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1956 NFL Draft

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Round 1

#TeamPlayerSchool
1PittsburghGary GlickColorado State
2San Francisco 49ersEarl MorrallMichigan State
3DetroitHoward (Hopalong) CassadyOhio State
4PhiladelphiaBob PellegriniMaryland
5PittsburghArt DavisMississippi State
6Los Angeles RamsJoe MarconiWest Virginia
7Chicago CardinalsJoe ChildressAuburn
8Green BayJack LoschMiami (FL)
9Baltimore ColtsLenny MoorePenn State
10Chicago BearsMenan (Tex) SchriewerTexas
11Los Angeles RamsCharlie HortonVanderbilt
12WashingtonEd VerebMaryland
13Cleveland BrownsPreston CarpenterArkansas

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Round 2

#TeamPlayerSchool
14Los Angeles RamsLeon ClarkeUSC
15San Francisco 49ersBruce BosleyWest Virginia
16PhiladelphiaFrank D'AgnostinoAuburn
17PittsburghJoe KrupaPurdue
18Chicago CardinalsNorm MastersMichigan State
19New York GiantsHenry MooreArkansas
20Green BayForrest GreggSouthern Methodist
21Baltimore ColtsDick DonlinHamline
22Chicago BearsM.L. BrackettAuburn
23Los Angeles RamsHugh PttsTexas Christian
24WashingtonJohn PaluckPittsburgh
25Cleveland BrownsBilly KinardMississippi

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Round 3

#TeamPlayerSchool
26San Francisco 49ersBill HerchmanTexas Tech
27DetroitDon McIlhennySouthern Methodist
28PhiladelphiaDon SchafferNotre Dame
29PittsburghJim TaylorBaylor
30New York GiantsSam HuffWest Virginia
31Chicago CardinalsJohn RoachSouthern Methodist
32Los Angeles RamsA.D. WilliamsPacific
33Baltimore ColtsBob PascalDuke
34Cleveland BrownsLarry RossDenver
35Los Angeles RamsJohn MarshallSouthern Methodist
36WashingtonFred WyantWest Virginia
37Cleveland BrownsBilly QuinlanMichigan State

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Round 4

#TeamPlayerSchool
38DetroitJerry ReichowIowa
39PittsburghDick MurleyPurdue
40San Francisco 49ersFrank PajaczkowskiRichmond
41WashingtonFran MachinskyOhio State
42Chicago CardinalsSam SalernoColorado
43Baltimore ColtsBen InabinetClemson
44Green BayCecil MorrisOklahoma
45New York GiantsJim KatcavageDayton
46Los Angeles RamsWill BerzinskiWisconsin-La Crosse
47Chicago BearsJohn MellekasArizona
48Los Angeles RamsJim CarmichaelCalifornia
49Cleveland BrownsBobby MossWest Virginia

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Round 5

#TeamPlayerSchool
50DetroitTom (The Bomb) TracyTennessee
51Los Angeles RamsJim FreemanIowa
52PittsburghBill MurakowskiPurdue
53Los Angeles RamsHerb NakkenUtah
54PhiladelphiaFred (Fuzzy) ThurstonValparaiso
55Baltimore ColtsHerb GrayTexas
56Green BayBob SkoronskiIndiana
57New York GiantsDon ChandlerFlorida
58Chicago BearsWillie GalimoreFlorida A&M
59WashingtonGary LoweMichigan State
60Los Angeles RamsJesse WhittentonTexas-El Paso
61Cleveland BrownsFrank ClarkeColorado

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Round 6

#TeamPlayerSchool
62DetroitBob LuskWilliam & Mary
63PittsburghRay TaylorTexas Christian
64San Francisco 49ersTony SardiscoTulane
65PhiladelphiaTirrel BurtonMiami (OH)
66Chicago CardinalsCharlie DupreBaylor
67Baltimore ColtsDon SchmidtTexas Tech
68Green BayBob BurrisOklahoma
69New York GiantsFred CasonFlorida
70Chicago CardinalsJohn DittrichWisconsin
71Cleveland BrownsSherman PlunkettMaryland-Eastern Shore
72Los Angeles RamsEddie VincentIowa
73Cleveland BrownsPaul WigginStanford

