1956 Los Angeles Rams Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-8
Finishing 5th in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Sid Gillman (4-8)
Location: Los Angeles, California
1956 Los Angeles Rams Statistics
1956 Los Angeles Rams Results

The Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League ended the 1956 season with a record of 4 wins and 8 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's West Division.

Los Angeles scored 291 points, while the defensive squad conceded 307. Ron Waller ran for a team-leading 543 yards for the Rams, while Tommy Wilson and Tank Younger additionally contributed to the rushing attack.

Billy Wade tossed for 1,461 yards. Leon Clarke topped the receiving corps, snagging 36 balls for 650 yards. Bob Boyd and Elroy Hirsch were targeted regularly also.

Jim Cason and Will Sherman each snatched 4 opponent throws.

Sid Gillman coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
82Bob BoydLOE-ROHMarch 7, 19286'2"201Loyola MarymountRiverside, CA USA125
10Rudy BukichQBMarch 15, 19326'1"195IowaSt. Louis, MO USA30
25Don BurroughsLSAugust 19, 19316'4"190Colorado St.Los Angeles, CA USA1212
88Bob CareyREFebruary 8, 19306'5"219Michigan St.Charlevoix, MI USA74
41Jim CasonLDHJuly 25, 19276'0"171LSUSondheimer, LA USA1210
23Jesse CasteteDBSeptember 3, 19335'11"180McNeese St.St.Landry, LA USA30
84Leon ClarkeRHJanuary 10, 19336'4"232USCLos Angeles, CA USA1211
50Dick DaughertyCMarch 31, 19296'1"219OregonMoundsville, WV USA1212
60Jack EllenaMGOctober 27, 19316'1"225UCLASusanville, CA USA90
80Tom FearsROEDecember 3, 19236'2"216Santa ClaraLos Angeles, CA USA22
68Sid FournetRDE-MGAugust 27, 19326'0"235LSUBogalusa, LA USA127
75Bob FryLTNovember 11, 19306'4"235KentuckyCincinnati, OH USA1212
58Bob GriffinMG-LLB-RLBFebruary 12, 19296'3"235ArkansasFort Worth, TX USA64
65Art HauserRDTJune 19, 19296'0"237Xavier (OH)Rubican, WI USA1212
40Elroy HirschLEJune 17, 19236'2"190WisconsinWausau, WI USA1211
63John HockRGMarch 7, 19276'2"230Santa ClaraPittsburgh, PA USA129
46Bob HolladayDBMarch 13, 19325'11"175TulsaShreveport, LA USA40
79Glenn HoltzmanROT-LOTOctober 9, 19306'3"250North TexasShreveport, LA USA126
34Joe MarconiFB-LOHFebruary 6, 19346'2"225West VirginiaFredericktown, PA USA123
62Bud McFadinLDTAugust 21, 19286'3"260TexasRankin, TX USA1212
81Paul MillerLDENovember 8, 19306'2"226LSUMandeville, LA USA1212
89Ron MillerROE-ROHApril 17, 19336'4"200USCLos Angeles, CA 74
31Larry MorrisLLBDecember 10, 19336'2"226Georgia TechDecatur, GA USA77
51John MorrowROG-CApril 27, 19336'3"244MichiganPort Huron, MI USA126
28Brad MyersLOH-ROHFebruary 14, 19296'1"197BucknellLancaster, PA USA51
73Ken PanfilROT-LOTSeptember 16, 19306'6"262PurdueChicago, IL USA60
56Hugh PittsRLBApril 8, 19346'2"223TCUWoodville, TX USA96
61Duane PutnamLGSeptember 5, 19286'0"228PacificPollack, SD USA1212
21Skeet QuinlanLOHJune 22, 19285'11"173TCUSan Angelo, TX USA20
48Les RichterKOctober 6, 19306'3"238CaliforniaFresno, CA USA1212
43Will ShermanRSOctober 20, 19276'2"190St. Mary's (CA)Weed, CA USA1212
22Rex ShiverLDHJanuary 1, 19326'0"190Miami (FL)Miami, FL USA82
70Charlie ToogoodRTJuly 16, 19276'0"232NebraskaNorth Platte, NE USA76
11Norm Van BrocklinPMarch 15, 19266'1"190OregonEagle Butte, SD USA124
9Billy WadeQBOctober 4, 19306'2"202VanderbiltNashville, TN USA128
27Ron WallerLHFebruary 14, 19335'11"180MarylandHastings, FL USA96
83Duane WardlowRDEJuly 2, 19326'4"215WashingtonWashougal, WA 99
44Jesse WhittentonRDHMay 9, 19346'0"193Texas-El PasoBig Spring, TX USA1212
37Tommy WilsonKRSeptember 1, 19326'0"203noneStamford, CT USA124
35Tank YoungerFBJune 25, 19286'3"225Grambling St.Grambling, LA USA1210