. Shortly after rotation the aircraft began to pitch up faster and higher than usual, the right wing dropped and the aircraft started turning to the right. The aircraft failed to gain speed and altitude, the right wingtip struck the ground and cartwheeled while disintegrating, the initial impact occurred 3,865 ft (1,178 m) beyond the threshold and 97.5 ft (30 m) right of runway 23, the aeroplane was completely destroyed.


1966 Air New Zealand DC-8 crash, Cause
The crash was due to reverse thrust applied during a simulated failure of no.4 engine on takeoff. The situation occurred when very rapid rearward movement of the power lever caused the associated thrust brake lever to enter the reverse idle position. After take-off, minimum control speed (MCS) required to overcome this abnormal state of thrust imbalance was never achieved. The condition was recognised by the pilots and rectified but there was not enough time nor altitude available to allow the aircraft to recover.


1966 Akron Zips football team
The 1966 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1966 NCAA College Division football season as an independent. Led by sixth-year head coach Gordon K. Larson, the Zips played their home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio. They finished the season with a record of 6–3 and outscored their opponents 137–116.


1966 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
The 1966 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama in the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 72nd overall and 33rd season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Bear Bryant, in his ninth year, and played their home games at Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Legion Field in Birmingham and Ladd Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. They finished season undefeated with eleven wins (11–0 overall, 6–0 in the SEC), as SEC co-champions and with a victory over Nebraska in the Sugar Bowl.


1966 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
Alabama opened the season with a victory over Louisiana Tech in Birmingham and followed that with a victory at Ole Miss for their first conference win of the season. The Crimson Tide then returned home and defeated Clemson in the first Tuscaloosa game of the season before they traveled to Knoxville for their annual rival game against Tennessee. In the game, Alabama trailed the Volunteers 10–0 in the fourth quarter before they rallied for an 11–10 victory that saw Tennessee miss a game-winning field goal in the final minute of play.


1966 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
Alabama then alternated home games between Birmingham and Tuscaloosa over the next four weeks and defeated Vanderbilt, Mississippi State, LSU and South Carolina in each game. After they defeated Southern Miss in their annual Mobile game, the Crimson Tide defeated Auburn in the Iron Bowl and captured a share of the SEC championship. In the January that followed, Alabama then defeated Nebraska in the Sugar Bowl and finished the season undefeated. Although they were the only undefeated and untied college team at the conclusion of the year, Alabama was not selected as national champions for the season. On the 1966 squad, Green Bay Packers head coach Vince Lombardi stated: "I don't know, we haven't played Alabama yet" when asked how it felt to have the world's greatest football team for the season after his Packers won Super Bowl I.


1966 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Before the season
Alabama was recognized as national champions from the Associated Press for the 1965 season after they defeated Nebraska in the Orange Bowl and finished with an overall record of 9–1–1. In February 1966, SEC commissioner Bernie Moore penalized Alabama for scholarship violations with its freshman squad. Moore found that Alabama awarded 42 freshman scholarships instead of the 40 allowed by the league. As such, the Crimson Tide were penalized with a scholarship reduction of two to 38 for the 1966 recruiting class.


1966 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Louisiana Tech
To open the 1966 season, the No. 3 Crimson Tide defeated the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 34–0 in the first all-time meeting between the schools on the football field. After a scoreless first quarter, Alabama took a 14–0 halftime lead on a 32-yard Ken Stabler touchdown pass to Dennis Homan and on an eight-yard Stabler touchdown run. After a two-yard Harold Moore touchdown run in the third, the Crimson Tide made the final score 34–0 in the fourth after they scored on a 79-yad Stabler pass to Homan and on a four-yard Moore run.


1966 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Ole Miss
Prior to their game against Ole Miss, Alabama retained the No. 3 position in the AP Poll, and on a Saturday evening, the Crimson Tide defeated the Rebels 17–7 at Jackson. After a scoreless first quarter, Alabama took a 7–0 halftime lead when Leslie Kelley scored on a one-yard touchdown run with only 0:40 left in the quarter. The Crimson Tide then extended their lead further to 14–0 in the third quarter when Ken Stabler threw a 28-yard touchdown pass to Ray Perkins.


1966 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Ole Miss
The Rebels responded early in the fourth and cut the Crimson Tide lead in half when Julian Cunningham scored on a two-yard touchdown run, and then Alabama closed the game with a 21-yard Steve Davis field goal that made the final score 17–7. The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Ole Miss 19–3–2.


1966 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Clemson
After their closer-than-expected victory over Ole Miss, Alabama dropped into the No. 4 position in the AP Poll prior to their game against Clemson. In what was their first game against the Tigers since the 1936 season, who were led by former Crimson Tide player Frank Howard as head coach, Alabama won 26–0. The Crimson Tide took a 6–0 first quarter lead when Ken Stabler threw an eight-yard touchdown pass to Dennis Homan. They then extended their lead to 16–0 at halftime after a 32-yard Steve Davis field goal and one-yard Stabler touchdown run in the second quarter. Alabama then closed the game with an eight-yard Stabler touchdown pass to Kenny Martin in the third and a 36-yard Davies field goal in the fourth quarter that made the final score 26–0. The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Clemson to 7–3.


1966 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Tennessee
After their victory over Clemson, Alabama regained the No. 3 position in the AP Poll prior to their game against Tennessee. At a rain-soaked Neyland Stadium, Alabama overcame a 10–0 fourth quarter deficit and defeated the rival Volunteers 11–10 and preserved their perfect record. Tennessee scored all of their points in the first quarter. The first points came on a six-yard Dewey Warren touchdown pass to Austin Denney and next on a 40-yard Gary Wright field goal for a 10–0 lead. Still up by 10, the Crimson Tide made their comeback in the fourth quarter.


1966 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Tennessee
Ken Stabler scored on a one-yard touchdown run and then successfully converted the two-point conversion on a short pass to Wayne Cook that made the score 10–8. With 3:23 left in the game, Steve Davis kicked the 17-yard, game-winning field goal that made the score 11–10. The Volunteers did manage to set up a 19-yard field goal attempt that went wide in the final 0:20 of the contest. The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Tennessee to 23–19–7.


1966 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Vanderbilt
After their victory over Tennessee, Alabama again dropped into the No. 4 position in the AP Poll prior to their game against Vanderbilt. Against the Commodores, Alabama played 56 different players in their 42–6 victory at Birmingham. The Crimson Tide took a 21–0 first quarter lead before Vanderbilt scored their only points of the game. Alabama touchdowns were scored by Bobby Johns on a 40-yard interception return, a 29-yard Leslie Kelley pass to Ray Perkins on a halfback option play and on a 35-yard Wayne Trimble pass to Richard Brewer.


1966 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Vanderbilt
The Commodores responded with their only points on a three-yard Roger May touchdown pass to Steve Skupas late in the first. A 14-yard David Chatwood touchdown run in the second quarter made the halftime score 28–6 in favor of Alabama. The Crimson Tide then closed the game with a pair of third-quarter touchdowns on an 18-yard Trimble pass to Dennis Homan and on a one-yard Trimble run. The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Vanderbilt to 24–16–4.


1966 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Mississippi State
At Denny Stadium, the Crimson Tide traded touchdowns in the fourth quarter and defeated the Mississippi State Bulldogs 27–14 in Tuscaloosa. After a scoreless first quarter, Alabama took a 10–0 halftime lead after a 35-yard Steve Davis field goal and a 26-yard Wayne Trimble touchdown pass to Ray Perkins. Davis then added a 31-yard field goal in the third before both teams traded touchdowns in the fourth quarter and made the final score 27–14. In the final quarter, the Crimson Tide scored on Trimble touchdown passes of 48-yards to Jerry Duncan and 38-yards to Perkins; Mississippi State scored on a three-yard Prentis Calhoun run and on an 11-yard Don Saget pass to Calhoun. The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Mississippi State to 38–10–3.


1966 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, LSU
After their victory over Mississippi State, Alabama retained the No. 4 position in the AP Poll prior to their game against LSU. Behind a strong defensive performance, the Crimson Tide defeated the Tigers 21–0 at Legion Field. Alabama took a 5–0 first quarter lead after Mike Hall blocked a Mitch Worley punt for a safety and Steve Davis connected on a 24-yard  field goal. Davis then made the halftime score 8–0 in favor of the Crimson Tide with a 32-yard field goal. In the third quarter, Bobby Johns intercepted a Fred Haynes pass and returned it 33-yards for a touchdown and in the fourth a three-yard Frank Canterbury touchdown run made the final score 21–0. The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against LSU to 18–8–4.


1966 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, South Carolina
On homecoming in Tuscaloosa, Alabama defeated the South Carolina Gamecocks 24–0 at Denny Stadium. The Crimson Tide took a 14–0 halftime lead after touchdown runs of one-yard by David Chatwood in the first and of three-yards by Leslie Kelley in the second quarter. Alabama then closed the game with a 13-yard Wayne Trimble touchdown pass to Ray Perkins in the third and on a 31-yard Steve Davis field goal in the fourth that made the final score 24–0. The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against South Carolina to 6–0.


1966 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Southern Miss
In their annual game played at Mobile, Alabama shutout the Southern Miss Southerners 34–0 at Ladd Stadium. After a scoreless first, the Crimson Tide took a 12–0 halftime lead on a pair of Ken Stabler touchdown passes. The first was from 25-yards to Ray Perkins and the second from one-yard out to Wayne Cook. After a 13-yard David Chatwood touchdown run in the third, Alabama then closed the game with a pair of touchdowns and two-point conversions in the fourth quarter. The first came on a 55-yard Stabler touchdown pass to Dennis Homan and the second on a one-yard Joe Kelley run that made the final score 34–0. The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Southern Miss to 8–2–1.