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Round 7

#TeamPlayerSchool
74DetroitGene CroninPacific
75San Francisco 49ersLarry BarnesColorado State
76PittsburghDick GaspariGeorge Washington
77Chicago CardinalsBob KonovskyWisconsin
78PhiladelphiaJohn WaedekinHardin-Simmons
79Baltimore ColtsBill WatersAustin
80Green BayHank GremmingerBaylor
81New York GiantsRon NeryKansas State
82Chicago BearsJ.C. CarolineIllinois
83WashingtonDonnie CarawayHouston
84Los Angeles RamsJack MorrisOregon
85Cleveland BrownsChuck GriffithUSC

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Round 8

#TeamPlayerSchool
86DetroitJack PowellTexas A&M
87PittsburghVere WellmanWichita State
88San Francisco 49ersCharley SmithAbilene Christian
89PhiladelphiaElroy PayneMcMurry
90Chicago CardinalsDave LuncefordBaylor
91Baltimore ColtsBill KomanNorth Carolina
92Green BayRuss DennisMaryland
93New York GiantsDon HollederArmy
94WashingtonDick JamesOregon
95Chicago BearsDick KlawitterSouth Dakota State
96Los Angeles RamsGeorge BoyerFlorida State
97Cleveland BrownsLen HellyerMarshall

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Round 9

#TeamPlayerSchool
98DetroitCalvin JonesIowa
99San Francisco 49ersJim CoxCal Poly-San Luis Obispo
100PittsburghWayne EdmondsNotre Dame
101Chicago CardinalsBob LovelyTampa
102PhiladelphiaJohnny BrediceBoston University
103Baltimore ColtsJohn LewisMichigan State
104Green BayGordy DuvallUSC
105New York GiantsKen BradenEast Texas State
106Chicago BearsKen VargoOhio State
107WashingtonFrancis (Whitey) RouviereMiami (FL)
108Los Angeles RamsMaury WoolfordLouisville
109Cleveland BrownsJack HekcerBowling Green

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Round 10

#TeamPlayerSchool
110DetroitJoe SilasSouth Carolina
111PittsburghLou BaldacciMichigan
112San Francisco 49ersJerry ZaleskiColorado State
113PhiladelphiaTom DimmickHouston
114Chicago CardinalsWillis TowneWichita State
115Baltimore ColtsGene ScottCentre
116Green BayBob LaughertyMaryland
117New York GiantsJohnny HermanUCLA
118PittsburghBob NolanMiami (FL)
119Chicago BearsDick LucasBoston College
120Los Angeles RamsCharlie StickaTrinity (CT)
121Cleveland BrownsEddie RayburnRice

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Round 11

#TeamPlayerSchool
122DetroitLew WackerRichmond
123San Francisco 49ersStew PellNorth Carolina
124DetroitTom SelepMaryland
125Chicago CardinalsFob JamesAuburn
126PhiladelphiaKenny KellerNorth Carolina
127Baltimore ColtsDenni ShawNorth Texas State
128Green BayMike HudockMiami (FL)
129New York GiantsDick MoloneyKentucky
130Chicago BearsJohn JankansArizona State
131WashingtonTom PowellColgate
132Los Angeles RamsJim DeckerUCLA
133Cleveland BrownsBill UnderdonkWest Virginia

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Round 12

#TeamPlayerSchool
134DetroitBob NunneryLouisiana State
135PittsburghPhil RarasovicYale
136San Francisco 49ersRoger SwedbergIowa
137PhiladelphiaTommy HarkinsVanderbilt
138Chicago CardinalsJerry WalkerTexas Tech
139Baltimore ColtsSteve MyrhaNorth Dakota
140Green BayMax BurnettArizona
141WashingtonGerry PlanutisMichigan State
142WashingtonGil MorenoUCLA
143Chicago BearsBuddy CruzeTennessee
144Los Angeles RamsEm LindbeckIllinois
145Cleveland BrownsHarry JavernickColorado

