1956 NFL Draft

1956 NFL Draft
General information
Date(s)	November 29, 1955
Location
Picks
First selection	Gary Glick, QB Pittsburgh Steelers
Last selection	Bob Bartholomew, T Cleveland Browns
Most selections	Los Angeles Rams (36)
Fewest selections	Chicago Bears (28) Washington Redskins (28) New York Giants (28)
Overall selections	360
NFL Draft  < 1955 1957 >

The 1956 National Football League Draft was held on November 29, 1955.

Contents 1 Player selections 1.1 Round one 1.2 Round two 1.3 Round three 1.4 Round four 1.5 Round five 1.6 Round six 1.7 Round seven 1.8 Round eight 1.9 Round nine 1.10 Round ten 1.11 Round eleven 1.12 Round twelve 1.13 Round thirteen 1.14 Round fourteen 1.15 Round fifteen 1.16 Round sixteen 1.17 Round seventeen 1.18 Round eighteen 1.19 Round nineteen 1.20 Round twenty 1.21 Round twenty one 1.22 Round twenty two 1.23 Round twenty three 1.24 Round twenty four 1.25 Round twenty five 1.26 Round twenty six 1.27 Round twenty seven 1.28 Round twenty eight 1.29 Round twenty nine 1.30 Round thirty 2 Hall of famers 3 References 4 External links

Player selections

= Pro Bowler [1]

= Hall of Famer

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 [2]	Halfback	Ohio State
4	Philadelphia Eagles	Bob Pellegrini	Center	Maryland
5	Pittsburgh Steelers	Art Davis (American football)	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

• ^HOF Member of the Professional Football Hall of Fame

Round two

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
14	Los Angeles Rams	Leon Clarke	End	USC
15	San Francisco 49ers	Bruce Bosley	Tackle	West Virginia
16	Philadelphia Eagles	Frank D'Agnostino	Tackle	Auburn
17	Pittsburgh Steelers	Joe Krupa	Tackle	Purdue
18	Chicago Cardinals	Norm Masters	Tackle	Michigan State
19	New York Giants	Henry Moore	Back	Arkansas
20	Green Bay Packers	Forrest Gregg	Offensive Tackle	Southern Methodist
21	Baltimore Colts	Dick Donlin	End	Hamline
22	Chicago Bears	M. L. Brackett	Tackle	Auburn
23	Los Angeles Rams	Hugh Pitts	Center	Texas Christian
24	Washington Redskins	John Paluck	End	Pittsburgh
25	Cleveland Browns	Billy Kinard	Back	Mississippi

Round three

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
26	San Francisco 49ers	Bill Herchman	Tackle	Texas Tech
27	Detroit Lions	Don McIlhenny	Back	Southern Methodist
28	Philadelphia Eagles	Don Schaefer	Back	Notre Dame
29	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jim Taylor	Center	Baylor
30	New York Giants	Sam Huff	Linebacker	West Virginia
31	Chicago Cardinals	John Roach	Quarterback	Southern Methodist
32	Los Angeles Rams	A. D. Williams	Defensive end	Pacific
33	Baltimore Colts	Bob Pascal	Back	Duke
34	Cleveland Browns	Larry Ross	End	Denver
35	Los Angeles Rams	John Marshall	Back	Southern Methodist
36	Washington Redskins	Fred Wyant	Back	West Virginia
37	Cleveland Browns	Bill Quinlan	End	Michigan State

Round four

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
38	Detroit Lions	Jerry Reichow	Quarterback	Iowa
39	Pittsburgh Steelers	Dick Murley	Guard	Purdue
40	San Francisco 49ers	Frank Pajaczkowski	Back	Richmond
41	Washington Redskins	Fran Machinsky	Tackle	Ohio State
42	Chicago Cardinals	Sam Salerno	Tackle	Colorado
43	Baltimore Colts	Ben Inabinet	Tackle	Clemson
44	Green Bay Packers	Cecil Morris	Guard	Oklahoma
45	New York Giants	Jim Katcavage	Defensive end	Dayton
46	Los Angeles Rams	Will Berzinski	Back	Wisconsin–La Crosse
47	Chicago Bears	John Mellekas	Tackle	Arizona
48	Los Angeles Rams	Jim Carmichael	End	California
49	Cleveland Browns	Bobby Moss	Back	West Virginia