1966 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Auburn
In the annual Iron Bowl game, Alabama defeated the Auburn Tigers 31–0 and secured their third consecutive SEC championship. After a scoreless first quarter, the Crimson Tide took a 17–0 halftime lead with points scored on a 63-yard Ken Stabler touchdown pass to Ray Perkins, on a one-yard Leslie Kelley run and on a 23-yard Steve Davis field goal. Alabama then concluded their scoring with a pair of third-quarter touchdowns on a 12-yard Kelley run and on a 41-yard Wayne Trimble pass to Donnie Sutton that made the final score 31–0. The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Auburn to 16–14–1.


1966 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Nebraska
For the second year in a row, Alabama played Nebraska in their bowl game, and for the second consecutive year defeated the Cornhuskers. In the 1967 edition of the Sugar Bowl, the Crimson Tide defeated Nebraska 34–7 and finished the season undefeated. Alabama opened with a 17–0 lead in the first quarter on touchdown runs of one-yard by Leslie Kelley, 14-yards by Ken Stabler and on a 30-yard Steve Davis field goal. They then extended it to 24–0 at halftime after a six-yard Wayne Trimble touchdown run in the second quarter.


1966 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Nebraska
After a 40-yard Davis field goal in the third for the Crimson Tide, Nebraska scored their only points early in the fourth quarter on a 15-yard Bob Churchich touchdown pass to Dick Davis that made the score 27–7. Alabama then closed the game with a 45-yard Stabler touchdown pass to Ray Perkins that made the final score 34–7. For his performance, Stabler was recognized as the game's MVP. The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Nebraska to 2–0.


1966 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, National championship claim
The NCAA recognizes consensus national champions as the teams that have captured a championship by way of one of the major polls since the 1950 NCAA University Division football season. Although Alabama was the only team with a perfect record at the end of the season as Notre Dame and Michigan State tied in their meeting, it was not recognized as national champion.


1966 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, National championship claim
Keith Dunnavant suggests in his book about the 1966 season, that the continued segregation of the Alabama football team (the Crimson Tide did not integrate until Wilbur Jackson and John Mitchell made the 1971 team), as well as the Birmingham campaign and Selma to Montgomery marches by white Alabamians during the Civil Rights Movement, cost the Crimson Tide support with voters in 1966 and led to the third-place finish. The 1966 squad was retroactively recognized as national champion by Berryman and Sagarin (ELO-Chess) but Alabama does not claim either in their official national championship total.


1966 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, NFL Draft
Several players that were varsity lettermen from the 1966 squad were drafted into the National Football League (NFL) between the 1967 and 1969 drafts. These players included the following:


1966 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Freshman squad
Prior to the 1972 NCAA University Division football season, NCAA rules prohibited freshmen from participating on the varsity team, and as such many schools fielded freshmen teams. The Alabama freshmen squad was led by coach Clem Gryska for the 1966 season and finished with a record of four wins and zero losses (4–0). The Baby Tide opened their season with a 27–14 victory over Mississippi State at Denny Stadium. After a scoreless first quarter, Alabama took a 7–0 lead in the second when Scott Hunter threw a five-yard touchdown pass to Tommy Wade.


1966 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Freshman squad
They then extended their lead to 17–0 at halftime when Mike Dean connected on a 46-yard field goal and Hunter scored on a short quarterback sneak. After Dean connected on a 31-yard field goal late in the third, the Bulldogs scored their first points late in the fourth on a 43-yard Dickie Carpenter touchdown run that made the score 20–7. Alabama responded with a 13-yard Wade touchdown run and State with a 13-yard Carpenter touchdown pass to George Davis that made the final score 27–14.


1966 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Freshman squad
In their second game of the season, the Alabama freshmen defeated Ole Miss 31–14 at Oxford. Alabama took a 14–7 halftime lead with a pair of Tommy Wade touchdown runs from one and three-yards; Ole Miss scored their touchdown on a four-yard John Bowen run. After Mike Dean connected on a 25-yard field goal in the third, fourth-quarter touchdowns were scored for Alabama by Wade on a one-yard run and on a 20-yard Scott Hunter pass to Dean. The Rebels scored their final touchdown on a 40-yard Vernon Studdard pass to Louis Farber that made the final score 31–14.


1966 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Freshman squad
In their next game on November 7 against Tennessee, the Baby Tide won again by a score of 21–9. The Vols led 9–7 at halftime after Vic Dingus tackled Eddie Bentley in the endzone for a safety and on a 35-yard Mike Jones touchdown pass to Gary Kreis. Alabama's first half touchdown came on a 15-yard Tommy Wade run. The Baby Tide closed the game with touchdowns on a 13-yard Scott Hunter pass to Perry Willis in the third and on a two-yard Wade run in the fourth that made the final score 21–9.


1966 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Freshman squad
In their final game of the season, Alabama defeated Auburn 6–3 at Denny Stadium and finished the season undefeated. After Joe Riley scored Auburn's only points with his 35-yard field goal in the first, Mike Dean scored all of the Tide's points with field goals of 20 and 31-yards.


1966 Alabama gubernatorial election
The 1966 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1966, and saw the election of Lurleen Wallace as Governor over U.S. Representative James D. Martin. Incumbent Democrat George Wallace was term limited and could not seek a second consecutive term.


1966 Alabama gubernatorial election, Democratic primary, Results
The Democratic primary was handily won by Lurleen Wallace, who was running as the proxy of her husband, governor George Wallace. Wallace captured a majority of the vote cast in the first round of the primary and there was therefore no runoff necessary.


1966 Alabama gubernatorial election, General election
Until 1966, the official election of the Democratic nominee had been a foregone conclusion. This election proved to be a significant departure from that trend, and the showing of James D. Martin proved to the best by a Republican candidate for governor in Alabama since Reconstruction.


1966 Alaska gubernatorial election
The 1966 Alaska gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1966, for the post of Governor of Alaska. Republican challenger Wally  Hickel narrowly defeated incumbent Democratic governor William A. Egan, falling just 3 votes short of an overall majority. Hickel had defeated former State House Speaker Bruce B. Kendall and former Territorial Governor Mike Stepovich for the Republican nomination, while Egan was challenged in the Democratic primary by former House Speaker Wendell P. Kay.


1966 Albanian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in the People's Republic of Albania on 10 July 1966. The Democratic Front was the only party able to contest the elections, and subsequently won all 240 seats. Voter turnout was reported to be 100%, with only four registered voters not voting.


1966 All England Badminton Championships
The 1966 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at Wembley Arena, London, England, from 23–26 March 1966.


1966 All England Badminton Championships, Final results
Heather Ward married and played under the name Heather Nielsen.


1966 All-AFL Team
The 1966 American Football League All-League Team was selected after the 1966 American Football League (AFL) season by AFL players, the Associated Press (AP), the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), the New York Daily News (NYDN), and United Press International (UPI) to honor the league's top performers at each position.


1966 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team
The 1966 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various selectors for their All-Atlantic Coast Conference ("ACC") teams for the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. Selectors in 1966 included the Associated Press (AP).


1966 All-Big Eight Conference football team
The 1966 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Eight Conference teams for the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. The selectors for the 1966 season included the Associated Press (AP).


1966 All-Big Ten Conference football team
The 1966 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Ten Conference teams for the 1966 Big Ten Conference football season. Players from the 1966 Michigan State Spartans football team dominated the All-Big Ten team in 1966, taking eight of the 22 first-team spots. Players from Purdue and Michigan each received four spots.


1966 All-Big Ten Conference football team, Key
AP = Associated Press, "selected by a board of sports writers covering the Big Ten scene"


1966 All-Big Ten Conference football team, Key
UPI = United Press International, selected by the conference coaches


1966 All-Big Ten Conference football team, Key
Bold = First-team selection of both the AP and UPI


1966 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship
The 1966 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the sixth staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship. The championship ended on 18 September 1966.


1966 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship
Cork were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the provincial championship. Tipperary won the title after defeating Dublin by 4-11 to 2-12 in the final.


1966 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
The 1966 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 35th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament for boys under the age of 18.


1966 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Derry entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated by Down in the Ulster final.


1966 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
On 25 September 1966, Mayo won the championship following a 1-12 to 1-8 defeat of Down in the All-Ireland final. This was their third All-Ireland title overall and their first title in 13 championship seasons.


1966 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
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1966 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
The 1966 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 36th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928.


1966 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
Dublin entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten in the Leinster semi-final.


1966 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
On 16 October 1966 Wexford won the championship following a 4-1 to 1-8 defeat of Cork in a replay of the All-Ireland final. This was their second All-Ireland title and their first in three championship seasons.


1966 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship
The 1966 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship was the high point of the 1966 season in Camogie. The championship was won by Dublin who defeated Antrim by a two-point margin in the final. The semi-final between Dublin and Tipperary ranks 1alongside the disputed semi-final of 1947 between Dublin and Galway as the most controversial in camogie history.


1966 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, Controversy
Most Tipperary people believed that the All Ireland semi-final between Tipperary and Dublin at Cahir had finished as a one-point victory for Tipperary, although because of a disputed point by Ann Carroll from a free eight minutes into the second half some others thought it was a draw. The referee said it was a one-point victory for Dublin. Tipperary appealed against the result but their objection failed and the referee's score of Dublin 5–0, Tipperary 3–5 was confirmed.


