NFL DRAFT HISTORY
- 1956
Rounds
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| Pick | Player | Name | Team | Position | College |
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1 2 34 56 78 910 1112 13 |
Gary Glick Earl Morrall Howard (Hopalong) CassadyBob Pellegrini Art DavisJoe Marconi Joe ChildressJack Losch Lenny MooreMenan (Tex) Schriewer Charlie HortonEd Vereb Preston Carpenter |
Steelers 49ers LionsEagles SteelersRams CardinalsPackers ColtsBears RamsRedskins Browns |
QB QB RBC BB BB RBE BB B |
Colorado State Michigan State Ohio StateMaryland Mississippi StateWest Virginia AuburnMiami (FL) Penn StateTexas VanderbiltMaryland Arkansas |
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1 2 34 56 78 910 1112 |
14 15 1617 1819 2021 2223 2425 |
Leon Clarke Bruce Bosley Frank D'AgnostinoJoe Krupa Norm MastersHenry Moore Forrest GreggDick Donlin M.L. BrackettHugh Ptts John PaluckBilly Kinard |
Rams 49ers EaglesSteelers CardinalsGiants PackersColts BearsRams RedskinsBrowns |
E T TT TB TE TC EB |
USC West Virginia AuburnPurdue Michigan StateArkansas Southern MethodistHamline AuburnTexas Christian PittsburghMississippi |
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1 2 34 56 78 910 1112 |
26 27 2829 3031 3233 3435 3637 |
Bill Herchman Don McIlhenny Don SchafferJim Taylor Sam HuffJohn Roach A.D. WilliamsBob Pascal Larry RossJohn Marshall Fred WyantBilly Quinlan |
49ers Lions EaglesSteelers GiantsCardinals RamsColts BrownsRams RedskinsBrowns |
T B BC LBQB DEB EB BE |
Texas Tech Southern Methodist Notre DameBaylor West VirginiaSouthern Methodist PacificDuke DenverSouthern Methodist West VirginiaMichigan State |
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1 2 34 56 78 910 1112 |
38 39 4041 4243 4445 4647 4849 |
Jerry Reichow Dick Murley Frank PajaczkowskiFran Machinsky Sam SalernoBen Inabinet Cecil MorrisJim Katcavage Will BerzinskiJohn Mellekas Jim CarmichaelBobby Moss |
Lions Steelers 49ersRedskins CardinalsColts PackersGiants RamsBears RamsBrowns |
QB G BT TT GDE BT EB |
Iowa Purdue RichmondOhio State ColoradoClemson OklahomaDayton Wisconsin-La CrosseArizona CaliforniaWest Virginia |
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1 2 34 56 78 910 1112 |
50 51 5253 5455 5657 5859 6061 |
Tom (The Bomb) Tracy Jim Freeman Bill MurakowskiHerb Nakken Fred (Fuzzy) ThurstonHerb Gray Bob SkoronskiDon Chandler Willie GalimoreGary Lowe Jesse WhittentonFrank Clarke |
Lions Rams SteelersRams EaglesColts PackersGiants BearsRedskins RamsBrowns |
B E BB GE TB BB DBE |
Tennessee Iowa PurdueUtah ValparaisoTexas IndianaFlorida Florida A&MMichigan State Texas-El PasoColorado |
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1 2 34 56 78 910 1112 |
62 63 6465 6667 6869 7071 7273 |
Bob Lusk Ray Taylor Tony SardiscoTirrel Burton Charlie DupreDon Schmidt Bob BurrisFred Cason John DittrichSherman Plunkett Eddie VincentPaul Wiggin |
Lions Steelers 49ersEagles CardinalsColts PackersGiants CardinalsBrowns RamsBrowns |
C B LBB BB BB TE BE |
William & Mary Texas Christian TulaneMiami (OH) BaylorTexas Tech OklahomaFlorida WisconsinMaryland-Eastern Shore IowaStanford |
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1 2 34 56 78 910 1112 |
74 75 7677 7879 8081 8283 8485 |
Gene Cronin Larry Barnes Dick GaspariBob Konovsky John WaedekinBill Waters Hank GremmingerRon Nery J.C. CarolineDonnie Caraway Jack MorrisChuck Griffith |
Lions 49ers SteelersCardinals EaglesColts PackersGiants BearsRedskins RamsBrowns |
DE B CT TT ET BB BE |
Pacific Colorado State George WashingtonWisconsin Hardin-SimmonsAustin BaylorKansas State IllinoisHouston OregonUSC |
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1 2 34 56 78 910 1112 |
86 87 8889 9091 9293 9495 9697 |
Jack Powell Vere Wellman Charley SmithElroy Payne Dave LuncefordBill Koman Russ DennisDon Holleder Dick JamesDick Klawitter George BoyerLen Hellyer |
