1956 Chicago Cardinals Roster
Team Record: 7-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Ray Richards (7-5)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1956 Chicago Cardinals Results
The Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League ended the 1956 season with a record of 7 wins and 5 losses, finishing second in the NFL's East Division.
The Cardinals scored 240 points, and the stingy defense allowed 182. Ollie Matson carried the ball for a team-best 924 yards for Chicago.
Lamar McHan threw for 1,159 yards. Don Stonesifer paced pass catchers, snagging 22 passes for 320 yards.
The opportunistic defense pounced on 45 turnovers, topping in the league. Lindon Crow picked off 11 opponent throws.
Ray Richards coached the team.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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87 | Charlie Anderson | DE-E | September 2, 1933 | 6'0" | 230 | Louisiana Tech | Atlanta, AR USA | 2 | 0 |
49 | Frank Bernardi | PR | June 17, 1933 | 5'9" | 181 | Colorado | Highwood, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
82 | Tom Bienemann | DE-E-LB | January 28, 1928 | 6'3" | 221 | Drake | Kenosha, WI USA | 8 | 0 |
83 | Max Boydston | RE | January 22, 1932 | 6'2" | 210 | Oklahoma | Ardmore, OK USA | 12 | 0 |
57 | Carl Brettschneider | RLB | December 2, 1931 | 6'1" | 223 | Iowa St. | Dundee, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
37 | Hardy Brown | LB-DB-FB | May 8, 1924 | 6'0" | 193 | SMU | Quanah, TX USA | 8 | 0 |
22 | Alex Burl | HB | August 8, 1931 | 5'10" | 185 | Colorado St. | Warren, AR USA | 8 | 0 |
35 | Joe Childress | HB-FB-FL | October 26, 1933 | 6'0" | 202 | Auburn | Robertsdale, AL USA | 11 | 0 |
40 | Lindon Crow | RDH | April 4, 1933 | 6'1" | 195 | USC | Denison, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
71 | Tom Dahms | LT | April 19, 1927 | 6'5" | 242 | San Diego St. | San Diego, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
76 | Burt Delavan | T | December 2, 1929 | 6'2" | 236 | Menlo | Westwood, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
62 | John Dittrich | RG | May 7, 1933 | 6'1" | 236 | Wisconsin | Sheboygan, WI USA | 12 | 0 |
41 | Jimmy Hill | RS | June 27, 1928 | 6'2" | 192 | Sam Houston St. | Dallas, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
64 | Doug Hogland | LG | May 8, 1931 | 6'4" | 245 | Oregon St. | Farmington, NM USA | 12 | 0 |
65 | Ed Husmann | MG | August 6, 1931 | 6'2" | 245 | Nebraska | Schuyler, NE USA | 12 | 0 |
76 | Harry Jagielski | DT-T | December 25, 1931 | 6'0" | 257 | Indiana | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 4 | 0 |
70 | Jack Jennings | RT | February 23, 1926 | 6'4" | 245 | Ohio St. | Columbus, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
67 | Bob Konovsky | G-DE | August 19, 1934 | 6'2" | 246 | Wisconsin | Chicago, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
81 | Night Train Lane | LDH | April 16, 1927 | 6'1" | 194 | West. Nebraska CC-Scottsbluff | Austin, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
47 | Woodley Lewis | LS | June 14, 1925 | 6'0" | 185 | Oregon | Los Angeles, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
44 | Dave Mann | P | June 2, 1932 | 6'1" | 190 | Oregon St. | Berkeley, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
33 | Ollie Matson | KR | May 1, 1930 | 6'2" | 220 | San Francisco | Trinity, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
8 | Lamar McHan | QB | December 16, 1932 | 6'1" | 201 | Arkansas | Lake Village, AR USA | 12 | 10 |
86 | Gern Nagler | E | February 23, 1932 | 6'2" | 190 | Santa Clara | Yuba City, CA USA | 8 | 0 |
36 | Johnny Olszewski | FB | December 21, 1930 | 5'11" | 200 | California | Washington, DC USA | 11 | 0 |
75 | Tony Pasquesi | LDT | June 13, 1933 | 6'4" | 250 | Notre Dame | Chicago, IL USA | 11 | 0 |
12 | John Roach | QB-DB | March 26, 1933 | 6'4" | 197 | SMU | Dallas, TX USA | 8 | 0 |
17 | Jim Root | QB | August 17, 1931 | 6'1" | 185 | Miami (OH) | Toledo, OH USA | 9 | 2 |
51 | Leo Sanford | LLB | October 4, 1929 | 6'1" | 224 | Louisiana Tech | Dallas, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
50 | Jack Simmons | C | October 8, 1924 | 6'4" | 236 | Maryland | Grosse Pointe, MI USA | 12 | 0 |
24 | Julian Spence | DB-FL | May 5, 1929 | 5'11" | 170 | Sam Houston St. | Austin, TX USA | 8 | 0 |
80 | Don Stonesifer | LE | January 29, 1927 | 6'0" | 200 | Northwestern | Chicago, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
84 | Leo Sugar | LDE | April 6, 1929 | 6'1" | 214 | Purdue | Flint, MI USA | 12 | 0 |
85 | Pat Summerall | K | May 10, 1930 | 6'4" | 228 | Arkansas | Lake City, FL USA | 12 | 0 |
74 | Len Teeuws | RDT | April 19, 1927 | 6'5" | 242 | Tulane | Oak Park, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
72 | Chuck Ulrich | DT | December 14, 1929 | 6'4" | 250 | Illinois | Chicago, IL USA | 5 | 0 |
89 | Chuck Weber | LB-DE-G | March 25, 1930 | 6'1" | 229 | West Chester | Philadelphia, PA USA | 5 | 0 |
55 | Stan West | DG-G-C | September 22, 1926 | 6'2" | 235 | Oklahoma | Weatherford, OK USA | 11 | 0 |