1966 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, Controversy
Dublin had two goals each from Úna O'Connor and Kit Kehoe and a fifth from Judy Doyle while Tipperary had two goals from Kathleen Griffin, 1-1 from Peggy Graham (one of three sisters on the Tipperary side), three or four points (depending on your interpretation) from Ann Carroll and two points from and Margo Loughnane. Some of the Tipperary supporters acted in an unruly manner for which the county received a six-month suspended sentence. The Irish Press commented that the game was "The game was very fast and often spectacular but unfortunately was betimes robust.. "The Irish Press reported


1966 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, Controversy
There was considerable confusion at the end of this tremendously exciting All Ireland camogie semi-final at Cahir yesterday and only after an emergency meeting of the central Council in the Galtee Hotel after the game was it announced by the President, Miss Lil O'Grady (Cork) that Dublin the holders had got through to yet another final, by a single point.


1966 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, Controversy
The Nenagh Guardian reported under the scoreline Tipperary 3-7 Dublin 5-0:


1966 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, Controversy
Elation, disappointment, despair, absolute exasperation, these are al the words that could be used to describe the feelings of the Tipperary camogie team after last Sunday's All Ireland semi-final against Dublin in Cahir. The excitement and the cheering when the referee announced after the game that Tipperary had own by a point was tremendous, and the exhausted Tipperary girls jumped for joy. But amid fantastic confusion there were doubts as to whether one of Tipperary's points had been allowed or not.


1966 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, Controversy
Despite this disappointment that the game could possibly be a draw, the absolute bombshell that was dropped when it was announced in the Galtee Hotel that Dublin had won by a point really completed a day of frustration. That a referee in an All Ireland semi-final could forget to mark down scores of one of the team is really inexplicable. All the Tipperary girls and officials were simply stunned that such a thing could happen. It was like a nightmare come true.


1966 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, Controversy
How the referee could change so quickly from Tipperary winning by one point to the impossibility of Dublin actually winning is beyond comprehension. Margo Loughnane coolly tapped over the equalizer and seconds before the final whistle, Ann Carroll pointed to break the Dublin bogey for Tipperary camogie players for ever, no mater what the referee says. It was their tremendous spirit and determination that brought Tipperary to victory in the end. They moved as a unit with one purpose in mind, and even a deficit of eight points  did not deter them from attaining the purpose, and they succeeded as far as flagged scored were concerned.


1966 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, Final
A goal in the second minute from Úna O'Connor, winning her 13th All-Ireland medal, put Dublin on course to victory, they led 1-1 to 0-2 at half time. Antrim leveled with two Mairéad McAtamney points five minutes after the restart. Orla Ní Síocháin put Kit Kehoe in possession for what proved to be the decisive goal for Dublin 12 minutes from the end. Antrim besieged the Dublin goal at the end and Mairéad Carabine scored a point then doubled on a falling ball to send it inches over the crossbar when a goal would have earned a replay. Agnes Hourigan wrote in The Irish Press:


1966 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, Final
The game was one of the most exciting in recent years, If Mairéad Carabine, who scored Antrim’s last point, had kept the ball low, the sides would have finished level. Dublin just deserved to snatch victory as they wasted few chances. They were filed on many occasions by goalkeeper Teresa Kearns, who had a brilliant game for Antrim. Antrim had more of the play and must regret their wasted chances. They had 12 wides in the second half and 16 in all, against five for Dublin. Dublin owe a great deal to their defence. Eithne Leech was always sound in goal, and Kathleen Lyons and Mary Ryan were seldom beaten. Kitty Murphy had a brilliant first half but was less conspicuous after the interval when Mary Phil Jameson moved out.


1966 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, Final
Kathleen Ryder made her last appearance for Dublin as she got married and retired from inter county camogie the following month.


1966 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final
The 1966 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final was the 35th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1966 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, an inter-county camogie tournament for the top teams in Ireland.


1966 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final
Antrim were their own worst enemies, hitting sixteen wides (against five by Dublin), and they list by two. This was Dublin's tenth championship in a row, and would prove to be their last for eighteen years.


1966 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 1966 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 80th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 1 May 1966 and ended on 25 September 1966.


1966 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Galway entered the championship as the defending champions in search of a third successive championship title.


1966 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
On 25 September 1966, Galway won the championship following a 1-10 to 0-7 defeat of Meath in the All-Ireland final. This was their seventh All-Ireland title overall and their third championship in succession.


1966 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Fermanagh's P. T. Treacy was the championship's top scorer with 4-12. Galway's Mattie McDonagh was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.


1966 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, Connacht Championship format change
Normal system back with just 1 Quarter-final vs 2 Semi-finals as usual.


1966 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
The 1966 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 79th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1966 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.


1966 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
It was the third of three All-Ireland football titles won by Galway in the 1960s, which made them joint "team of the decade" with Down who also won three. However, Galway's three 1960s titles came consecutively.


1966 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
In 2018, Martin Breheny listed this as the ninth greatest All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.


1966 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Route to the final
Galway, though reigning champions, approached the game as underdogs. Their opponents Meath had seen off Down in the semi-final.


1966 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Pre-game
The teams kneeled to kiss the bishop's ring before the game got underway.


1966 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Match, Summary
This was to be, if not the battle of the century, at least the final of the decade. That was the assessment from all the pundits as Galway geared up to secure their third All-Ireland title in a row, against Meath. The credentials of both sides were perfect: Galway unbeaten since the 1963 All-Ireland final with Dublin against a Meath team that had put in an incredible second-half performance against Down to win by ten points. The champions, with the breeze behind them, made the early running. With 13 minutes gone they had strolled to a three-point lead.


1966 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Match, Summary
Despite the best efforts of the Meath side to keep the score that low against a Galway side who had the momentum, the crucial score came not long after. Cyril picked up possession and played the ball across the Meath goal. As it bounced across the face of John McCormack's goal, Mattie McDonagh came steaming in and planted the ball into the back of the net with relative ease. It was Galway's first goal in their "Three In A Row" assault. Thirty seconds later, Liam Sammon pointed followed quickly by another from Seamus Leydon.


1966 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Match, Summary
This left it at 1–05 to no score in favour of Galway. Murty Sullivan got Meath off the mark but at half-time, they trailed by eight points, 1–6 to 0–1. A reshuffled Meath team re-opened the second half with promise, but the revival they sought, desperately needing a goal, never looked like coming. Meath outscored Galway in the second half but it was merely an irrelevant statistic as the Tribesmen had made it "Three In A Row", with a six-point victory. The ingredients were there for a thrilling contest were there for a thrilling contest, but on the day it all came apart for Meath and remained the same for a Galway side who made GAA history with their performance.


1966 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Match, Summary
Mattie McDonagh scored a goal after 21 minutes and Galway led 1–6 to 0–1 at half-time, and went on to complete a three-in-a-row. McDonagh's goal came 11th in RTÉ's 2005 series Top 20 GAA Moments.


1966 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Match, Details
Team:Johnny Geraghty (GK)Enda Colleran (Capt.) Noel Tierney Bosco McDermottColie McDonaghSean MeadeMartin NewellJimmy DugganPat DonnellanCyril DunneMattie McDonaghSeamus LeydonLiam SammonSean ClearyJohn Keenan


1966 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Match, Details
Match rules:60 minutes. Replay if scores still level. Maximum of 3 substitutions.


1966 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Match, Details
Team:John McCormack(GK)Dinny DonnellyJack QuinnPeter DarbyPat CollierBertie CunninghamPat ReynoldsPeter MooreTom BrownTony BrennanMurty O'SullivanDavy Carty (Capt.) Gerry QuinnNoel CurranOllie Shanley


1966 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Beitzel
Harry Beitzel, an Australian credited with pioneering the development of the composite rules sport International rules football, is said to have drawn inspiration from watching the 1966 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final on television, and in 1967 sent an Australian side – "The Galahs" – to play the game against an Irish side. Beitzel followed this up the next year with The Australian Football World Tour, a six-match series with games played against Irish teams in Ireland, the UK and United States. (The 1968 Galahs also played exhibition matches of Australian Rules throughout the tour, including a game in Bucharest, Romania.)


1966 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The 1966 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 80th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship began on 15 May 1966 and ended on 4 September 1966.


1966 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Tipperary were the defending champions but were defeated by Limerick in the Munster quarter-final.


1966 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
On 4 September 1966, Cork won the championship following a 3-9 to 1-10 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. This was their 20th All-Ireland title, their first in twelve championship seasons.


1966 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Cork's Seánie Barry was the championship's top scorer with 3-23. Cork's Justin McCarthy was the choice for Texaco Hurler of the Year.


1966 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
The 1966 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 79th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1966 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland. The match was held at Croke Park, Dublin, on 4 September 1966, between Cork and Kilkenny. The Leinster champions lost to their Munster opponents on a score line of 3–9 to 1-10.


1966 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, All-Ireland Final, Overview
Sunday 4 September was the date of the 1966 All-Ireland senior hurling final between Cork and Kilkenny. It was Cork's first appearance in a final in ten years while Kilkenny were lining out in their first championship decider since 1964. Furthermore, it was the first championship meeting of these two great rivals in nineteen years.


1966 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, All-Ireland Final, Overview
In the build-up to the game there was speculation in the Cork camp that 45-year-old Christy Ring, the man regarded by players and commentators alike as the greatest player of all-time would come out of retirement to play on the Cork team. During his playing days he had won a record eight All-Ireland medals, however, this record was equaled by Tipperary’s John Doyle in 1965.