Lions Steelers 49ersEagles CardinalsColts PackersGiants RedskinsBears RamsBrowns |
T G EB TG EE BC LBB |
Texas A&M Wichita State Abilene ChristianMcMurry BaylorNorth Carolina MarylandArmy OregonSouth Dakota State Florida StateMarshall |
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1 2 34 56 78 910 1112 |
98 99 100101 102103 104105 106107 108109 |
Calvin Jones Jim Cox Wayne EdmondsBob Lovely Johnny BrediceJohn Lewis Gordy DuvallKen Braden Ken VargoFrancis (Whitey) Rouviere Maury WoolfordJack Hekcer |
Lions 49ers SteelersCardinals EaglesColts PackersGiants BearsRedskins RamsBrowns |
G E GT EE BC CB TE |
Iowa Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo Notre DameTampa Boston UniversityMichigan State USCEast Texas State Ohio StateMiami (FL) LouisvilleBowling Green |
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1 2 34 56 78 910 1112 |
110 111 112113 114115 116117 118119 120121 |
Joe Silas Lou Baldacci Jerry ZaleskiTom Dimmick Willis TowneGene Scott Bob LaughertyJohnny Herman Bob NolanDick Lucas Charlie StickaEddie Rayburn |
Lions Steelers 49ersEagles CardinalsColts PackersGiants SteelersBears RamsBrowns |
DE B BC EB BB EE BT |
South Carolina Michigan Colorado StateHouston Wichita StateCentre MarylandUCLA Miami (FL)Boston College Trinity (CT)Rice |
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1 2 34 56 78 910 1112 |
122 123 124125 126127 128129 130131 132133 |
Lew Wacker Stew Pell Tom SelepFob James Kenny KellerDenni Shaw Mike HudockDick Moloney John JankansTom Powell Jim DeckerBill Underdonk |
Lions 49ers LionsCardinals EaglesColts PackersGiants BearsRedskins RamsBrowns |
B T BB BE CB EG BT |
Richmond North Carolina MarylandAuburn North CarolinaNorth Texas State Miami (FL)Kentucky Arizona StateColgate UCLAWest Virginia |
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1 2 34 56 78 910 1112 |
134 135 136137 138139 140141 142143 144145 |
Bob Nunnery Phil Rarasovic Roger SwedbergTommy Harkins Jerry WalkerSteve Myrha Max BurnettGerry Planutis Gil MorenoBuddy Cruze Em LindbeckHarry Javernick |
Lions Steelers 49ersEagles CardinalsColts PackersRedskins RedskinsBears RamsBrowns |
T E TE TG BB TE QBT |
LSU Yale IowaVanderbilt Texas TechNorth Dakota ArizonaMichigan State UCLATennessee IllinoisColorado |
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1 2 34 56 78 910 1112 |
146 147 148149 150151 152153 154155 156157 |
O.K. Ferguson Ralph Moody Weldon HolleyBo Bolinger James SidesJack Hill Jim MenseEddie Crawford Dick GroggJerry Ward Mike NorciaJim Furey |
Lions 49ers SteelersCardinals EaglesColts PackersGiants BearsRedskins RamsBrowns |
B B BG BB CB GG BC |
LSU Kansas BaylorOklahoma Texas TechUtah State Notre DameMississippi MinnesotaDayton Kent StateKansas State |
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1 2 34 56 78 910 1112 |
158 159 160161 162163 164165 166167 168169 |
Ronnie Falls Jim Emmons R.C. OwensFrank Relch Carnell NeumanTed Schwanger Charlie ThomasJohn McMullen Pat UebelMilt Graham Tom RunnelsCharlie Sidwell |
Lions Steelers 49ersEagles CardinalsColts PackersGiants RedskinsBears RamsBrowns |
LB T EC BB BG BE BB |
Duke Alabama College of IdahoPenn State IllinoisTennessee Tech WisconsinNotre Dame ArmyColgate North Texas StateWilliam & Mary |
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1 2 34 56 78 910 1112 |
170 171 172173 174175 176177 178179 180181 |
Horace (Buzzy) Allert Reed Henderson Gene BoydCharley Anderson Don BrantJohn Polzer Warren (Buddy) AllistonRon Melnik Dick FitzgeraldTom Spiers Dick ShattoWillie Davis |
Lions 49ers 49ersCardinals EaglesColts PackersGiants BearsCardinals RamsBrowns |
DE T BE BQB GT BQB BDE |
Southwest Texas State Utah State Abilene ChristianLouisiana Tech MontanaVirginia MississippiArmy Notre DameArkansas State KentuckyGrambling |