Round five

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
50	Detroit Lions	Tom "The Bomb" Tracy	Back	Tennessee
51	Los Angeles Rams	Jim Freeman	End	Iowa
52	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bill Murakowski	Back	Purdue
53	Los Angeles Rams	Herb Nakken	Back	Utah
54	Philadelphia Eagles	Fred "Fuzzy" Thurston	Guard	Valparaiso
55	Baltimore Colts	Herb Gray	End	Texas
56	Green Bay Packers	Bob Skoronski	Tackle	Indiana
57	New York Giants	Don Chandler	Back	Florida
58	Chicago Bears	Willie Galimore	Back	Florida A&M
59	Washington Redskins	Gary Lowe	Back	Michigan State
60	Los Angeles Rams	Jesse Whittenton	Defensive back	Texas-El Paso
61	Cleveland Browns	Franklin Clarke	End	Colorado

Round six

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
62	Detroit Lions	Bob Lusk	Center	William & Mary
63	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ray Taylor	Back	Texas Christian
64	San Francisco 49ers	Tony Sardisco	Linebacker	Tulane
65	Philadelphia Eagles	Tirrel Burton	Back	Miami (OH)
66	Chicago Cardinals	Charlie Dupre	Back	Baylor
67	Baltimore Colts	Don Schmidt	Back	Texas Tech
68	Green Bay Packers	Bob Burris	Back	Oklahoma
69	New York Giants	Fred Cason	Back	Florida
70	Chicago Cardinals	John Dittrich	Tackle	Wisconsin
71	Cleveland Browns	Sherman Plunkett	End	Maryland-Eastern Shore
72	Los Angeles Rams	Eddie Vincent	Back	Iowa
73	Cleveland Browns	Paul Wiggin	End	Stanford

Round seven

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
74	Detroit Lions	Gene Cronin	Defensive end	Pacific
75	San Francisco 49ers	Larry Barnes	Back	Colorado State
76	Pittsburgh Steelers	Dick Gaspari	Center	George Washington
77	Chicago Cardinals	Bob Konovsky	Tackle	Wisconsin
78	Philadelphia Eagles	John Waedekin	Tackle	Hardin-Simmons
79	Baltimore Colts	Bill Waters	Tackle	Austin
80	Green Bay Packers	Hank Gremminger	End	Baylor
81	New York Giants	Ron Nery	Tackle	Kansas State
82	Chicago Bears	J. C. Caroline	Back	Illinois
83	Washington Redskins	Donnie Caraway	Back	Houston
84	Los Angeles Rams	Jack Morris	Back	Oregon
85	Cleveland Browns	Chuck Griffith	End	USC

Round eight

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
86	Detroit Lions	Jack Powell	Tackle	Texas A&M
87	Pittsburgh Steelers	Vere Wellman	Guard	Wichita State
88	San Francisco 49ers	Charley Smith	End	Abilene Christian
89	Philadelphia Eagles	Elroy Payne	Back	McMurry
90	Chicago Cardinals	Dave Lunceford	Tackle	Baylor
91	Baltimore Colts	Bill Koman	Guard	North Carolina
92	Green Bay Packers	Russ Dennis	End	Maryland
93	New York Giants	Don Holleder	End	Army
94	Washington Redskins	Dick James	Back	Oregon
95	Chicago Bears	Dick Klawitter	Center	South Dakota State
96	Los Angeles Rams	George Boyer	Linebacker	Florida State
97	Cleveland Browns	Len Hellyer	Back	Marshall