1966 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, All-Ireland Final, Overview
While many saw it as an impossibility that Ring would play or even by named as a substitute, many more were determined that he should line out in an effort to capture a ninth winners’ medal. In the end Ring didn't play, and one of the youngest Cork teams of all-time turned out and they were firm underdogs compared to a vastly experienced Kilkenny side. The majority of the Cork team had never played in Croke Park before, while their captain, Gerald McCarthy, was still an under-21 player. For Kilkenny, Croke Park was a virtual home from home.


1966 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, All-Ireland Final, Overview
The weather on the day featured heavy showers before the match resulting in a greasy surface. Coupled with this was the fact that there was also a strong breeze blowing up the field towards Hill 16.


1966 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, All-Ireland Final, Overview
Before the game itself there were some special celebrations to mark the golden jubilee of the Easter Rising in 1916. 500 survivors of the insurrection were specially invited by GAA Central Council to attend the game and, appropriately, they were seated in section R of the Hogan Stand. They were uniquely honoured when the Artane Boys Band played Pádraig Pearse’s song O Ró sé do bheatha bhaile  prior to the national anthem.


1966 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, All-Ireland Final, Match report
With the pre-match festivities completed the game began. The opening minutes saw both sides fighting tooth and nail together with end to end action. The Kilkenny defence were put under pressure in the opening three minutes with goalkeeper Ollie Walsh making a number of great saves. In spite of this pressure from Cork it was John Teehan of Kilkenny who recorded the first score after four minutes. Eddie Keher converted a free shortly after to put Kilkenny two points ahead.


1966 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, All-Ireland Final, Match report
Both sides shot four wides over the course of the next few minutes before Keher landed another free to give his team a three point lead. After sixteen minutes of play Cork registered their first score courtesy of a free by Seánie Barry. Keher and Barry shot two more wides for their respective teams shortly after, before the former converted two more points to give Kilkenny a five points to one point lead.


1966 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, All-Ireland Final, Match report
After twenty-two minutes Cork were awarded a free on the twenty-one yard line. Seánie Barry lined up to take it as Telefís Éireann commentator Michael O'Hehir wondered if he would be ‘satisfied with a point’. Barry went for a goal but it was stopped on the line and batted out, however, it was batted out to the waiting Colm Sheehan who sent the sliothar crashing to the Kilkenny net. In the space of a few minutes Cork were back in the game and only trailed by a single point after a long period of Kilkenny dominance.


1966 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, All-Ireland Final, Match report
Eddie Keher increased this deficit to two points when he pointed another free on the twenty-five-minute mark. Shortly after the puck out the sliothar broke to Cork's Charlie McCarthy who recorded one of the scores of the day when his ground shot went straight over the bar for another point. Kilkenny fought back straight after the puck out as Pa Dillon went through for a goal. The sliothar ended up in the Cork net, however, the referee had blown his whistle for a free just a fraction of a second before the sliothar was struck.


1966 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, All-Ireland Final, Match report
Seán Buckley restored Kilkenny's lead to two points as a result of the free before Justin McCarthy’s sideline cut when wide. Eddie Keher missed another point, however, less than a minute later he was clear for a goal, however, that too went wide. The half-time whistle sounded after Paddy Barry’s puck out with Kilkenny leading by 0–7 to 1–2.


1966 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, All-Ireland Final, Match report
Not long after the restart Cork leveled the scores courtesy of a Gerald McCarthy point and a pointed free from Seánie Barry. Kilkenny's sharpshooter Eddie Keher put his team a point ahead shortly after as he converted yet another free. For the second time in the game Cork took the upper hand against the run of play when Colm Sheehan captured his second goal of the game.


1966 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, All-Ireland Final, Match report
In spite of all Kilkenny's dominance in the first-half Cork were now in the lead by 2–4 to 0–8. Seánie Barry stretched Cork's lead to three points in the forty-second minute of play before Eddie Keher scored his seventh point of the day to reduce the deficit to two points. Joe Dunphy narrowed the gap to the bare minimum with another point as the game turned into a tense affair once again. Just as Kilkenny were clawing their way back Cork got another run of luck against the run of play. A John O'Halloran shot hit off the crossbar and landed into the Kilkenny net to give Cork a third goal and a 3–5 to 0–10 lead.


1966 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, All-Ireland Final, Match report
Cork got a huge lift after this goal and registered three further unanswered points courtesy of one form Seánie Barry and two from Justin McCarthy. Kilkenny were not finished yet as Tom Walsh scored a late, late goal to give the score line some respectability, however, it was too late. Deep into injury time John Bennett captured the last score of the game as he gave Cork a 3–9 to 1–10 lead. The full-time whistle was blown immediately after the puck out and Cork had captured their twentieth All-Ireland title.


1966 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
The 1966 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship was the third staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964.


1966 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
On 2 October 1966, Roscommon won the championship following a 2-10 to 1-12 defeat of Kildare in the All-Ireland final. This was their first All-Ireland title.


1966 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
The 1966 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship  was the third staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. The championship began on 27 March 1966 and ended on 3 November 1966


1966 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
The All-Ireland final, the only one to have gone to two replays, was eventually decided on 3 November 1966 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Cork and Wexford, in what was their first ever championship meeting. Cork won the match by 9-09 to 5-09 to claim their first championship title.


1966 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
Cork's Charlie McCarthy and Seánie Barry were the championship's top scorers.


1966 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship Final
The 1966 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship final was a hurling match played at Nowlan Park, Kilkenny on 2 October 1966 to determine the winners of the 1966 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship, the 3rd season of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship, a tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association for the champion teams of the four provinces of Ireland. The final was contested by Cork of Munster and Wexford of Leinster, with the game ending in a 3-12 to 5-6 draw. The replay took place on 23 October 1966, with both sides finishing level at 4-9 apiece. A second replay took place on 13 November 1966, with Cork winning by 9-9 to 5-9.


1966 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship Final
The All-Ireland final between Cork and Wexford was a unique occasion as it was their first ever championship meeting. Wexford were hoping to retain the title, while Cork were hoping to win their first All-Ireland title in the grade.


1966 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship Final
Cork were without goalkeeper Jim Casey, Denis Coughlan and Andrew Flynn, who were touring the United States with Glen Rovers. A thrilling game followed with Seánie Barry, who scored 2-7 in all, securing the equalizing point on the call of time.


1966 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship Final
The replay took place in the Gaelic Grounds in conjunction with the final of the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship. Once again the sides couldn't be separated and a 4-9 apiece draw was the result.


1966 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship Final
For the only time in the history of the championship, the final went to a third game. A huge 9-9 to 5-9 victory gave Cork the title at the third time of asking. Team captain Gerald McCarthy had the unique distinction of becoming the first, and to date the only, player to captain All-Ireland-winning senior and under-21 titles in the same year.


1966 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship Final
Cork's All-Ireland victory was their first in the under-21 grade. It was also the beginning of a golden age in the grade which resulted in the winning of seven All-Ireland titles in eleven years.


1966 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship Final
Wexford's defeat in the final started a sequence of bad luck in All-Ireland finals. It was the first of eleven All-Ireland final defeats over the course of the next fifty years.


1966 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team
The 1966 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Pacific-8 Conference teams for the 1966 NCAA University Division football season.


1966 All-Pro Team
The Associated Press (AP), United Press International (UPI), Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), and New York Daily News selected All-Pro players following the 1966 NFL season.


1966 All-Pro Team, Teams
Leroy Kelly, Halfback, Cleveland BrownsDan Reeves, Halfback, Dallas CowboysGale Sayers, Halfback, Chicago BearsDick Bass, Fullback, Los Angeles RamsJim Taylor, Fullback, Green Bay Packers


1966 All-Pro Team, Teams
Pat Studstill, Flanker, Detroit LionsBob Hayes, Split end, Dallas CowboysDave Parks Split end, San Francisco 49ersCharley Taylor, Split end, Washington Redskins


1966 All-Pro Team, Teams
John Mackey, Baltimore ColtsPete Retzlaff, Philadelphia EaglesJackie Smith, St. Louis Cardinals


1966 All-Pro Team, Teams
Bob Brown, Right Tackle, Philadelphia EaglesForrest Gregg, Right Tackle, Green Bay PackersErnie McMillan, Right Tackle, St. Louis CardinalsRalph Neely, Right Tackle, Dallas CowboysJim Parker, Right Tackle, Baltimore ColtsWalt Rock, Right Tackle, San Francisco 49ers


1966 All-Pro Team, Teams
John Thomas, Left Guard, San Francisco 49ersFuzzy Thurston, Left Guard, Green Bay PackersJohn Wooten, Left Guard, Cleveland BrownsJohn Gordy, Right Guard, Detroit LionsKen Gray, Right Guard, St. Louis CardinalsGene Hickerson, Right Guard, Cleveland BrownsJerry Kramer, Right Guard, Green Bay Packers


1966 All-Pro Team, Teams
Bob DeMarco, St. Louis CardinalsGreg Larson, New York GiantsJim Ringo, Philadelphia EaglesMick Tingelhoff, Minnesota Vikings


1966 All-Pro Team, Teams
Deacon Jones, Left, Los Angeles RamsJim Katcavage, Left, New York GiantsBen McGee, Left, Pittsburgh Steelers Joe Robb, Left, St. Louis Cardinals George Andrie, Right, Dallas Cowboys Ordell Braase, Right, Baltimore Colts


1966 All-Pro Team, Teams
Merlin Olsen, Left, Los Angeles RamsFloyd Peters, Left, Philadelphia EaglesRoger Brown, Right, Detroit LionsHenry Jordan, Right, Green Bay PackersBob Lilly, Right, Dallas Cowboys


1966 All-Pro Team, Teams
Joe Fortunato, Left, Chicago BearsJim Houston, Left, Cleveland BrownsChuck Howley, Left, Dallas CowboysDave Robinson, Left, Green Bay PackersDave Wilcox, Left, San Francisco 49ers Maxie Baughan, Right, Los Angeles RamsLee Roy Caffey, Right, Green Bay PackersWayne Walker, Right, Detroit Lions


1966 All-Pro Team, Teams
Erich Barnes, Cleveland BrownsBobby Boyd, Baltimore ColtsCornell Green, Dallas CowboysJimmy Johnson, San Francisco 49ers


1966 All-Pro Team, Teams
Richie Petitbon, Chicago Bears Jerry Stovall, St. Louis CardinalsClendon Thomas, Pittsburgh SteelersWillie Wood, Green Bay PackersEddie Meador, Los Angeles RamsMel Renfro, Dallas CowboysLarry Wilson, St. Louis Cardinals


1966 All-SEC football team
The 1966 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by various selectors for the 1966 NCAA University Division football season.


