1966 Minnesota Vikings season
1966 Draft

1966 Minnesota Vikings season

Section Title: 1966 Draft
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1966 Minnesota Vikings Draft

Draft order	Player name	Position	College	Notes

Round	Choice	Overall

1	6	6	Jerry Shay	Tackle	Purdue

2	11	27	Jim Lindsey	Running back	Arkansas

3	10	42	Don Hansen	Linebacker	Illinois

4	9	57	Ron Acks	Defensive back	Illinois

5	8	72	Doug Davis	Tackle	Kentucky

12	76	Bob Hall	Defensive back	Brown	from Bears

6	3	83	Wilbur Aylor	Tackle	Southwest Texas State	from Steelers via Giants

7	87	Traded to the Detroit Lions

7	11	106	Bob Meers	End	Massachusetts

8	10	120	Traded to the Baltimore Colts

9	9	134	Ron Green	Wide receiver	North Dakota

10	8	148	Traded to the Detroit Lions

11	7	162	Stan Quintana	Defensive back	New Mexico

12	11	181	Bob Petrella	Defensive back	Tennessee

13	10	195	Larry Martin	Tackle	San Diego State

14	9	209	Howard Twilley	Wide receiver	Tulsa

15	8	223	Hugh Wright	Running back	Adams State

16	7	237	Jim Williams	Defensive end	Arkansas

17	11	256	Monroe Beard	Running back	Virginia Union

18	10	270	Dale Greco	Defensive tackle	Illinois

19	9	284	Jesse Stokes	Running back	Corpus Christi State

20	8	298	Traded to the Philadelphia Eagles

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Minnesota traded their 10th round (148th overall) to Detroit.

final_sentence: Minnesota traded their 10th round (148th overall) to Detroit.