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Round 13

#TeamPlayerSchool
146DetroitO.K. FergusonLouisiana State
147San Francisco 49ersRalph MoodyKansas
148PittsburghWeldon HolleyBaylor
149Chicago CardinalsBo BolingerOklahoma
150PhiladelphiaJames SidesTexas Tech
151Baltimore ColtsJack HillUtah State
152Green BayJim MenseNotre Dame
153New York GiantsEddie CrawfordMississippi
154Chicago BearsDick GroggMinnesota
155WashingtonJerry WardDayton
156Los Angeles RamsMike NorciaKent State
157Cleveland BrownsJim FureyKansas State

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Round 14

#TeamPlayerSchool
158DetroitRonnie FallsDuke
159PittsburghJim EmmonsAlabama
160San Francisco 49ersR.C. OwensSchool of Idaho
161PhiladelphiaFrank RelchPenn State
162Chicago CardinalsCarnell NeumanIllinois
163Baltimore ColtsTed SchwangerTennessee Tech
164Green BayCharlie ThomasWisconsin
165New York GiantsJohn McMullenNotre Dame
166WashingtonPat UebelArmy
167Chicago BearsMilt GrahamColgate
168Los Angeles RamsTom RunnelsNorth Texas State
169Cleveland BrownsCharlie SidwellWilliam & Mary

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Round 15

#TeamPlayerSchool
170DetroitHorace (Buzzy) AllertSouthwest Texas State
171San Francisco 49ersReed HendersonUtah State
172San Francisco 49ersGene BoydAbilene Christian
173Chicago CardinalsCharley AndersonLouisiana Tech
174PhiladelphiaDon BrantMontana
175Baltimore ColtsJohn PolzerVirginia
176Green BayWarren (Buddy) AllistonMississippi
177New York GiantsRon MelnikArmy
178Chicago BearsDick FitzgeraldNotre Dame
179Chicago CardinalsTom SpiersArkansas State
180Los Angeles RamsDick ShattoKentucky
181Cleveland BrownsWillie DavisGrambling

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Round 16

#TeamPlayerSchool
182DetroitLen ZyzdaPurdue
183PittsburghLionel ReedCentral State (OK)
184San Francisco 49ersGeorge HerringSouthern Mississippi
185PhiladelphiaBilly HixMiddle Tennessee State
186Chicago CardinalsGeorge WelshNavy
187Baltimore ColtsGene (Moose) HendrikDrake
188Green BayCurtis LynchAlabama
189New York GiantsAl PortneyMissouri
190WashingtonWells GrayWisconsin
191Chicago BearsRay BrownFlorida
192Los Angeles RamsArnie PelluerWashington State
193Cleveland BrownsThurlow CooperMaine

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Round 17

#TeamPlayerSchool
194DetroitKen WindHouston
195San Francisco 49ersDick WeissMississippi
196PittsburghBill SchmidtPittsburgh
197Chicago CardinalsRon BeagleNavy
198PhiladelphiaJoe MastrogiovanniWyoming
199Baltimore ColtsBill DanenhauerEmporia State
200Green BayBart StarrAlabama
201New York GiantsTom MooneyMiami (OH)
202Chicago BearsTom AdamsUCLA
203WashingtonEagle DayMississippi
204Los Angeles RamsJack ButlerKentucky
205Cleveland BrownsEddie WestNorth Carolina State

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Round 18

#TeamPlayerSchool
206DetroitEmidio PetrancaBoston College
207PittsburghJohn StephensHoly Cross
208San Francisco 49ersBilly YelvertonMississippi
209PhiladelphiaNick ConsolesWake Forest
210Chicago CardinalsJim BrownUCLA
211Baltimore ColtsEarl LoomanStetson
212Green BayStan IntiharCornell
213New York GiantsMatt BooneNorth Carolina Central
214WashingtonJim PyburnAuburn
215Chicago BearsEarl PaytonPrairie View A&M
216Los Angeles RamsJack KlotzWidener
217Cleveland BrownsHal (Candy) CarrollCase Western Reserve

