1956 Baltimore Colts Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-7
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Weeb Ewbank (5-7)
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
1956 Baltimore Colts StatisticsTeam Record: 5-7
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Weeb Ewbank (5-7)
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
1956 Baltimore Colts Results
The Baltimore Colts of the National Football League ended the 1956 season with a record of 5 wins and 7 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's West Division. Weeb Ewbank coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Alan Ameche | FB | June 1, 1933 | 6'0" | 218 | Wisconsin | Kenosha, WI USA | 12 | 0 |
| 82 | Raymond Berry | LE | February 27, 1933 | 6'2" | 187 | Schreiner College | Corpus Christi, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 73 | Joe Campanella | MG | September 3, 1930 | 6'2" | 242 | Ohio St. | Cleveland, OH USA | 10 | 0 |
| 78 | Dick Chorovich | DT-T | November 29, 1933 | 6'4" | 260 | Miami (OH) | St. Clairsville, OH USA | 3 | 0 |
| 87 | Lloyd Colteryahn | E | August 26, 1931 | 6'2" | 220 | Maryland | Brentwood, PA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 70 | Art Donovan | LDT | June 5, 1925 | 6'2" | 263 | Notre Dame | Bronx, NY USA | 11 | 0 |
| 45 | L.G. Dupre | HB | September 10, 1932 | 5'11" | 190 | Baylor | New Orleans, LA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 67 | Doug Eggers | RLB | September 21, 1930 | 6'0" | 213 | South Dakota St. | Wagner, SD USA | 12 | 0 |
| 79 | Tom Feamster | T-DE | October 23, 1930 | 6'7" | 260 | William & Mary | Warwick, VA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 77 | Tom Finnin | RDT | September 28, 1927 | 6'2" | 262 | Detroit Mercy | Chicago, IL USA | 10 | 0 |
| 81 | Bernie Flowers | E | February 14, 1930 | 6'2" | 190 | Purdue | Erie, PA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Jim Harness | DB | April 6, 1934 | 5'11" | 180 | Mississippi St. | Dyersburg, TN USA | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Johnny Hermann | DB | October 17, 1933 | 6'1" | 180 | UCLA | San Fernando, CA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 74 | Ken Jackson | RT | April 26, 1929 | 6'2" | 236 | Texas | Austin, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 42 | Tommy James | DB-HB | September 16, 1923 | 5'10" | 185 | Ohio St. | Canton, OH USA | 2 | 0 |
| 83 | Don Joyce | RDE | October 8, 1929 | 6'3" | 253 | Tulane | Steubenville, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 18 | Gary Kerkorian | QB | January 14, 1930 | 5'11" | 185 | Stanford | Los Angeles, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 65 | Bill Koman | LB | September 16, 1934 | 6'2" | 229 | North Carolina | Ambridge, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 76 | Gene Lipscomb | DT | August 9, 1931 | 6'6" | 284 | none | Detroit, MI USA | 11 | 0 |
| 89 | Gino Marchetti | LDE | January 2, 1927 | 6'4" | 244 | San Francisco | Smithers, WV USA | 12 | 0 |
| 24 | Lenny Moore | RH | November 25, 1933 | 6'1" | 191 | Penn St. | Reading, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 84 | Jim Mutscheller | RE | March 31, 1930 | 6'1" | 205 | Notre Dame | Beaver Falls, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 50 | Buzz Nutter | C | February 16, 1931 | 6'4" | 230 | Virginia Tech | Summersville, WV USA | 12 | 0 |
| 80 | Dick Nyers | DB-HB | September 8, 1934 | 5'11" | 177 | Indianapolis | Indianapolis, IN USA | 5 | 0 |
| 61 | Jack Patera | LB | August 1, 1933 | 6'1" | 234 | Oregon | Bismarck, ND USA | 12 | 0 |
| 36 | Bill Pellington | LLB | September 25, 1927 | 6'2" | 234 | Defiance | Ramsey, NJ USA | 12 | 0 |
| 76 | Jerry Peterson | DT | October 8, 1934 | 6'3" | 290 | Texas | El Campo, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 60 | George Preas | LT | June 25, 1933 | 6'2" | 244 | Virginia Tech | Roanoke, VA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 52 | George Radosevich | T-C | January 25, 1928 | 6'2" | 228 | Pittsburgh | Brentwood, PA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 44 | Bert Rechichar | K | July 16, 1930 | 6'1" | 209 | Tennessee | Belle Vernon, PA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 68 | Alex Sandusky | RG | August 17, 1932 | 6'1" | 235 | Clarion | McKees Rocks, PA USA | 11 | 11 |
| 14 | George Shaw | QB | July 25, 1933 | 6'1" | 183 | Oregon | Portland, OR USA | 5 | 5 |
| 25 | Don Shula | LDH | January 4, 1930 | 5'11" | 190 | John Carroll | Grand River, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 63 | Art Spinney | LG | November 8, 1927 | 6'0" | 230 | Boston Col. | Saugus, MA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 23 | Carl Taseff | DB-HB | September 28, 1928 | 5'11" | 192 | John Carroll | Parma, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 40 | Jesse Thomas | LS | May 23, 1928 | 5'10" | 180 | Michigan St. | Guthrie, OK USA | 11 | 0 |
| 19 | Johnny Unitas | QB | May 7, 1933 | 6'1" | 194 | Louisville | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 12 | 7 |
| 21 | Billy Vessels | KR | March 22, 1931 | 6'0" | 190 | Oklahoma | Cleveland, OK USA | 12 | 0 |
| 26 | Royce Womble | HB-FL | August 12, 1931 | 6'0" | 185 | North Texas | Webb, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 31 | Dick Young | FB-HB | August 25, 1930 | 5'11" | 210 | Tenn-Chattanooga | Trumbull, CT USA | 12 | 0 |