Round nine

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
98	Detroit Lions	Calvin Jones	Guard	Iowa
99	San Francisco 49ers	Jim Cox	End	Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
100	Pittsburgh Steelers	Wayne Edmonds	Guard	Notre Dame
101	Chicago Cardinals	Bob Lovely	Tackle	Tampa
102	Philadelphia Eagles	Johnny Bredice	End	Boston University
103	Baltimore Colts	John Lewis	End	Michigan State
104	Green Bay Packers	Gordy Duvall	Back	USC
105	New York Giants	Ken Braden	Center	East Texas State
106	Chicago Bears	Ken Vargo	Center	Ohio State
107	Washington Redskins	Francis "Whitey" Rouviere	Back	Miami (FL)
108	Los Angeles Rams	Maury Woolford	Tackle	Louisville
109	Cleveland Browns	Jack Hecker	End	Bowling Green

Round ten

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
110	Detroit Lions	Joe Silas	Defensive end	South Carolina
111	Pittsburgh Steelers	Lou Baldacci	Back	Michigan
112	San Francisco 49ers	Jerry Zaleski	Back	Colorado State
113	Philadelphia Eagles	Tom Dimmick	Center	Houston
114	Chicago Cardinals	Willis Towne	End	Wichita State
115	Baltimore Colts	Gene Scott	Back	Centre
116	Green Bay Packers	Bob Laugherty	Back	Maryland
117	New York Giants	Johnny Hermann	Back	UCLA
118	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bob Nolan	End	Miami (FL)
119	Chicago Bears	Dick Lucas	End	Boston College
120	Los Angeles Rams	Charlie Sticka	Back	Trinity (CT)
121	Cleveland Browns	Eddie Rayburn	Tackle	Rice

Round eleven

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
122	Detroit Lions	Lew Wacker	Back	Richmond
123	San Francisco 49ers	Stew Pell	Tackle	North Carolina
124	Detroit Lions	Tom Selep	Back	Maryland
125	Chicago Cardinals	Fob James	Back	Auburn
126	Philadelphia Eagles	Kenny Keller	Back	North Carolina
127	Baltimore Colts	Dennis Shaw	End	North Texas State
128	Green Bay Packers	Mike Hudock	Center	Miami (FL)
129	New York Giants	Dick Moloney	Back	Kentucky
130	Chicago Bears	John Jankans	End	Arizona State
131	Washington Redskins	Tom Powell	Guard	Colgate
132	Los Angeles Rams	Jim Decker	Back	UCLA
133	Cleveland Browns	Bill Underdonk	Tackle	West Virginia

Round twelve

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
134	Detroit Lions	Bob Nunnery	Tackle	Louisiana State
135	Pittsburgh Steelers	Phil Tarasovic	End	Yale
136	San Francisco 49ers	Roger Swedberg	Tackle	Iowa
137	Philadelphia Eagles	Tommy Harkins	End	Vanderbilt
138	Chicago Cardinals	Jerry Walker	Tackle	Texas Tech
139	Baltimore Colts	Steve Myhra	Guard	North Dakota
140	Green Bay Packers	Max Burnett	Back	Arizona
141	Washington Redskins	Gerry Planutis	Back	Michigan State
142	Washington Redskins	Gil Moreno	Tackle	UCLA
143	Chicago Bears	Buddy Cruze	End	Tennessee
144	Los Angeles Rams	Em Lindbeck	Quarterback	Illinois
145	Cleveland Browns	Harry Javernick	Tackle	Colorado

Round thirteen

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
146	Detroit Lions	O. K. Ferguson	Back	Louisiana State
147	San Francisco 49ers	Ralph Moody	Back	Kansas
148	Pittsburgh Steelers	Weldon Holley	Back	Baylor
149	Chicago Cardinals	Bo Bolinger	Guard	Oklahoma
150	Philadelphia Eagles	James Sides	Back	Texas Tech
151	Baltimore Colts	Jack Hill	Back	Utah State
152	Green Bay Packers	Jim Mense	Center	Notre Dame
153	New York Giants	Eddie Crawford	Back	Mississippi
154	Chicago Bears	Dick Grogg	Guard	Minnesota
155	Washington Redskins	Jerry Ward	Guard	Dayton
156	Los Angeles Rams	Mike Norcia	Back	Kent State
157	Cleveland Browns	Jim Furey	Center	Kansas State