1966 All-SEC football team, Key
Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both AP and UPI


1966 All-Southwest Conference football team
The 1966 All-Southwest Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Southwest Conference teams for the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. The selectors for the 1966 season included the Associated Press (AP).


1966 All-Southwest Conference football team, Key
CFHOF = Player inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame


1966 Allan Cup
The 1966 Allan Cup was the Canadian national senior ice hockey championship for the 1965-66 Senior "A" season. The event was hosted by the Drumheller Miners and Calgary, Alberta. The 1966 playoff marked the 58th time that the Allan Cup has been awarded.


1966 Allsvenskan, Overview
The league was contested by 12 teams, with Djurgårdens IF Fotboll winning the championship.


1966 American 500
The 1966 American 500 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on October 30, 1966, at North Carolina Motor Speedway in Rockingham, North Carolina.


1966 American 500
The transition to purpose-built racecars began in the early 1960s and occurred gradually over that decade. Changes made to the sport by the late 1960s brought an end to the "strictly stock" vehicles of the 1950s.


1966 American 500, Background
North Carolina Motor Speedway was opened as a flat, one-mile oval on October 31, 1965. In 1969, the track was extensively reconfigured to a high-banked, D-shaped oval just over one mile in length. In 1997, North Carolina Motor Speedway merged with Penske Motorsports, and was renamed North Carolina Speedway. Shortly thereafter, the infield was reconfigured, and competition on the infield road course, mostly by the SCCA, was discontinued. Currently, the track is home to the Fast Track High Performance Driving School.


1966 American 500, Summary
There were 43 American-born drivers on the grid along with Canadian-born driver Don Biederman. Tiny Lund would finish in last place due to a clutch issue on lap 2 out of the 500 laps that were raced that day. The race took nearly five hours to finish with Fred Lorenzen defeating Don White by more than four laps in front of a crowd of 35000 spectators. Lorenzen would clinch the pole position with qualifying speeds reaching 116 miles per hour (187 km/h); with the average speed of the racing only being 11 miles per hour (18 km/h) slower. There were 20 different lead changes and NASCAR had to wave the caution flag four times for a total distance of 35 laps.


1966 American 500, Summary
The other drivers in the top ten were: Ned Jarrett, Cale Yarborough, Junior Johnson, Buddy Baker, David Pearson, Jim Paschal, Donnie Allison, and James Hylton. Notable crew chiefs who were in attendance for this race were Harry Hyde, Dale Inman, Shorty Johns, and Ray Fox.


1966 American 500, Summary
While NASCAR promoters kept luring Junior Johnson back to the Grand National Series for the betterment of the fans, he promptly declared his retirement after this race. Ned Jarrett retired because he and Junior Johnson were involved in the crash that killed Fireball Roberts at the 1964 World 600. They both received severe burns pulling Roberts out of the wreckage. The risk was greater than the reward at the time; given the relatively unregulated nature of NASCAR racing during the late 1960s.


1966 American 500, Summary
Bobby Johns finished in 38th place due to a carburetor problem; a practice discontinued since NASCAR adopted fuel injection in 2012. Tommy Bostick would make his only NASCAR appearance during this race. The winner of the race would receive $14,550 of the total prize purse ($116,056.77 when adjusted for inflation) while the last-place finisher went home with a mere $500 ($3,988.21 when adjusted for inflation).


1966 American Football League Championship Game
The 1966 American Football League Championship Game was  the seventh AFL championship game, played at War Memorial Stadium in Buffalo, New York, on January 1, 1967.


1966 American Football League Championship Game
It matched the Western Division champion Kansas City Chiefs (11–2–1) and the Eastern Division champion Buffalo Bills (9–4–1) to decide the American Football League (AFL) champion for the 1966 season.


1966 American Football League Championship Game
The host Bills entered as two-time defending champions, but the visiting Chiefs were three-point favorites, mainly because of their explosive and innovative offense led by head coach Hank Stram. The Bills were a more conventional team with a solid defensive line and a running mindset on offense. The two teams had split their season series, played early in the schedule without weather as a factor, with the road team winning each.


1966 American Football League Championship Game
The Chiefs defeated the Bills by a score of 31–7, and advanced to Super Bowl I to play against the National Football League (NFL) champion Green Bay Packers.


1966 American Football League Championship Game, Background
The game was originally scheduled for Monday, December 26, the week after the conclusion of the regular season. The AFL–NFL merger agreement of June 1966 called for a "world championship game" between the league champions. When a date of January 15, 1967, was established, the AFL title game was moved to January 1, same as the NFL championship game in Dallas. The AFL game was at 1 p.m. EST, televised by NBC, and the NFL game followed at 4 p.m. on CBS.


1966 American Football League Championship Game, Background
Like the NFL, the host team for the title game was alternated between the divisions, regardless of record. In the AFL, the Eastern division hosted in even-numbered years and the Western in odd; home-field advantage was not adopted until 1975.


1966 American Football League Championship Game, Background, Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs finished the 1966 regular season with an 11–2–1 record and clinched the Western Division title five weeks earlier, on November 27. Quarterback Len Dawson finished the season with 2,527 passing yards and 26 touchdowns, with only 10 interceptions, giving him a 101.7 passer rating. The team's top wide receiver was Otis Taylor who caught 58 passes for 1,297 yards and 8 touchdowns; Chris Burford also contributed by catching 58 passes for 758 yards and 8 touchdowns. Mike Garrett was the team's leading rusher, gaining 801 yards and 6 touchdowns. Other reliable options included Curtis McClinton (540 yards, 4 touchdowns) and Bert Coan (521 yards, 7 touchdowns). The Chiefs' offense consisted of five All-Stars: Len Dawson, Curtis McClinton, Otis Taylor, Jim Tyrer, and Ed Budde.


1966 American Football League Championship Game, Background, Kansas City Chiefs
Their defense featured six All-Stars: Johnny Robinson, E.J. Holub, Sherrill Headrick, Bobby Bell, Buck Buchanan, and Jerry Mays.


1966 American Football League Championship Game, Game summary
In a chilly drizzle, Kansas City broke open a tied fierce 7–7 battle and dominated the rest of the contest from there on, forcing four turnovers (without losing any themselves) and outscoring host Buffalo 24-0 over the last three quarters.


1966 American Football League Championship Game, Game summary
On the opening kickoff, Fletcher Smith's short kick was fielded by defensive end Dudley Meredith, who promptly fumbled the ball, and KC punter Jerrel Wilson, who also played on the kick coverage team, recovered it for the Chiefs on the Bills 31-yard line. This led to the first score of the game, a 29-yard touchdown pass from Len Dawson to tight end  Fred Arbanas. After an exchange of punts, Buffalo tied the game when receiver Elbert Dubenion raced ahead of defensive back Fred Williamson, "the Hammer", caught a pass from Jack Kemp at the Chiefs 45, and raced all the way to the end zone for a 69-yard touchdown reception.


1966 American Football League Championship Game, Game summary
Later on, Mike Garrett's 27-yard punt return gave the Chiefs a first down on the Bills 45-yard line. After a few plays, Dawson made a key 15-yard completion to Arbanas advancing to the Buffalo 29. It was the last catch of the day for Arbanas, who ended up leaving the game with a separated shoulder; however, it paid off big time as Dawson threw a 29-yard touchdown pass to Otis Taylor on the next play, giving the Chiefs a 14–7 second quarter lead.


1966 American Football League Championship Game, Game summary
Buffalo responded with a drive deep into Chiefs territory, featuring Kemp's 30-yard completion to rookie receiver Rob Burnett to the Kansas City 12-yard line. But in what turned out to be one of the most crucial plays of the game, Kemp's next pass resulted in a costly interception in the end zone by safety Johnny Robinson, who returned the football 72 yards to the Bills 28. Mike Mercer eventually cashed in the turnover with a 32-yard field goal that gave the Chiefs a 17–7 halftime lead.


1966 American Football League Championship Game, Game summary
The third quarter was a defensive struggle with each team punting the football twice. Near the end, Kansas City got possession of the football on the Bills 42-yard line, but failed to score when Mercer missed a 49-yard field goal attempt.


