1956 Cleveland Browns Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-7
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Paul Brown (5-7)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio

1956 Cleveland Browns Statistics
1956 Cleveland Browns Results

The Cleveland Browns of the National Football League ended the 1956 season with a record of 5 wins and 7 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division.

The defense proved to be a force, as the Browns conceded 177 points, the lowest total in the circuit. Cleveland labored to change the scoreboard with just 167 points. Preston Carpenter ran for a team-leading 756 yards.

Tommy O'Connell tossed for 551 yards, while Babe Parilli and George Ratterman took a significant amount of snaps, too. Pete Brewster snagged 28 passes for 417 yards. Dante Lavelli was targeted regularly also.

Don Paul seized 7 opponent throws.

Paul Brown coached the team.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
30	Maurice Bassett	FB	April 26, 1931	6'1"	230	Langston	Chickasha, OK USA	12	3
60	Harold Bradley	RG	October 13, 1929	6'2"	230	Iowa	Chicago, IL USA	12	7
88	Pete Brewster	LE	September 1, 1930	6'3"	210	Purdue	Adams City, IN USA	12	12
40	Preston Carpenter	KR	January 24, 1934	6'2"	190	Arkansas	Hayti, MO USA	12	8
70	Don Colo	RDT	January 5, 1925	6'3"	252	Brown	East Bridgewater, MA USA	12	9
35	Galen Fiss	RLB	July 10, 1931	6'0"	227	Kansas	Johnson, KS USA	12	12
80	Len Ford	RDE	February 18, 1926	6'4"	245	Morgan St.	Washington, DC USA	12	11
62	Herschel Forester	LOG-ROG	April 14, 1931	6'0"	230	SMU	Dallas, TX USA	12	11
79	Bob Gain	LDE-LDT-MG	June 21, 1929	6'3"	256	Kentucky	Akron, OH USA	12	12
52	Frank Gatski	C	March 18, 1922	6'3"	233	Marshall	Farmington, WV USA	12	12
64	Abe Gibron	LG	September 22, 1925	5'11"	243	Valparaiso	Michigan City, IN USA	7	5
84	Horace Gillom	P	March 3, 1921	6'1"	221	Ohio St.	Roanoke, AL USA	5	0
64	Donald Goss	LOT-LOG-RO	May 19, 1933	6'5"	260	SMU	Dallas, TX USA	6	0
76	Lou Groza	K	January 25, 1924	6'3"	240	Ohio St.	Martins Ferry, OH USA	12	12
78	Art Hunter	C-ROT	April 24, 1933	6'4"	245	Notre Dame	Fairport Harbor, OH USA	8	0
36	Billy Kinard	LOH-ROH	December 16, 1933	6'0"	189	Mississippi	Jackson, MS USA	7	0
72	John Kissell	LDT	May 14, 1923	6'3"	245	Boston Col.	Nashua, NH USA	12	12
22	Ken Konz	LS	September 25, 1928	5'10"	184	LSU	Weimar, TX USA	12	12
24	Warren Lahr	LDH	September 5, 1923	5'11"	189	Case Western Reserve	Mount Zion, PA USA	12	12
86	Dante Lavelli	RE	February 23, 1923	6'0"	191	Ohio St.	Hudson, OH USA	11	11
69	John Macerelli	OT-OG	November 2, 1930	6'2"	230	St. Vincent	Muse, PA USA	12	0
82	Carlton Massey	LDE	January 17, 1930	6'4"	221	Southwestern (TX)	Rockwall, TX USA	12	4
74	Mike McCormack	RT	June 21, 1930	6'4"	246	Kansas	Chicago, IL USA	12	12
34	Walt Michaels	MLB	October 16, 1929	6'0"	231	Washington & Lee	Swoyersville, PA USA	12	11
36	Ed Modzelewski	FB	January 13, 1929	6'0"	217	Maryland	West Natrona, PA USA	8	7
32	Fred Morrison	ROH-FB-LOH	October 7, 1926	6'2"	215	Ohio St.	Columbus, OH USA	12	6
65	Chuck Noll	LLB	January 5, 1932	6'1"	220	Dayton	Cleveland, OH USA	12	12
15	Tommy O'Connell	QB	September 26, 1930	5'11"	187	Notre Dame	Chicago, IL USA	7	5
54	Sam Palumbo	LLB-C	June 7, 1932	6'2"	226	Notre Dame	Cleveland, OH USA	12	0
18	Babe Parilli	QB	May 7, 1930	6'1"	196	Kentucky	Rochester, PA USA	5	3
20	Don Paul	PR	July 23, 1926	6'0"	187	Washington St.	Tacoma, WA USA	12	12
44	Johnny Petitbon	RS	June 4, 1931	5'11"	186	Notre Dame	New Orleans, LA USA	12	3
43	Skeet Quinlan	LOH-ROH	June 22, 1928	5'11"	173	TCU	San Angelo, TX USA	6	2
16	George Ratterman	QB	November 12, 1926	6'0"	192	Notre Dame	Cincinnati, OH USA	4	4
26	Ray Renfro	LH	November 7, 1929	6'1"	190	North Texas	Whitesboro, TX USA	12	12
84	Jim Smith	RDE-LOG-LD	February 27, 1932	6'3"	241	Baylor	West Columbia, TX USA	6	1
43	Bob Smith	LOH	February 23, 1933	5'10"	195	Nebraska	Council Bluffs, IA USA	2	0
83	Chuck Weber	LDE	March 25, 1930	6'1"	229	West Chester	Philadelphia, PA USA	4	0
42	Junior Wren	RS	December 10, 1929	6'0"	192	Missouri	Kansas City, MO USA	12	9