1956 NFL Draft

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The 1956 NFL Draft was held on November 29, 1955.

[edit] Round One

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
1	Pittsburgh Steelers Lottery bonus pick	Gary Glick	Quarterback	Colorado State
2	San Francisco 49ers	Earl Morrall	Quarterback	Michigan State
3	Detroit Lions	Howard "Hopalong" Cassady	Halfback	Ohio State
4	Philadelphia Eagles	Bob Pellegrini	Center	Maryland
5	Pittsburgh Steelers	Art Davis	Halfback	Mississippi State
6	Los Angeles Rams From New York Giants	Joe Marconi	Fullback	West Virginia
7	Chicago Cardinals	Joe Childress	Fullback	Auburn
8	Green Bay Packers	Jack Losch	Halfback	Miami (FL)
9	Baltimore Colts	Lenny Moore	Halfback	Penn State
10	Chicago Bears	Menan Schriewer	End	Texas
11	Los Angeles Rams	Charlie Horton	Halfback	Vanderbilt
12	Washington Redskins	Ed Vereb	Halfback	Maryland
13	Cleveland Browns	Preston Carpenter	Halfback	Arkansas

[edit] Hall of Famers

Lenny Moore, HB, Penn State - taken 1st round, 9th overall by the Baltimore Colts. Inducted in 1975.
Forrest Gregg, OT, SMU - taken 2nd round, 20th overall by the Green Bay Packers. Inducted in 1977.
Sam Huff, LB, West Virginia - taken 3rd round, 30th overall by the New York Giants. Inducted in 1982.
Willie Davis, DE, Grambling - taken 15th round, 181st overall by the Cleveland Browns. Inducted in 1981.
Bart Starr, QB, Alabama - taken 17th round, 200th overall by the Green Bay Packers. Inducted in 1977.

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Preceded by 1955 NFL Draft	NFL Draft 1956	Succeeded by 1957 NFL Draft

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