1966 American Football League Championship Game, Game summary
The Chiefs put the game away with consecutive touchdown drives in the fourth quarter. First, Dawson's 45-yard completion to Chris Burford gave the team a first down at the Buffalo 4-yard line. Garrett then ran the ball on the next four plays, concluding with a 1-yard touchdown run. On the first play of Buffalo's next drive, receiver Glenn Bass lost a fumble that Bobby Hunt returned 21 yards to the Bills 20-yard line, which led to another Garrett touchdown run, the final score of the game from 18 yards. Buffalo could do nothing with their next drive, and on their final one of the day, Kemp was intercepted by Emmitt Thomas.


1966 American Football League Championship Game, Game summary
Dawson completed 16 of 24 passes for 227 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 28 yards. Garrett rushed for 39 yards and two touchdowns, caught 4 passes for 16 yards, returned a kickoff for 3 yards, and added another 37 yards on 3 punt returns. Kemp completed 12 of 25 passes for 253 yards and a touchdown, coupled with two costly interceptions. Burnett caught six passes for 127 yards.


1966 American Football League Championship Game, Officials
The AFL added a sixth game official, the side linesman, in 1966; the NFL added its sixth official, the line judge, during the previous season. The seventh official, the side judge, was added in 1978.


1966 American Football League Championship Game, Players' shares
The winning Chiefs split their players' shares for the title game 51 ways for $5,308 each, while the Bills split theirs into 47 shares for about $3,800 each.


1966 American Football League Championship Game, Players' shares
The upcoming Super Bowl I awarded an additional $15,000 per player for the winners and $7,500 each for the losing team.


1966 American Football League draft
The 1966 American Football League draft was held on Saturday, November 27, 1965. The AFL added the Miami Dolphins as an expansion team in 1966 to bring its total to nine franchises for its seventh season. The only Hall of Famer to come out of this draft was Jan Stenerud, who was picked by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round of the Red Shirt portion of the draft.


1966 American Football League draft
This was the last competitive draft of the American Football League before the AFL–NFL merger agreement, which was announced in June 1966. The next draft of college players in 1967 was a common draft, held in mid-March.


1966 American Football League draft
The 1966 NFL Draft was held the same day, November 27, 1965.


1966 American Football League draft, Player selections (AFL), Round one
*As an expansion team, Miami picked first in every round and was awarded an extra pick at the beginning of the draft. *New York deferred its first round selection, taking the 13th pick instead of the 9th. *Oakland deferred its selections until after the first six rounds and traded its sixth round pick. Its first round pick was made after the 7th round, 63rd overall. They made their second, third, and fifth round picks in the middle of the 7th round, so the first round pick was actually the fourth pick Oakland made.


1966 American Football League draft, Player selections (AFL), Round two
*Oakland deferred its selections until after the first six rounds and traded its sixth round pick. Its second round pick was made during the 7th round, 57th overall. This was the first pick Oakland made in the draft.


1966 American Football League draft, Player selections (AFL), Round three
*Oakland deferred its selections until after the first six rounds and traded its sixth round pick. Its third round pick was made during the 7th round, 58th overall. This was the second pick Oakland made in the draft.


1966 American Football League draft, Player selections (AFL), Round four
*Oakland deferred its selections until after the first six rounds and traded its sixth round pick. Its fourth round pick was made during the 8th round, 71st overall. This was the fifth pick Oakland made in the draft.


1966 American Football League draft, Player selections (AFL), Round five
*Oakland deferred its selections until after the first six rounds and traded its sixth round pick. Its fifth round pick was made during the 7th round, 59th overall. This was the third pick Oakland made in the draft.


1966 American Football League draft, Player selections (AFL), Round six
*Oakland deferred its selections until after the first six rounds and traded its sixth round pick.


1966 American Football League draft, Player selections (AFL), Round seven
*Oakland deferred its selections until after the first six rounds. Picks 57, 58, & 59 were deferred Oakland picks and are shown in rounds two, three, and five respectively.


1966 American Football League draft, Player selections (AFL), Round eight
*Oakland deferred its selections until after the first six rounds. Pick 70 would have been Oakland's pick in the 8th round but was skipped. Pick 71 was a deferred Oakland pick and is shown in round four.


1966 American Football League season
The 1966 American Football League season was the seventh regular season of the American Football League. The league began its merger process with the National Football League (NFL) in June, which took effect fully in 1970.


1966 American Football League season
The season also saw the debut of the expansion Miami Dolphins, the AFL's ninth team (an odd number), requiring an idle team each week. A sixth official, the Line Judge, was added to the officiating crew; the NFL added the Line Judge the previous season.


1966 American Football League season
The season ended when the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the two-time defending champion Buffalo Bills in the AFL Championship game, and were defeated by the NFL's Green Bay Packers in the first AFL-NFL World Championship Game, now known as the Super Bowl.


1966 American Football League season, Division races
The AFL now had nine teams, grouped into two divisions (the new Miami team was in the Eastern Division, now with five teams), and still played a 14-game schedule. In previous seasons (with eight clubs), each played a home-and-away game against the other seven. All nine teams faced each other at least once, and each team played six others twice.


1966 American Football League season, Division races
Though Boston and Miami were both in the Eastern Division, they met only once, on November 27 (each team played Western Division teams Kansas City and Denver twice, while Boston also played San Diego twice and Miami played Oakland twice --- meaning that the Patriots and Dolphins each had a schedule that called for them to face three non-division opponents more often than they played a divisional opponent).


1966 American Football League season, Division races
As in earlier years, the division champions met in the league championship game, with the home team rotating, this year to the Eastern champion. If there was tie in the standings, an unscheduled tiebreaker playoff would be held to determine the division winner, with the other division's winner idle.


1966 American Football League season, Regular season
Prior to the season, the AFL–NFL merger was announced in June, and both leagues agreed to have their champions meet in an annual AFL-NFL World Championship Game (later known as the Super Bowl), beginning in January 1967. Additionally, a common draft was introduced, with the first held in March 1967.


1966 American Football League season, Regular season
Also, the Miami Dolphins joined the AFL as its first expansion team. Joe Auer would score the first touchdown in Dolphins history, returning an opening kickoff for 95 yards versus the Oakland Raiders.


1966 American Football League season, Regular season, Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.


1966 American Samoan constitutional referendum
A constitutional referendum was held in American Samoa on 8 November 1966. The proposed constitution drawn up by the Constitutional Council on 26 September 1966 was approved by voters. The American Department of the Interior approved the changes on 2 June 1967, allowing it to come into force on 1 July 1967.


1966 Amstel Gold Race
The 1966 Amstel Gold Race was the first edition of the annual road bicycle race "Amstel Gold Race", held on Sunday April 30, 1966, in the Dutch provinces of North Brabant and Limburg. The race stretched 302 kilometres, with the start in Breda and the finish in Meerssen. There were a total of 120 competitors, and 30 cyclists finished the race.


1966 Arab Cup
The 1966 Arab Cup was the third edition of the Arab Cup hosted by Baghdad, Iraq. The host nation and defending Champions Iraq won the title for the 2nd time.


1966 Arab Cup, Group stage, Group B
Oman abandoned their first match against Libya with 10 minutes left from a disputed decision when they started losing 21–0 to Libya, and withdrew from the tournament.


1966 Arab Cup Final
The 1966 Arab Cup Final was a football match that took place on 10 April 1966, at the Al-Kashafa Stadium in Baghdad, Iraq, to determine the winner of the 1966 Arab Cup. Iraq defeated Syria 2–1 with two goals from Ismail Gorgis to Iraq and a goal from Nureddin Idlibi to Syria, to win their second Arab Cup.


1966 Arab Cup squads
Below is a list of squads used in the 1966 Arab Cup.


1966 Argentine Primera División
The 1966 Argentine Primera División was the 75th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season began on March 6 and ended on December 6.


1966 Argentine Primera División
Racing Club won the championship (15th title) with no teams relegated.


1966 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
The 1966 Arizona State Sun Devils football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State University in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their ninth season under head coach Frank Kush, the Sun Devils compiled a 5–5 record (3–2 in WAC, second), and were outscored 174 to 166.


1966 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
The team's statistical leaders included John Goodman with 1,259 passing yards, Travis Williams with 551 rushing yards, and Ken Dyer with 496 receiving yards.


1966 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
Don Baker, Bill Kajikawa, Paul Kemp, Larry Kentera, Jack Stovall, and Dick Tamburo were assistant coaches. The team captains were offensive tackle Ray Shirey and defensive end Steve Timarac. The Sun Devils finished 3–3 at home and 2–2 on the road. All home games were played at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona.


1966 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Game summaries
On September 17, Arizona State opened its season with a 30–26 victory over Texas Western. The game drew a record opening night crowd of 39,367. The Sun Devils trailed, 19–7, at halftime, but quarterback John Goodman led a comeback in the fourth quarter.


1966 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Game summaries
On September 24, the team suffered a 23–6 road loss against Wyoming. Quarterback John Goodman threw three interceptions in the first quarter, and each one led to a Wyoming score. The Sun Devils trailed, 17–0, at the end of the disastrous first quarter.


1966 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Game summaries
On October 1, the team lost, 21–20, to West Texas State at Sun Devil Stadium. Wes Plummer set an Arizona State record when he returned a punt 85 yards for a touchdown.


1966 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Game summaries
On October 8, the Sun Devils lost a 24–15 road contest against Washington State.


1966 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Game summaries
On October 14, Arizona State halted its three-game losing streak with a 10–7 road victory over undefeated BYU.