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Round 19

#TeamPlayerSchool
218DetroitDale VaughnVirginia Military Inst
219San Francisco 49ersPete ArrigoniArizona
220PittsburghJerry JacobsFlorida State
221Chicago CardinalsRay ZagarMarquette
222PhiladelphiaDelano WomackTexas
223Baltimore ColtsBob FyvieLafayette
224Green BayKen VakeyTexas Tech
225New York GiantsRay DettringMissouri
226Chicago BearsJohn SmithUCLA
227WashingtonRay LemekNotre Dame
228Los Angeles RamsCharlie DeesMcNeese State
229Cleveland BrownsJohn SebestEastern Kentucky

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Round 20

#TeamPlayerSchool
230DetroitJoe StephensonVanderbilt
231PittsburghFred GlatzPittsburgh
232San Francisco 49ersBob ScarbroughAuburn
233PhiladelphiaDarrell GloverMaryland-Eastern Shore
234Chicago CardinalsDickie MattisonGeorgia Tech
235Baltimore ColtsBob HillJackson State
236Green BayClyde LetbetterBaylor
237New York GiantsMike FallsMinnesota
238WashingtonVince GonzalesLouisiana State
239Chicago BearsCharley MaximeAuburn
240Los Angeles RamsJohn CoyneWest Chester
241Cleveland BrownsJoe MobraOklahoma

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Round 21

#TeamPlayerSchool
242DetroitBob BlechenWhittier
243San Francisco 49ersL.C. JoynerContra Costa J.C.
244PittsburghGene MartellNotre Dame
245Chicago CardinalsRonnie HerrTexas Tech
246PhiladelphiaJack AdamsSan Jose State
247Baltimore ColtsJim HarnessMississippi State
248Green BayHal O'BrienSouthern Methodist
249New York GiantsDon McCombVillanova
250Chicago BearsJimmy WaddellCompton J.C.
251WashingtonHoward SchnellenbergerKentucky
252Los Angeles RamsMilt RobichauxTrinity (TX)
253Cleveland BrownsGene KapishNotre Dame

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Round 22

#TeamPlayerSchool
254DetroitDick MarazzaClemson
255PittsburghRay DiPasqualePittsburgh
256San Francisco 49ersClarence WessmanSan Jose State
257PhiladelphiaJoe MillerCincinnati
258Chicago CardinalsJim MurphyStephen F. Austin
259Baltimore ColtsPat Del VicaroSouthern Mississippi
260Green BayJohnny PopsonFurman
261New York GiantsJerry HarkraderOhio State
262WashingtonGeorge NiculaNotre Dame
263Chicago BearsJoe BillingsMemphis State
264Los Angeles RamsDick FoutsMissouri
265Cleveland BrownsSam (First Down) BrownUCLA

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Round 23

#TeamPlayerSchool
266DetroitBob GarrardGeorgia
267San Francisco 49ersMike MonroeWashington
268PittsburghPete NeftPittsburgh
269Chicago CardinalsTony BranoffMichigan
270PhiladelphiaChet SepncerOklahoma State
271Baltimore ColtsAl (Bear) StephensonIdaho State
272Green BayJesse BirchfieldDuke
273New York GiantsBob (Slick) McCoolMississippi
274Chicago BearsLou HoltHoward Payne
275WashingtonDon St. JohnXavier
276Los Angeles RamsAl PaulsonWashington State
277Cleveland BrownsDon AlthouseSyracuse

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Round 24

#TeamPlayerSchool
278DetroitJarv WalzCentral Michigan
279PittsburghBryan EngramTexas Christian
280San Francisco 49ersEd WallaceSan Diego J.C.
281PhiladelphiaJohn ParhamWake Forest
282Chicago CardinalsOrville TraskRice
283Baltimore ColtsBobby FoxEast Texas State
284Green BayDon WilsonRice
285New York GiantsGerry HuthWake Forest
286WashingtonJohnny TatumTexas
287Chicago BearsJess CasteteMcNeese State
288Los Angeles RamsSam WilliamsMichigan State
289Cleveland BrownsJim HughesSan Jose State

