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 StatisticsTeam Record: 5-7
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Paul Brown (5-7)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
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.
Defensively, 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 George Ratterman and Babe Parilli took a significant amount of snaps, too. Pete Brewster snagged 28 passes for 417 yards, while Dante Lavelli contributed to the receiving game 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 | 0 |
| 60 | Harold Bradley | RG | October 13, 1929 | 6'2" | 230 | Iowa | Chicago, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 |
| 70 | Don Colo | RDT | January 5, 1925 | 6'3" | 252 | Brown | East Bridgewater, MA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 35 | Galen Fiss | RLB | July 10, 1931 | 6'0" | 227 | Kansas | Johnson, KS USA | 12 | 0 |
| 80 | Len Ford | RDE | February 18, 1926 | 6'4" | 245 | Morgan St. | Washington, DC USA | 12 | 0 |
| 62 | Herschel Forester | G | April 14, 1931 | 6'0" | 230 | SMU | Dallas, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 79 | Bob Gain | DT-DE-MG-T | June 21, 1929 | 6'3" | 256 | Kentucky | Akron, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 52 | Frank Gatski | C | March 18, 1922 | 6'3" | 233 | Marshall | Farmington, WV USA | 12 | 0 |
| 64 | Abe Gibron | LG | September 22, 1925 | 5'11" | 243 | Valparaiso | Michigan City, IN USA | 7 | 0 |
| 84 | Horace Gillom | E-DE | March 3, 1921 | 6'1" | 221 | Ohio St. | Roanoke, AL USA | 5 | 0 |
| 64 | Donald Goss | T-DT | 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 | 0 |
| 78 | Art Hunter | C-T | April 24, 1933 | 6'4" | 245 | Notre Dame | Fairport Harbor, OH USA | 8 | 0 |
| 36 | Billy Kinard | DB-HB | 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 | 0 |
| 22 | Ken Konz | LS | September 25, 1928 | 5'10" | 184 | LSU | Weimar, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 24 | Warren Lahr | LDH | September 5, 1923 | 5'11" | 189 | Case Western Reserve | Mount Zion, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 86 | Dante Lavelli | RE | February 23, 1923 | 6'0" | 191 | Ohio St. | Hudson, OH USA | 11 | 0 |
| 69 | John Macerelli | T-G | 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 | 0 |
| 74 | Mike McCormack | RT | June 21, 1930 | 6'4" | 246 | Kansas | Chicago, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 34 | Walt Michaels | MLB | October 16, 1929 | 6'0" | 231 | Washington & Lee | Swoyersville, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 36 | Ed Modzelewski | FB | January 13, 1929 | 6'0" | 217 | Maryland | West Natrona, PA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 32 | Fred Morrison | FB-HB | October 7, 1926 | 6'2" | 215 | Ohio St. | Columbus, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 65 | Chuck Noll | LLB | January 5, 1932 | 6'1" | 220 | Dayton | Cleveland, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 15 | Tommy O'Connell | QB | September 26, 1930 | 5'11" | 187 | Notre Dame | Chicago, IL USA | 7 | 5 |
| 54 | Sam Palumbo | LB-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 | 0 |
| 44 | Johnny Petitbon | RS | June 4, 1931 | 5'11" | 186 | Notre Dame | New Orleans, LA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 43 | Skeet Quinlan | HB | June 22, 1928 | 5'11" | 173 | TCU | San Angelo, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 |
| 84 | Jim Smith | G-T-DE | February 27, 1932 | 6'3" | 241 | Baylor | West Columbia, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 43 | Bob Smith | HB | February 23, 1933 | 5'10" | 195 | Nebraska | Council Bluffs, IA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 83 | Chuck Weber | LB-DE-G | March 25, 1930 | 6'1" | 229 | West Chester | Philadelphia, PA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 42 | Junior Wren | DB | December 10, 1929 | 6'0" | 192 | Missouri | Kansas City, MO USA | 12 | 0 |