1966 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Game summaries
On October 22, the Sun Devils suffered an 18–17 home loss to Oregon State.


1966 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Game summaries
On November 5, following a bye week, the Sun Devils lost, 21–6, at home against Utah. To that point in the season, they had lost five of seven games.


1966 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Game summaries
On November 12, the Sun Devils bounced back with a 14–10 home win over Oregon. This was the first college football game between Arizona State and Oregon.


1966 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Game summaries
On November 19, Arizona State defeated New Mexico, 28–7, at Sun Devil Stadium.


1966 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Game summaries
On November 26, in the annual Arizona–Arizona State football rivalry game, the Sun Devils prevailed for a 20–17 road victory against Arizona.


1966 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Roster
Arizona State's usual offensive lineup included: wide receiver Ken Dyer, left tackle Ray Shirey, left guard Jim Kane, center George Hummer, right guard Obie Lowe, right tackle Larry Langford, quarterback John Goodman, halfback Max Anderson, fullback Travis Williams, and wingback Fair Hooker.


1966 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Roster
Arizona State's usual defensive lineup included: left defensive end Jesse Fleming, left defensive tackle Bob Rokita, middle guard Curley Culp, right defensive tackle Larry Hendershot, right defensive end Steve Timarac, left linebacker Dick Egloff, middle linebacker Dave Buchanan, right linebacker Ron Pritchard, left cornerback John Pitts, right cornerback Ken Dyer, and safety Phil Booker.


1966 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Roster
Arizona State's specialists included punter Ken Hornbeck and placekicker Bob Rokita.


1966 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Roster
Cecil Abono, Ron Elam, Chuck Hunt, Paul Palumbo, Rick Shaw, Nello Tomarelli, Dickie Brown, Mike Chowaniec, Richard Mann, and Wes Plummer were also on the roster.


1966 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Individual and team statistics
The team's statistical averages for the 1966 season included the following:


1966 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Awards and honors
Linebacker Ron Pritchard received All-American Honorable Mention honors from the Associated Press for the 1966 football season.


1966 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Awards and honors
Pritchard, Curley Culp, and Steve Timarac received first-team All-Western Athletic Conference honors for the 1966 campaign. Ken Dyer and Ray Shirey received second-team All-Western Athletic Conference honors.


1966 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Awards and honors
Ken Dyer earned the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame Scholar Athlete Award for the 1966 campaign and was also named an Academic All-American.


1966 Arizona Wildcats baseball team
The 1966 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1966 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at UA Field. The team was coached by Frank Sancet in his 17th year at Arizona.


1966 Arizona Wildcats baseball team
The Wildcats won the District VII Playoff to advanced to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Southern California Trojans.


1966 Arizona Wildcats football team
The 1966 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their eighth and final season under head coach Jim LaRue, the Wildcats compiled a 3–7 record (1–4 against WAC opponents), finished in fifth place in the WAC, and were outscored by their opponents, 250 to 192. The team captains were Woody King and Roger Calderwood. The team played its home games in Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona. LaRue was fired after the season due to a poor win-loss record.


1966 Arizona Wildcats football team
The team's statistical leaders included Mark Reed with 2,368 passing yards, Brad Hubbert with 501 rushing yards, and Jim Greth with 1,003 receiving yards.


1966 Arizona gubernatorial election
The 1966 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1966. Incumbent Governor Samuel Pearson Goddard ran for reelection to a second term as Governor, narrowly winning the Democratic Party nomination as he was challenged by Justice of the Peace Norman Green.


1966 Arizona gubernatorial election
Goddard went on to lose the general election to former Mayor of Phoenix Jack Williams. Williams was sworn into his first term as Governor on January 2, 1967.


1966 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
The 1966 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their ninth year under head coach Frank Broyles, the Razorbacks compiled an 8–2 record (5–2 against SWC opponents), finished in a tie for second place in the SWC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 218 to 73.


1966 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
Arkansas defensive tackle Loyd Phillips and defensive back Martine Bercher were selected as first-team players on the 1965 College Football All-America Team. Phillips finished ninth in the Heisman Trophy voting and won the Outland Trophy, awarded to the best interior lineman in the land. Bercher gained an average of 15.5 yards per punt return, the fifth-best mark in the nation. The Arkansas defense gave up the seventh-lowest point total per game, 7.3.


1966 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
Shocking losses to Baylor and Texas Tech prevented Arkansas from its third consecutive berth in the Cotton Bowl Classic. The Razorbacks' 21-16 loss to the Red Raiders at Lubbock in the season finale handed the Cotton Bowl berth to SMU, which Arkansas defeated 22-0 in Fayetteville the week before blowing it vs. Tech.


1966 Arkansas gubernatorial election
The 1966 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1966. It was the first time since Reconstruction that a member of the Republican Party was elected governor.


1966 Arkansas gubernatorial election
The same year, during a midterm election, Republicans made some gains in the traditionally Democratic southern stronghold – including winning the governorship in Florida (also first time since Reconstruction), and narrowly losing the gubernatorial race in Georgia (when a GOP candidate won a plurality, but the Democratic-controlled legislature selected their own candidate).


1966 Arkansas gubernatorial election, Democratic primary
Popular and powerful six-term (since 1955) incumbent Orval E. Faubus decided against seeking re-election. "Justice Jim" Johnson, a political ally of George C. Wallace of Alabama, ran a segregationist campaign with support of the White Citizens Council. A decade earlier, Johnson had run in the Democratic primary against Faubus, another segregationist, whom he accused of working behind the scenes for racial integration.


1966 Arkansas gubernatorial election, Democratic primary, Results
Holt was supported by many younger, more liberal, Democrats, such as future governor and U.S. President Bill Clinton, who served as his campaign aide though he was not old enough to vote at the time.


1966 Arkansas gubernatorial election, Republican primary
A northeastern native, multimillionaire and scion of a prominent political/business family Winthrop Rockefeller was nominated with over 96% of the vote over Gus McMillan of Sheridan. Charges abounded that McMillan, a lifelong Democrat, was planted in the race by Faubus in order to force the Republicans to hold an expensive and needless primary. Rockefeller had been the GOP nominee in the 1964 election.


1966 Arkansas gubernatorial election, Campaign
Rockefeller was an unusual candidate – an eastern establishment member and moderate-to-liberal party wing member (such as his brother, Governor Nelson Rockefeller of New York, an unofficial leader of this wing for many years).


1966 Arkansas gubernatorial election, Campaign
The Republican Party at this time practically played only a most minor role in Arkansas politics.


1966 Arkansas gubernatorial election, Campaign
However, his popularity and the break within Democratic camp, where many were outraged with Johnson's segregationist stances, and good year for the Republicans nationally helped Rockefeller to win.


1966 Arlington State Rebels football team
The 1966 Arlington State Rebels football team was an American football team that represented  Arlington State College (now known as the University of Texas at Arlington) in the Southland Conference during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. In their first year under head coach Burley Bearden, the team compiled a 6–4 record and were Southland Conference co-champions.


1966 Army Cadets football team
The 1966 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their first year under head coach Tom Cahill, the Cadets compiled an 8–2 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 141 to 105. In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets defeated the Midshipmen by a 20 to 7 score. The Cadets lost only to Notre Dame by a 35 to 0 score and to Tennessee by a 38 to 7 score.


1966 Army Cadets football team
Army linebacker Townsend Clarke was selected by the Central Press Association as a first-team player on the 1966 College Football All-America Team.


1966 Asian Games
The 1966 Asian Games (Thai: เอเชียนเกมส์ 2509), also known as the V Asiad, were a continental multi-sport event that was held from 9 to 20 December 1966, in Bangkok, Thailand. A total of 142 events in 16 sports were contested by athletes during the games. Taiwan and Israel returned to the Asian Games, reversing the decision taken by Indonesia in the previous Asiad to debar the two countries. A total number of 2,500 athletes and officials from 18 countries, were involved in this Asiad.


1966 Asian Games
The 5th Asiad was the first one where women's volleyball was played.


1966 Asian Games, Medal table
Japan led the medal table for the fifth consecutive time, and they gained a new record for the most gold medals in a single Asian Games since 1962 in Jakarta. The top ten ranked NOCs at these Games are listed below. The host nation, Thailand, is highlighted.


1966 Asian Games medal table
The 1966 Asian Games medal table is a list of nations ranked by the medals won by their athletes during the multi-sport event, being held in Bangkok, Thailand from December 9, 1966, to December 20, 1966. The National Olympic Committees are ranked by number of gold medals first, with number of silver then bronze medals acting as the rank decider in the event of equal standing. Other alternative methods of ranking include listing by total medals.


1966 Asian Judo Championships
The 1966 Asian Judo Championships were held in Manila, Philippines.


1966 Atlanta Braves season
The 1966 Atlanta Braves season was the first for the franchise in Atlanta, following their relocation from Milwaukee, where the team had played the previous 13 seasons while also the 96th season overall. The Braves finished their inaugural year in Atlanta in fifth place in the National League with a record of 85–77, ten games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Braves played their first season of home games at Atlanta Stadium. The home attendance for the season was 1,539,801, sixth in the ten-team National League.


1966 Atlanta Braves season, Regular season, Opening day
The Atlanta Braves' first-ever game was played at home, at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, on Tuesday, April 12, 1966, against the Pittsburgh Pirates before 50,671 fans. Braves' starting pitcher Cloninger, a 24-game winner in Milwaukee in 1965, pitched a 13-inning complete game but absorbed a hard-luck, 3–2 loss. With the game tied at one in the top of the 13th, future hall of famer Willie Stargell hit a two-out, two-run home run to put Pittsburgh ahead 3–1. Atlanta catcher Joe Torre hit his second solo homer of the game to narrow the deficit to one run, but the Pirates held on to win. Earlier, in the fifth inning, Torre had hit the first homer in Atlanta's major league history.


