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Cowboys draft for 1966

Nov. 27, 1965: Cowboys drafted 5th
No.	Player	Pos.	School
1	John Niland	G	Iowa
2	Willie Townes	DE	Tulsa
3	No choice: Traded to San Francisco for Leon Donohue
4	No choice: Traded to Baltimore for Ralph Neely
5a	No choice: Traded to San Francisco for J.D. Smith
5b	Walt Garrison	RB	Oklahoma State
6	Bob Dunlevy	WR	West Virgina
7	Art Robinson	TE	Florida A&M
8	Don Kunit	RB	Penn State
9	Darrell Elam	FL	West Virginia Tech
10	Mason Mitchell	RB	Washington
11	Austin Denney	TE	Tennessee
12a	Les Shy	RB	Long Beach State
12b	Craig Baynham	RB	Georgia Tech
13	Ronnie Lamb	RB	South Carolina
14	Lewis Turner	RB	Norfolk State
15	Mark Gartung	DT	Oregon State
16	Tom Piggee	RB	San Francisco State
17	George Allen (went to AFL)	T	West Texas State
18	Steve Orr	DT	Washington
19	Bryon Johnson	T	Central Washington State
20	Lou Hudson	FL	Minnesota
	Made active roster \| Click on names in boldface for career statistics

Today in History

1999: A final autopsy reveals that former Cowboys offensive lineman Mark Tuinei died of a lethal combination of heroin and a form of the drug ecstasy. The death was ruled an accident.

Picture of the Day

Green Bay Packer Jim Taylor runs with a Bart Starr pass as Mel Renfro (20) leaps high in air too late to break up the pass during the NFL Championship game, Jan. 1, 1967, in Dallas. At left is Cowboys Chuck Howley (54).