Round fourteen

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
158	Detroit Lions	Ronnie Falls	Linebacker	Duke
159	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jim Emmons	Tackle	Alabama
160	San Francisco 49ers	R. C. Owens	End	College of Idaho
161	Philadelphia Eagles	Frank Reich	Center	Penn State
162	Chicago Cardinals	Carnell Neuman	Back	Illinois
163	Baltimore Colts	Ted Schwanger	Back	Tennessee Tech
164	Green Bay Packers	Charlie Thomas	Back	Wisconsin
165	New York Giants	John McMullan	Guard	Notre Dame
166	Washington Redskins	Pat Uebel	Back	Army
167	Chicago Bears	Milt Graham	End	Colgate
168	Los Angeles Rams	Tom Runnels	Back	North Texas State
169	Cleveland Browns	Charlie Sidwell	Back	William & Mary

Round fifteen

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
170	Detroit Lions	Horace "Buzzy" Allert	Defensive end	Southwest Texas State
171	San Francisco 49ers	Reed Henderson	Tackle	Utah State
172	San Francisco 49ers	Gene Boyd	Back	Abilene Christian
173	Chicago Cardinals	Charley Anderson	End	Louisiana Tech
174	Philadelphia Eagles	Don Brant	Back	Montana
175	Baltimore Colts	John Polzer	Quarterback	Virginia
176	Green Bay Packers	Buddy Alliston	Guard	Mississippi
177	New York Giants	Ron Melnik	Tackle	Army
178	Chicago Bears	Dick Fitzgerald	Back	Notre Dame
179	Chicago Cardinals	Tom Spiers	Quarterback	Arkansas State
180	Los Angeles Rams	Dick Shatto	Back	Kentucky
181	Cleveland Browns	Willie Davis	Defensive End	Grambling

Round sixteen

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
182	Detroit Lions	Len Zyzda	Defensive end	Purdue
183	Pittsburgh Steelers	Lionel Reed	Back	Central State (OK)
184	San Francisco 49ers	George Herring	Quarterback	Southern Mississippi
185	Philadelphia Eagles	Billy Hix	Tackle	Middle Tennessee State
186	Chicago Cardinals	George Welsh	Quarterback	Navy
187	Baltimore Colts	Gene "Moose" Hendrix	Back	Drake
188	Green Bay Packers	Curtis Lynch	Tackle	Alabama
189	New York Giants	Al Portney	Tackle	Missouri
190	Washington Redskins	Wells Gray	Guard	Wisconsin
191	Chicago Bears	Ray Brown	Back	Florida
192	Los Angeles Rams	Arnie Pelluer	End	Washington State
193	Cleveland Browns	Thurlow Cooper	End	Maine

Round seventeen

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
194	Detroit Lions	Ken Wind	End	Houston
195	San Francisco 49ers	Dick Weiss	Tackle	Mississippi
196	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bill Schmidt	Guard	Pittsburgh
197	Chicago Cardinals	Ron Beagle	End	Navy
198	Philadelphia Eagles	Joe Mastrogiovanni	Back	Wyoming
199	Baltimore Colts	Bill Danenhauer	End	Emporia State
200	Green Bay Packers	Bart Starr	Quarterback	Alabama
201	New York Giants	Tom Mooney	Tackle	Miami (OH)
202	Chicago Bears	Tom Adams	End	UCLA
203	Washington Redskins	Eagle Day	Quarterback	Mississippi
204	Los Angeles Rams	Jack Butler	Tackle	Kentucky
205	Cleveland Browns	Eddie West	Quarterback	North Carolina State

Round eighteen

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
206	Detroit Lions	Emidio Petrarca	Back	Boston College
207	Pittsburgh Steelers	John Stephans	Quarterback	Holy Cross
208	San Francisco 49ers	Bill Yelverton	Tackle	Mississippi
209	Philadelphia Eagles	Nick Consoles	Defensive back	Wake Forest
210	Chicago Cardinals	Jim Brown	Guard	UCLA
211	Baltimore Colts	Earl Looman	Guard	Stetson
212	Green Bay Packers	Stan Intihar	End	Cornell
213	New York Giants	Matt Boone	Back	North Carolina Central
214	Washington Redskins	Jim Pyburn	End	Auburn
215	Chicago Bears	Earl Payton	Back	Prairie View A&M
216	Los Angeles Rams	Jack Klotz	Tackle	Widener
217	Cleveland Browns	Hal "Candy" Carroll	Back	Case Western Reserve