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1 2 34 56 78 910 1112 |
182 183 184185 186187 188189 190191 192193 |
Len Zyzda Lionel Reed George HerringBilly Hix George WelshGene (Moose) Hendrik Curtis LynchAl Portney Wells GrayRay Brown Arnie PelluerThurlow Cooper |
Lions Steelers 49ersEagles CardinalsColts PackersGiants RedskinsBears RamsBrowns |
DE B QBT QBB TT GB EE |
Purdue Central State (OK) Southern MississippiMiddle Tennessee State NavyDrake AlabamaMissouri WisconsinFlorida Washington StateMaine |
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1 2 34 56 78 910 1112 |
194 195 196197 198199 200201 202203 204205 |
Ken Wind Dick Weiss Bill SchmidtRon Beagle Joe MastrogiovanniBill Danenhauer Bart StarrTom Mooney Tom AdamsEagle Day Jack ButlerEddie West |
Lions 49ers SteelersCardinals EaglesColts PackersGiants BearsRedskins RamsBrowns |
E T GE BE QBT EQB TQB |
Houston Mississippi PittsburghNavy WyomingEmporia State AlabamaMiami (OH) UCLAMississippi KentuckyNorth Carolina State |
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1 2 34 56 78 910 1112 |
206 207 208209 210211 212213 214215 216217 |
Emidio Petranca John Stephens Billy YelvertonNick Consoles Jim BrownEarl Looman Stan IntiharMatt Boone Jim PyburnEarl Payton Jack KlotzHal (Candy) Carroll |
Lions Steelers 49ersEagles CardinalsColts PackersGiants RedskinsBears RamsBrowns |
B QB TDB GG EB EB TB |
Boston College Holy Cross MississippiWake Forest UCLAStetson CornellNorth Carolina Central AuburnPrairie View A&M WidenerCase Western Reserve |
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1 2 34 56 78 910 1112 |
218 219 220221 222223 224225 226227 228229 |
Dale Vaughn Pete Arrigoni Jerry JacobsRay Zagar Delano WomackBob Fyvie Ken VakeyRay Dettring John SmithRay Lemek Charlie DeesJohn Sebest |
Lions 49ers SteelersCardinals EaglesColts PackersGiants BearsRedskins RamsBrowns |
B B GB BT EB BG TE |
Virginia Military Inst Arizona Florida StateMarquette TexasLafayette Texas TechMissouri UCLANotre Dame McNeese StateEastern Kentucky |
|
1 2 34 56 78 910 1112 |
230 231 232233 234235 236237 238239 240241 |
Joe Stephenson Fred Glatz Bob ScarbroughDarrell Glover Dickie MattisonBob Hill Clyde LetbetterMike Falls Vince GonzalesCharley Maxime John CoyneJoe Mobra |
Lions Steelers 49ersEagles CardinalsColts PackersGiants RedskinsBears RamsBrowns |
E E CT BB TG BG TE |
Vanderbilt Pittsburgh AuburnMaryland-Eastern Shore Georgia TechJackson State BaylorMinnesota LSUAuburn West ChesterOklahoma |
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1 2 34 56 78 910 1112 |
242 243 244245 246247 248249 250251 252253 |
Bob Blechen L.C. Joyner Gene MartellRonnie Herr Jack AdamsJim Harness Hal O'BrienDon McComb Jimmy WaddellHoward Schnellenberger Milt RobichauxGene Kapish |
Lions 49ers SteelersCardinals EaglesColts PackersGiants BearsRedskins RamsBrowns |
C E TB TB BE BE EE |
Whittier Contra Costa J.C. Notre DameTexas Tech San Jose StateMississippi State Southern MethodistVillanova Compton J.C.Kentucky Trinity (TX)Notre Dame |
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1 2 34 56 78 910 1112 |
254 255 256257 258259 260261 262263 264265 |
Dick Marazza Ray DiPasquale Clarence WessmanJoe Miller Jim MurphyPat Del Vicaro Johnny PopsonJerry Harkrader George NiculaJoe Billings Dick FoutsSam (First Down) Brown |
Lions Steelers 49ersEagles CardinalsColts PackersGiants RedskinsBears RamsBrowns |
T B EB TG BB TT EB |
Clemson Pittsburgh San Jose StateCincinnati Stephen F. AustinSouthern Mississippi FurmanOhio State Notre DameMemphis State MissouriUCLA |
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1 2 34 56 78 910 1112 |
266 267 268269 270271 272273 274275 276277 |
Bob Garrard Mike Monroe Pete NeftTony Branoff Chet SepncerAl (Bear) Stephenson Jesse BirchfieldBob (Slick) McCool Lou HoltDon St. John Al PaulsonDon Althouse |
