1955 Washington Redskins Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-4
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Joe Kuharich (8-4)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1955 Washington Redskins Statistics
1955 Washington Redskins Results

The Washington Redskins of the National Football League ended the 1955 season with a record of 8 wins and 4 losses, finishing second in the NFL's East Division.

The Redskins racked up 246 points, and the stingy defense allowed 222. Vic Janowicz carried the ball for a team-best 397 yards for Washington, while Dale Atkeson, Leo Elter and Bert Zagers each additionally aided the ground game.

Eddie LeBaron tossed for 1,270 yards. John Carson grabbed 23 passes for 443 yards.

Norb Hecker picked off 6 opponent throws.

Joe Kuharich coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
25Nick AdduciLDHJuly 12, 19295'10"207NebraskaChicago, IL USA1212
42Dick AlbanRDHJanuary 17, 19296'0"193NorthwesternHanover, PA USA1212
52Johnny AllenCJune 4, 19336'2"224PurdueMonmouth, IL USA120
46Dale AtkesonFBDecember 24, 19306'2"211noneKansas City, MO USA118
21Roy BarniDBFebruary 15, 19275'11"185San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA USA80
60Marv BerschetOGDecember 28, 19296'2"220IllinoisArlington Heights, IL USA40
62Don BollLTJuly 16, 19276'2"270NebraskaScribner, NE USA1212
80Gene BritoLDEOctober 23, 19256'1"226Loyola MarymountLos Angeles, CA USA1212
82John CarsonLEJanuary 31, 19306'3"202GeorgiaAtlanta, GA USA1212
40Billy CoxLOEJune 17, 19296'3"189DukeBrandon, TX USA40
73Mike DavlinOT-DENovember 2, 19276'1"230Notre DameOmaha, NE USA90
16Al DorowQBNovember 15, 19296'0"193Michigan St.Imlay City, MI USA81
36Chuck DrazenovichMLBAugust 7, 19276'1"225Penn St.Jere, WV USA1212
32Leo ElterFB-LOHOctober 21, 19295'10"201DuquesnePittsburgh, PA USA113
45Ralph FeltonRLBMay 21, 19325'11"210MarylandMidway, PA USA1212
39Rob GoodeFBJune 5, 19276'4"222Texas A&MRoby, TX USA32
3Ralph GuglielmiQBJune 26, 19336'1"196Notre DameColumbus, OH USA93
48Norb HeckerRS-LOH-KMay 26, 19276'2"193Baldwin-WallaceBerea, OH USA127
65Walt HoustonLGOctober 26, 19326'0"217Miami (FL)Wolf Lake, IL USA1010
43Vic JanowiczKFebruary 26, 19305'9"187Ohio St.Elyria, OH USA1210
83Charlie JonesROE-LOEJanuary 24, 19296'1"202George WashingtonSummers, AR USA101
76J.D. KimmelRDTSeptember 30, 19296'4"248ArmyOmaha, TX USA1212
14Eddie LeBaronPJanuary 7, 19305'9"168PacificSan Rafael, CA USA128
64Ron MarciniakROG-RDE-MGJuly 16, 19326'1"218Kansas St.Pittsburgh, PA USA122
70Fred MillerRTAugust 30, 19316'3"225PacificSan Francisco, CA USA129
49Jim MonachinoROHJuly 9, 19295'10"187CaliforniaCleveland, OH USA71
66Jim NormanLOT-LOG-ROJanuary 2, 19346'2"248noneFortress Monroe, VA USA70
20Hal NorrisRSNovember 4, 19315'11"194CaliforniaBaton Rouge, LA USA127
88Chet OstrowskiRDEApril 8, 19306'1"232Notre DameChicago, IL USA1111
79Volney PetersLDTJanuary 1, 19286'4"237USCMinneapolis, MN USA1212
28Joe ScuderoKRJuly 2, 19305'10"173San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA USA1212
67Red StephensRGMay 10, 19306'0"230San FranciscoDenver, CO USA1111
87Ralph ThomasREDecember 6, 19275'11"190San FranciscoKenosha, WI USA1212
53LaVern TorgesonLLBFebruary 28, 19296'0"215Washington St.La Crosse, WA USA1111
50Harry UlinskiCApril 4, 19256'4"229KentuckyPittsburgh, PA USA1212
63Cas WituckiROG-LOGMay 26, 19285'11"245IndianaSouth Bend, IN USA20
29Bert ZagersRHJanuary 30, 19335'10"185Michigan St.Fremont, MI USA1111


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