1956 Washington Redskins Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-6
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Joe Kuharich (6-6)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia

1956 Washington Redskins Statistics
1956 Washington Redskins Results

The Washington Redskins of the National Football League ended the 1956 season with a record of 6 wins and 6 losses, finishing third in the NFL's East Division.

The Redskins scored 183 points, but the defense yielded 225. Leo Elter carried the ball for a team-best 544 yards for Washington.

Al Dorow tossed for 730 yards, and Eddie LeBaron took a significant amount of snaps, too. John Carson paced all receivers, grabbing 39 passes for 504 yards. Steve Meilinger contributed to the receiving game also.

Norb Hecker picked off 8 opponent throws.

Joe Kuharich coached the team.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
52	Johnny Allen	C	June 4, 1933	6'2"	224	Purdue	Monmouth, IL USA	12	11
46	Dale Atkeson	FB	December 24, 1930	6'2"	211	none	Kansas City, MO USA	5	5
49	Sam Baker	K	November 12, 1929	6'2"	217	Oregon St.	San Francisco, CA USA	12	0
21	Roy Barni	LDH	February 15, 1927	5'11"	185	San Francisco	San Francisco, CA USA	12	12
62	Don Boll	LT	July 16, 1927	6'2"	270	Nebraska	Scribner, NE USA	12	12
80	Gene Brito	LDE	October 23, 1925	6'1"	226	Loyola Marymount	Los Angeles, CA USA	12	12
82	John Carson	LE	January 31, 1930	6'3"	202	Georgia	Atlanta, GA USA	12	12
72	Erik Christensen	ROT	October 30, 1931	6'3"	235	Richmond	Elizabeth, NJ USA	2	0
27	Art DeCarlo	RDH	March 23, 1931	6'2"	196	Georgia	Youngstown, OH USA	12	12
16	Al Dorow	QB	November 15, 1929	6'0"	193	Michigan St.	Imlay City, MI USA	12	7
36	Chuck Drazenovich	LLB	August 7, 1927	6'1"	225	Penn St.	Jere, WV USA	12	12
32	Leo Elter	FB	October 21, 1929	5'10"	201	Duquesne	Pittsburgh, PA USA	12	11
45	Ralph Felton	LLB	May 21, 1932	5'11"	210	Maryland	Midway, PA USA	7	5
54	Bill Fulcher	MLB	February 9, 1934	6'0"	193	Georgia Tech	Augusta, GA USA	9	7
48	Norb Hecker	LS	May 26, 1927	6'2"	193	Baldwin-Wallace	Berea, OH USA	12	12
75	Harry Jagielski	RT	December 25, 1931	6'0"	257	Indiana	Pittsburgh, PA USA	5	5
47	Dick James	ROH	May 22, 1934	5'9"	179	Oregon	Grants Pass, OR USA	10	5
76	J.D. Kimmel	RDT	September 30, 1929	6'4"	248	Army	Omaha, TX USA	12	12
14	Eddie LeBaron	QB	January 7, 1930	5'9"	168	Pacific	San Rafael, CA USA	10	5
40	Gary Lowe	RS	May 4, 1934	5'11"	196	Michigan St.	Trenton, MI USA	11	3
86	Steve Meilinger	RE	December 12, 1930	6'2"	227	Kentucky	Bethlehem, PA USA	12	11
73	Johnny Miller	RT	February 1, 1934	6'5"	253	Boston Col.	Lowell, MA USA	12	12
20	Hal Norris	LLB	November 4, 1931	5'11"	194	California	Baton Rouge, LA USA	1	0
88	Chet Ostrowski	RDE	April 8, 1930	6'1"	232	Notre Dame	Chicago, IL USA	12	12
85	John Paluck	RDE-LDE-LD	May 23, 1935	6'2"	241	Pittsburgh	Swoyersville, PA USA	12	1
79	Volney Peters	LDT	January 1, 1928	6'4"	237	USC	Minneapolis, MN USA	12	12
42	Jerry Planutis	ROH	May 18, 1930	5'9"	175	Michigan St.	Detroit, MI USA	3	1
25	Tommy Runnels	KR	January 28, 1934	5'10"	187	North Texas	Fort Worth, TX USA	11	8
70	Tony Sardisco	ROG-LOG	December 5, 1932	6'2"	226	Tulane	Shreveport, LA USA	7	1
51	Jim Schrader	C-LOT	June 27, 1932	6'2"	244	Notre Dame	Weston, WV USA	4	0
28	Joe Scudero	PR	July 2, 1930	5'10"	173	San Francisco	San Francisco, CA USA	11	9
60	Dick Stanfel	RG	July 20, 1927	6'3"	236	San Francisco	San Francisco, CA USA	11	11
67	Red Stephens	LG	May 10, 1930	6'0"	230	San Francisco	Denver, CO USA	11	11
87	Ralph Thomas	RDE-LDE-RO	December 6, 1927	5'11"	190	San Francisco	Kenosha, WI USA	12	1
53	LaVern Torgeson	RLB	February 28, 1929	6'0"	215	Washington St.	La Crosse, WA USA	12	12
50	Harry Ulinski	C	April 4, 1925	6'4"	229	Kentucky	Pittsburgh, PA USA	12	1
41	Billy Wells	RH	December 7, 1931	5'9"	180	Michigan St.	Menomonie, MI USA	7	6
63	Cas Witucki	LOG-ROT	May 26, 1928	5'11"	245	Indiana	South Bend, IN USA	5	1
11	Fred Wyant	QB	April 26, 1934	6'0"	200	West Virginia	Weston, WV USA	10	0