Lions 49ers SteelersCardinals EaglesColts PackersGiants BearsRedskins RamsBrowns |
B B QBB ET GB EB BE |
Georgia Washington PittsburghMichigan Oklahoma StateIdaho State DukeMississippi Howard PayneXavier Washington StateSyracuse |
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1 2 34 56 78 910 1112 |
278 279 280281 282283 284285 286287 288289 |
Jarv Walz Bryan Engram Ed WallaceJohn Parham Orville TraskBobby Fox Don WilsonGerry Huth Johnny TatumJess Castete Sam WilliamsJim Hughes |
Lions Steelers 49ersEagles CardinalsColts PackersGiants RedskinsBears RamsBrowns |
E E TB TQB CG CB DEG |
Central Michigan Texas Christian San Diego J.C.Wake Forest RiceEast Texas State RiceWake Forest TexasMcNeese State Michigan StateSan Jose State |
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1 2 34 56 78 910 1112 |
290 291 292293 294295 296297 298299 300301 |
Jerry Hall Paul Goad Bill O'DellBill Wheeler Johnny GroganBrad Mills Franz KoenekeHarry Speers Jerry HentschelFranklin Brooks Glen TunningBob Davenport |
Lions 49ers SteelersCardinals EaglesColts PackersGiants BearsRedskins RamsBrowns |
B B BT TB EB TG GB |
Rice Abilene Christian ClemsonKentucky DaytonKentucky MinnesotaFlorida Sam Houston StateGeorgia Tech PittsburghUCLA |
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1 2 34 56 78 910 1112 |
302 303 304305 306307 308309 310311 312313 |
Joe Walden Frank Sweeney Rommie LouddEarl Lunsford Chuck ZickefooseJim Lohr Dick GoeheBev Buller Dave BurnhamDon Orr Hardman CuretonJack Kammerman |
Lions Steelers 49ersEagles CardinalsColts PackersGiants RedskinsBears RamsBrowns |
B G EB ET TB BB TE |
West Texas State Xavier UCLAOklahoma State Kansas StateSouthwest Missouri State MississippiKansas WheatonVanderbilt UCLAUtah |
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1 2 34 56 78 910 1112 |
314 315 316317 318319 320321 322323 324325 |
Bryan Bunthorne Jerry Gustafson Buddy BensonJack Hutchinson Al EllettHerb Hartwell Dick KolianGerry Nesbitt Waylon BuchananRoyce Flippin Roger SieselEd Dwyer |
Lions 49ers SteelersCardinals EaglesColts PackersGiants BearsRedskins RamsBrowns |
G QB BT TB EB EB TE |
Tulane Stanford ArkansasOklahoma State AlabamaVirginia WisconsinArkansas East Texas StatePrinceton Miami (OH)Purdue |
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1 2 34 56 78 910 1112 |
326 327 328329 330331 332333 334335 336337 |
John Smith Bill DeGraaf Jerry DrewBill Strawn Jim MillerJohn Shearer Bobby LanceBill Fuller Billy HicksBob Alexander John MorrowOllie Sparks |
Lions Steelers 49ersEagles CardinalsColts PackersGiants RedskinsBears RamsBrowns |
G B BLB QBQB QBT BB TG |
Northwestern Cornell CaliforniaWestern Kentucky WisconsinShepherd FloridaArkansas North AlabamaTrinity (CT) MichiganIowa State |
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1 2 34 56 78 910 1112 |
338 339 340341 342343 344345 346347 348349 |
Doug Peters Dean Benson Wes ThompsonJim Troglio Bob HughesJim Rusher Vester NewcombJim Nelson Billy KrietemeyerPat Bisceglia Mickey BatesJohn Battos |
Lions 49ers SteelersCardinals EaglesColts PackersGiants BearsRedskins RamsBrowns |
B G TB BE CG BG BE |
UCLA Willamette AlabamaNorthwestern Southern MississippiKansas State Southwest J.C. (MS)Duke VanderbiltNotre Dame IllinoisVanderbilt |
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1 2 34 56 78 910 11 |
350 351 352353 354355 356357 358359 360 |
John Gibbens Bob Mitchell Joe UlmBill Kucera Terry SweeneyRod Hermes Wayne WilliamsBuck Nystrom Jim BucklerDick Kackmeister Bob Bartholomew |
Lions 49ers EaglesCardinals ColtsPackers GiantsRedskins BearsRams Browns |
T T BT QBE GG CT |
Southwest Texas State Puget Sound San Jose StateColorado Middle Tennessee StateBeloit Southern IllinoisMichigan State AlabamaCentral Michigan Wake Forest |