1966 Atlanta Braves season, Regular season, Front-office and managerial turnover
The Braves' first year in Atlanta featured an unusual amount of management churn in both the front office and dugout. On June 28, it was announced that Paul Richards, a veteran former MLB manager and general manager, would join the team as a roving troubleshooter in its farm system. The Braves were then a disappointing 34–42 (.447) and in eighth place in the ten-team National League.


1966 Atlanta Braves season, Regular season, Front-office and managerial turnover
Braves president and GM John McHale remarked that Richards, 57, was poised to assume greater responsibilities within the Atlanta organization if called upon, leading to speculation that he would replace embattled field manager Bobby Bragan. More than a quarter-century earlier, in 1938, Richards had begun his management career as the successful player-manager of the minor league Atlanta Crackers.


1966 Atlanta Braves season, Regular season, Front-office and managerial turnover
On August 9, with the Braves still mired in the second division at 52–59 (.468), 12½ games behind and in seventh place, fourth-year skipper Bragan was dismissed and replaced by bench coach Billy Hitchcock, like Richards a former teammate of McHale's with the Detroit Tigers. Hitchcock's hiring would pull the Braves out of their tailspin, and they won 33 of 51 games (.647), advancing to fifth place. But Richards was indeed destined to rise within the Atlanta organization.


1966 Atlanta Braves season, Regular season, Front-office and managerial turnover
On August 31, he was named director of player personnel at both the Major and minor-league levels, effectively becoming general manager of baseball operations without the formal title, which McHale temporarily retained. Four months later, McHale resigned from the Braves to join the office of Commissioner of Baseball William Eckert, and on January 11, 1967, Richards was formally named Braves' general manager. He would serve in the post through June 1, 1972.


1966 Atlanta Braves season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1966 Atlanta Braves season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1966 Atlanta Braves season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1966 Atlanta Braves season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1966 Atlanta Braves season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1966 Atlanta Falcons season
The 1966 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's inaugural season in the National Football League (NFL). The Falcons finished in seventh place in the NFL Eastern Conference with a record of 3–11, ahead of only the New York Giants.


1966 Atlanta Falcons season, Offseason
The Falcons attempted to acquire Green Bay Packers running back Jim Taylor. There were tensions in Green Bay because the Packers first round pick, Jim Grabowski would be groomed to take over for Taylor. The signing of Grabowski upset Taylor but he stated he would leave Green Bay once his contract expired, therefore the Falcons could not acquire the running back.


1966 Atlanta Falcons season, Offseason, NFL Draft
Due to the addition of the team for the 1966 NFL Season, the Falcons were allotted the first pick in all twenty rounds of the 1966 NFL draft, as well as five compensatory picks and the end of the first five rounds.


1966 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season
The Falcons played their first game (preseason) on August 1, 1966, against the Philadelphia Eagles before a crowd of 26,072 at Atlanta Stadium, a two-point Falcons loss, 9–7. In their inaugural regular season, Atlanta played each of the fourteen other teams in the league once. The Falcons lost their first nine regular season games; their first win was on the road against the New York Giants, 27–16, on November 20. Former Giant Ernie Wheelwright scored two touchdowns receiving and ran for 51 more yards as QB Randy Johnson hit for a trio of touchdowns.


1966 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season
Their first ever home victory was over the St. Louis Cardinals, 16–10, before 57,169 on December 11. The Falcons ended their inaugural season at 3–11, yet Tommy Nobis won the NFL Rookie of the Year Award and became the first Falcon named to the Pro Bowl.


1966 Atlanta Falcons season, Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.


1966 Atlantic hurricane season
The 1966 Atlantic hurricane season featured a few significant tropical cyclones; Hurricane Alma, the most recent June major hurricane and earliest major hurricane on record in the basin; Tropical Storm Ella, the earliest fifth named storm on record at the time until 2005 and then 2020; Hurricane Faith, the longest tracked tropical cyclone ever recorded; and Hurricane Inez, one of the deadliest Atlantic hurricanes on record, with more than one thousand fatalities throughout its onslaught across Haiti, Cuba, The Bahamas, Florida, and Mexico. Also during the year, the Miami, Florida Weather Office was re-designated the National Hurricane Center.


1966 Atlantic hurricane season
The season officially began on June 1, and lasted until November 30. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin. It was a near average season in terms of tropical storms, with a total of 11 named storms. The first system, Hurricane Alma, developed over eastern Nicaragua on June 4. Alma brought severe flooding to Honduras and later to Cuba, after crossing the western Caribbean. The storm also brought relatively minor impact to the Southeastern United States. Alma caused 91 deaths and about $210.1 million (1966 USD) in damage.


1966 Atlantic hurricane season
Hurricanes Becky, Celia, and Dorothy, and Tropical Storm Ella all resulted in minimal or no impact on land. The next system, Hurricane Faith, developed near Cape Verde on August 21. It tracked westward across the Atlantic Ocean until north of Hispaniola. After paralleling the East Coast of the United States, Faith moved northeastward across the open Atlantic and later became extratropical near Scotland on September 6. Overall, Faith traveled about 6,850 mi (11,020 km) across the Atlantic. Although it never made landfall, the storm generated rough seas that resulted in five deaths. The two next tropical storms – Greta and Hallie – caused negligible impact.


1966 Atlantic hurricane season
The strongest tropical cyclone of the season was Hurricane Inez, a powerful Category 4 hurricane that devastated a large majority of the Caribbean, the Florida Keys, and parts of Mexico. Throughout its path, the storm caused about $226.5 million in damage and more than 1,000 deaths. Tropical Storm Judith left only minor impacts in the Windward Islands. The final system, Hurricane Lois, developed east of Bermuda on November 4. Later in its duration, Lois passed west of the Azores, bringing gale-force winds to Corvo Island. The storm became extratropical northeast of the islands on November 11. A possible tropical cyclone in June and July and another in July brought minor damage to Florida and Louisiana, respectively. Overall, the storms of this season collectively caused at least 1,096 fatalities and about $436.6 million in damage.


1966 Atlantic hurricane season, Season summary
The Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1. During the year, the Miami, Florida Weather Office was re-designated the National Hurricane Center. It was a near average season in which eleven tropical storms formed, compared with the 1966–2009 average of 11.3 named storms. Seven of these reached hurricane status, slightly above of the 1966–2009 average of 6.2. Furthermore, three storms reached major hurricane status, with the 1950–2000 mean being 2.3. Three hurricanes and one tropical storm made landfall during the season, causing at least 1,096 deaths and $436.6 million in damage. Hurricane Faith also caused fatalities, despite remaining well offshore. The season officially ended on November 30.


1966 Atlantic hurricane season, Season summary
The first storm, Hurricane Alma, developed over eastern Nicaragua on June 4. Alma crossed the Caribbean and struck Cuba. The storm made another landfall in Florida as a hurricane on June 9. This marked the earliest United States hurricane landfall since a hurricane in May and June of 1825. Alma continued northeastward across the Southeastern United States until becoming extratropical offshore Virginia on June 13. Later that month, another tropical depression developed. The month of July was highly active, with four named storms – Becky, Celia, Dorothy, and Ella. Additionally, a tropical depression developed in the Gulf of Mexico. However, tropical cyclogenesis then halted for more than three weeks, until Hurricane Faith developed on August 21. On average, three or four named storms form in August.


1966 Atlantic hurricane season, Season summary
Four tropical cyclones developed in September, including tropical storms Greta, Hallie and Judith, as well as Hurricane Inez. Peaking as a strong Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale with winds of 150 mph (240 km/h), Inez was the strongest tropical cyclone of the season. Although Inez persisted into October, no other system developed that month. Two named storms usually form in October. The final tropical cyclone, Hurricane Lois, existed from November 4 to November 11.


1966 Atlantic hurricane season, Season summary
The season's activity was reflected with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) rating of 145. ACE is, broadly speaking, a measure of the power of the hurricane multiplied by the length of time it existed, so storms that last a long time, as well as particularly strong hurricanes, have high ACEs. It is only calculated for full advisories on tropical systems at or exceeding 39 mph (63 km/h), which is tropical storm strength.


1966 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Alma
In early June, a dissipating trough extended southward into the western Caribbean Sea. A surface circulation formed, and thus, a tropical depression developed over eastern Nicaragua on June 4. While moving through Honduras, it dropped heavy rainfall that killed at least 73 people in the city of San Rafael. Offshore northern Honduras, the system produced heavy rainfall in Swan Island. The depression moved northeastward and intensified into Tropical Storm Alma on June 6, and a hurricane six hours later. Alma crossed western Cuba, causing heavy crop damage and water shortages. Over 1,000 houses were destroyed, and damage was estimated around $200 million. The storm killed 12 people in the country.


1966 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Alma
After crossing Cuba, Alma intensified further to reach winds of 125 mph (200 km/h) in the Gulf of Mexico. The hurricane passed west of Key West, Florida, causing a power outage and flooding. Alma dropped heavy rainfall and produced winds across most of Florida, which damaged crops and caused scattered power outages. The hurricane weakened before moving ashore near Apalachee Bay on June 9. This was the earliest date of landfall in the United States since 1825. Damage in Florida was estimated at $10 million, and there were six deaths in the state.