Round nineteen

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
218	Detroit Lions	Dale Vaughn	Back	Virginia Military Inst
219	San Francisco 49ers	Pete Arrigoni	Back	Arizona
220	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jerry Jacobs	Guard	Florida State
221	Chicago Cardinals	Ray Zagar	Back	Marquette
222	Philadelphia Eagles	Delano Womack	Back	Texas
223	Baltimore Colts	Bob Fyvie	Tackle	Lafayette
224	Green Bay Packers	Ken Vakey	End	Texas Tech
225	New York Giants	Ray Dettring	Back	Missouri
226	Chicago Bears	John Smith	Back	UCLA
227	Washington Redskins	Ray Lemek	Guard	Notre Dame
228	Los Angeles Rams	Charlie Dees	Tackle	McNeese State
229	Cleveland Browns	John Sebest	End	Eastern Kentucky

Round twenty

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
230	Detroit Lions	Joe Stephenson	End	Vanderbilt
231	Pittsburgh Steelers	Fred Glatz	End	Pittsburgh
232	San Francisco 49ers	Bob Scarbrough	Center	Auburn
233	Philadelphia Eagles	Darrell Glover	Tackle	Maryland-Eastern Shore
234	Chicago Cardinals	Dickie Mattison	Back	Georgia Tech
235	Baltimore Colts	Bob Hill	Back	Jackson State
236	Green Bay Packers	Clyde Letbetter	Tackle	Baylor
237	New York Giants	Mike Falls	Guard	Minnesota
238	Washington Redskins	Vince Gonzales	Back	Louisiana State
239	Chicago Bears	Charley Maxime	Guard	Auburn
240	Los Angeles Rams	John Coyne	Tackle	West Chester
241	Cleveland Browns	Joe Mobra	End	Oklahoma

Round twenty one

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
242	Detroit Lions	Bob Blechen	Center	Whittier
243	San Francisco 49ers	L. C. Joyner	End	Contra Costa J.C.
244	Pittsburgh Steelers	Gene Martell	Tackle	Notre Dame
245	Chicago Cardinals	Ronnie Herr	Back	Texas Tech
246	Philadelphia Eagles	Jack Adams	Tackle	San Jose State
247	Baltimore Colts	Jim Harness	Back	Mississippi State
248	Green Bay Packers	Hal O'Brien	Back	Southern Methodist
249	New York Giants	Don McComb	End	Villanova
250	Chicago Bears	Jimmy Waddell	Back	Compton J.C.
251	Washington Redskins	Howard Schnellenberger	End	Kentucky
252	Los Angeles Rams	Milt Robichaux	End	Trinity (TX)
253	Cleveland Browns	Gene Kapish	End	Notre Dame

Round twenty two

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
254	Detroit Lions	Dick Marazza	Tackle	Clemson
255	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ray DiPasquale	Back	Pittsburgh
256	San Francisco 49ers	Clarence Wessman	End	San Jose State
257	Philadelphia Eagles	Joe Miller	Back	Cincinnati
258	Chicago Cardinals	Jim Murphy	Tackle	Stephen F. Austin
259	Baltimore Colts	Pat Del Vicaro	Guard	Southern Mississippi
260	Green Bay Packers	Johnny Popson	Back	Furman
261	New York Giants	Jerry Harkrader	Back	Ohio State
262	Washington Redskins	George Nicula	Tackle	Notre Dame
263	Chicago Bears	Joe Billings	Tackle	Memphis State
264	Los Angeles Rams	Dick Fouts	End	Missouri
265	Cleveland Browns	Sam "First Down" Brown	Back	UCLA