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Round 25

#TeamPlayerSchool
290DetroitJerry HallRice
291San Francisco 49ersPaul GoadAbilene Christian
292PittsburghBill O'DellClemson
293Chicago CardinalsBill WheelerKentucky
294PhiladelphiaJohnny GroganDayton
295Baltimore ColtsBrad MillsKentucky
296Green BayFranz KoenekeMinnesota
297New York GiantsHarry SpeersFlorida
298Chicago BearsJerry HentschelSam Houston State
299WashingtonFranklin BrooksGeorgia Tech
300Los Angeles RamsGlen TunningPittsburgh
301Cleveland BrownsBob DavenportUCLA

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Round 26

#TeamPlayerSchool
302DetroitJoe WaldenWest Texas State
303PittsburghFrank SweeneyXavier
304San Francisco 49ersRommie LouddUCLA
305PhiladelphiaEarl LunsfordOklahoma State
306Chicago CardinalsChuck ZickefooseKansas State
307Baltimore ColtsJim LohrSouthwest Missouri State
308Green BayDick GoeheMississippi
309New York GiantsBev BullerKansas
310WashingtonDave BurnhamWheaton
311Chicago BearsDon OrrVanderbilt
312Los Angeles RamsHardman CuretonUCLA
313Cleveland BrownsJack KammermanUtah

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Round 27

#TeamPlayerSchool
314DetroitBryan BunthorneTulane
315San Francisco 49ersJerry GustafsonStanford
316PittsburghBuddy BensonArkansas
317Chicago CardinalsJack HutchinsonOklahoma State
318PhiladelphiaAl EllettAlabama
319Baltimore ColtsHerb HartwellVirginia
320Green BayDick KolianWisconsin
321New York GiantsGerry NesbittArkansas
322Chicago BearsWaylon BuchananEast Texas State
323WashingtonRoyce FlippinPrinceton
324Los Angeles RamsRoger SieselMiami (OH)
325Cleveland BrownsEd DwyerPurdue

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Round 28

#TeamPlayerSchool
326DetroitJohn SmithNorthwestern
327PittsburghBill DeGraafCornell
328San Francisco 49ersJerry DrewCalifornia
329PhiladelphiaBill StrawnWestern Kentucky
330Chicago CardinalsJim MillerWisconsin
331Baltimore ColtsJohn ShearerShepherd
332Green BayBobby LanceFlorida
333New York GiantsBill FullerArkansas
334WashingtonBilly HicksNorth Alabama
335Chicago BearsBob AlexanderTrinity (CT)
336Los Angeles RamsJohn MorrowMichigan
337Cleveland BrownsOllie SparksIowa State

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Round 29

#TeamPlayerSchool
338DetroitDoug PetersUCLA
339San Francisco 49ersDean BensonWillamette
340PittsburghWes ThompsonAlabama
341Chicago CardinalsJim TroglioNorthwestern
342PhiladelphiaBob HughesSouthern Mississippi
343Baltimore ColtsJim RusherKansas State
344Green BayVester NewcombSouthwest J.C. (MS)
345New York GiantsJim NelsonDuke
346Chicago BearsBilly KrietemeyerVanderbilt
347WashingtonPat BiscegliaNotre Dame
348Los Angeles RamsMickey BatesIllinois
349Cleveland BrownsJohn BattosVanderbilt

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Round 30

#TeamPlayerSchool
350DetroitJohn GibbensSouthwest Texas State
351San Francisco 49ersBob MitchellPuget Sound
352PhiladelphiaJoe UlmSan Jose State
353Chicago CardinalsBill KuceraColorado
354Baltimore ColtsTerry SweeneyMiddle Tennessee State
355Green BayRod HermesBeloit
356New York GiantsWayne WilliamsSouthern Illinois
357WashingtonBuck NystromMichigan State
358Chicago BearsJim BucklerAlabama
359Los Angeles RamsDick KackmeisterCentral Michigan
360Cleveland BrownsBob BartholomewWake Forest

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