Round twenty three

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
266	Detroit Lions	Bob Garrard	Back	Georgia
267	San Francisco 49ers	Mike Monroe	Back	Washington
268	Pittsburgh Steelers	Pete Neft	Quarterback	Pittsburgh
269	Chicago Cardinals	Tony Branoff	Back	Michigan
270	Philadelphia Eagles	Chet Spencer	End	Oklahoma State
271	Baltimore Colts	Al "Bear" Stephenson	Tackle	Idaho State
272	Green Bay Packers	Jesse Birchfield	Guard	Duke
273	New York Giants	Bob "Slick" McCool	Back	Mississippi
274	Chicago Bears	Lou Holt	End	Howard Payne
275	Washington Redskins	Don St. John	Back	Xavier
276	Los Angeles Rams	Al Paulson	Back	Washington State
277	Cleveland Browns	Don Althouse	End	Syracuse

Round twenty four

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
278	Detroit Lions	Jarv Walz	End	Central Michigan
279	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bryan Engram	End	Texas Christian
280	San Francisco 49ers	Ed Wallace	Tackle	San Diego J.C.
281	Philadelphia Eagles	John Parham	Back	Wake Forest
282	Chicago Cardinals	Orville Trask	Tackle	Rice
283	Baltimore Colts	Bobby Fox	Quarterback	East Texas State
284	Green Bay Packers	Don Wilson	Center	Rice
285	New York Giants	Gerry Huth	Guard	Wake Forest
286	Washington Redskins	Johnny Tatum	Center	Texas
287	Chicago Bears	Jess Castete	Back	McNeese State
288	Los Angeles Rams	Sam Williams	Defensive end	Michigan State
289	Cleveland Browns	Jim Hughes	Guard	San Jose State

Round twenty five

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
290	Detroit Lions	Jerry Hall	Back	Rice
291	San Francisco 49ers	Paul Goad	Back	Abilene Christian
292	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bill O'Dell	Back	Clemson
293	Chicago Cardinals	Bill Wheeler	Tackle	Kentucky
294	Philadelphia Eagles	Johnny Grogan	Tackle	Dayton
295	Baltimore Colts	Brad Mills	Back	Kentucky
296	Green Bay Packers	Franz Koeneke	End	Minnesota
297	New York Giants	Harry Speers	Back	Florida
298	Chicago Bears	Jerry Hentschel	Tackle	Sam Houston State
299	Washington Redskins	Franklin Brooks	Guard	Georgia Tech
300	Los Angeles Rams	Glen Tunning	Guard	Pittsburgh
301	Cleveland Browns	Bob Davenport	Back	UCLA

Round twenty six

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
302	Detroit Lions	Joe Walden	Back	West Texas State
303	Pittsburgh Steelers	Frank Sweeney	Guard	Xavier
304	San Francisco 49ers	Rommie Loudd	End	UCLA
305	Philadelphia Eagles	Earl Lunsford	Back	Oklahoma State
306	Chicago Cardinals	Chuck Zickefoose	End	Kansas State
307	Baltimore Colts	Jim Lohr	Tackle	Southwest Missouri State
308	Green Bay Packers	Dick Goehe	Tackle	Mississippi
309	New York Giants	Bev Buller	Back	Kansas
310	Washington Redskins	Dave Burnham	Back	Wheaton
311	Chicago Bears	Don Orr	Back	Vanderbilt
312	Los Angeles Rams	Hardiman Cureton	Tackle	UCLA
313	Cleveland Browns	Jack Kammerman	End	Utah

Round twenty seven

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
314	Detroit Lions	Bryan Burnthorne	Guard	Tulane
315	San Francisco 49ers	Jerry Gustafson	Quarterback	Stanford
316	Pittsburgh Steelers	Buddy Benson	Back	Arkansas
317	Chicago Cardinals	Jack Hutchinson	Tackle	Oklahoma State
318	Philadelphia Eagles	Al Ellett	Tackle	Alabama
319	Baltimore Colts	Herb Hartwell	Back	Virginia
320	Green Bay Packers	Dick Kolian	End	Wisconsin
321	New York Giants	Gerry Nesbitt	Back	Arkansas
322	Chicago Bears	Waylon Buchanan	End	East Texas State
323	Washington Redskins	Royce Flippin	Back	Princeton
324	Los Angeles Rams	Roger Siesel	Tackle	Miami (OH)
325	Cleveland Browns	Ed Dwyer	End	Purdue

Round twenty eight

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
326	Detroit Lions	John Smith	Guard	Northwestern
327	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bill DeGraaf	Back	Cornell
328	San Francisco 49ers	Jerry Drew	Back	California
329	Philadelphia Eagles	Bill Strawn	Linebacker	Western Kentucky
330	Chicago Cardinals	Jim Miller	Quarterback	Wisconsin
331	Baltimore Colts	John Shearer	Quarterback	Shepherd
332	Green Bay Packers	Bobby Lance	Quarterback	Florida
333	New York Giants	Bill Fuller	Tackle	Arkansas
334	Washington Redskins	Billy Hicks	Back	Jacksonville State
335	Chicago Bears	Bob Alexander	Back	Trinity (CT)
336	Los Angeles Rams	John Morrow	Tackle	Michigan
337	Cleveland Browns	Ollie Sparks	Guard	Iowa State

Round twenty nine

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
338	Detroit Lions	Doug Peters	Back	UCLA
339	San Francisco 49ers	Dean Benson	Guard	Willamette
340	Pittsburgh Steelers	Wes Thompson	Tackle	Alabama
341	Chicago Cardinals	Jim Troglio	Back	Northwestern
342	Philadelphia Eagles	Bob Hughes	Back	Southern Mississippi
343	Baltimore Colts	Jim Rusher	End	Kansas State
344	Green Bay Packers	Vester Newcomb	Center	Southwest J.C. (MS)
345	New York Giants	Jim Nelson	Guard	Duke
346	Chicago Bears	Billy Krietemeyer	Back	Vanderbilt
347	Washington Redskins	Pat Bisceglia	Guard	Notre Dame
348	Los Angeles Rams	Mickey Bates	Back	Illinois
349	Cleveland Browns	John Battos	End	Vanderbilt

Round thirty

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
350	Detroit Lions	John Gibbens	Tackle	Southwest Texas State
351	San Francisco 49ers	Bob Mitchell	Tackle	Puget Sound
352	Philadelphia Eagles	Joe Ulm	Back	San Jose State
353	Chicago Cardinals	Bill Kucera	Tackle	Colorado
354	Baltimore Colts	Terry Sweeney	Back	Middle Tennessee State
355	Green Bay Packers	Rod Hermes	Quarterback	Beloit
356	New York Giants	Wayne Williams	End	Southern Illinois
357	Washington Redskins	Buck Nystrom	Guard	Michigan State
358	Chicago Bears	Jim Buckler	Guard	Alabama
359	Los Angeles Rams	Dick Kackmeister	Center	Central Michigan
360 [3]	Cleveland Browns	Bob Bartholomew	Tackle	Wake Forest

= Pro Bowler [1]

= Hall of Famer

Hall of famers

• Lenny Moore, Half Back from Penn State taken 1st round 9th overall by the Baltimore Colts.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1975.^[4]

• Forrest Gregg, Offensive tackle from Southern Methodist University taken 2nd round 20th overall by the Green Bay Packers.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1977.^[4]

• Bart Starr, Quarterback from University of Alabama taken 17th round 200th overall by the Green Bay Packers.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1977.^[4]

• Willie Davis, Defensive end from Grambling State University taken 15th round 181st overall by the Cleveland Browns.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1981.^[5]

• Sam Huff, Linebacker from West Virginia taken 3rd round 30th overall by the New York Giants.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1982.^[5]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
2. ^ Howard Cassady, 1955 Heisman Trophy winner ^{"Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-08. http://www.webcitation.org/5hNOkEXkY. Retrieved 2008-08-03.} 
3. ^ This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
4. ^ ^{a b c} List of 1970s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com ^{"Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. http://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html#1970s. Retrieved 2008-10-07.} 
5. ^ ^{a b} List of 1980s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com ^{"Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. http://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html#1980s. Retrieved 2008-10-07.} 

External links

• NFL.com - 1956 Draft
• databaseFootball.com - 1956 Draft
• Pro Football Hall of Fame

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