1956 New York Giants Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-3-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division
Postseason: 1-0 Won Championship
Coach: Jim Howell (8-3-1)
Location: New York, New York
1956 New York Giants Statistics
1956 New York Giants Results

The New York Giants of the National Football League ended the 1956 season with a record of 8 wins and 3 losses and 1 ties, finishing first in the NFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-0.

New York chalked up 264 points, while the defensive squad conceded 197. Frank Gifford ran for a team-leading 819 yards for the Giants, and Alex Webster also aided the ground game.

Charlie Conerly passed for 1,143 yards. Frank Gifford topped the receiving corps, hauling in 51 passes for 603 yards.

Emlen Tunnell intercepted 6 errant tosses from the opposition.

Jim Howell coached the team. The 1956 New York Giants won the Championship.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
8Ben AgajanianKAugust 28, 19196'0"215New MexicoSanta Ana, CA USA100
60Bill AustinG-TOctober 18, 19286'1"223Oregon St.San Pedro, CA USA80
61Ray BeckGMarch 17, 19316'2"224Georgia TechBowden, GA USA100
79Rosey BrownLTOctober 20, 19326'3"255Morgan St.Charlottesville, VA USA120
82Hank BurnineENovember 9, 19326'2"188MissouriHenrietta, MO USA30
34Don ChandlerPSeptember 5, 19346'2"215FloridaCouncil Bluffs, IA USA120
12Bob ClatterbuckQBJuly 3, 19326'3"195HoustonColumbia, MO USA20
42Charlie ConerlyQBSeptember 19, 19216'1"185MississippiClarksdale, MS USA120
40Gene FilipskiKRJune 14, 19315'11"185ArmyWebster, MA USA120
16Frank GiffordLHAugust 16, 19306'1"197USCSanta Monica, CA USA120
76Rosey GrierRDTJuly 14, 19326'5"284Penn St.Cuthbert, GA USA120
11Don HeinrichQBSeptember 19, 19306'0"182WashingtonChicago, IL USA1212
41Johnny HermannDBOctober 17, 19336'1"180UCLASan Fernando, CA USA20
70Sam HuffMLBOctober 4, 19346'1"230West VirginiaEdna Gas, WV USA120
48Ed HughesLDHOctober 23, 19276'1"184CameronBuffalo, NY USA120
65Jerry HuthLGJuly 23, 19336'0"226Wake ForestFloyds Knobs, IN USA110
75Jim KatcavageDE-DTOctober 28, 19346'3"237DaytonWilkes-Barre, PA USA120
89Cliff LivingstonLB-DEJuly 2, 19306'3"218UCLACompton, CA USA120
80Ken MacAfeeREAugust 3, 19296'2"212AlabamaMilton, MA USA120
77Dick ModzelewskiLDTFebruary 16, 19316'0"250MarylandWest Natrona, PA USA120
22Henry MooreDB-HBApril 3, 19346'1"195ArkansasLittle Rock, AR USA50
25Dick NolanRDHMarch 26, 19326'1"185MarylandPittsburgh, PA USA120
20Jimmy PattonRSSeptember 29, 19335'11"183MississippiGreenville, MS USA120
27Herb RichDBOctober 7, 19285'11"181VanderbiltNewark, NJ USA50
81Andy RobustelliRDEDecember 6, 19256'1"230ArnoldStamford, CT USA120
44Kyle RoteLEOctober 27, 19276'0"199SMUBellevue, TX USA120
85Bob SchnelkerEOctober 17, 19286'3"214Bowling GreenGalion, OH USA120
62Jack SpinksT-G-FB-DTAugust 15, 19306'0"236Alcorn St.Tooomsuba, MS USA30
66Jack StroudRGJanuary 29, 19286'1"235TennesseeFresno, CA USA110
84Harland SvareRLBNovember 15, 19306'0"214Washington St.Clarkfield, MN USA110
30Bill SvobodaLLBJuly 12, 19286'0"210TulaneWichita Falls, TX USA110
33Mel TriplettFBDecember 24, 19316'1"215ToledoIndianola, MS USA120
45Emlen TunnellLSMarch 29, 19256'1"187ToledoBryn Mawr, PA USA120
29Alex WebsterRHApril 19, 19316'3"225North Carolina St.Kearny, NJ USA120
55Ray WietechaCNovember 4, 19286'1"225Michigan St.East Chicago, IN USA1212
72Dick YelvingtonRTJuly 27, 19286'2"232GeorgiaTitusville, FL USA120
78Walt YowarskyLDEMay 10, 19286'2"234KentuckyCleveland, OH USA110



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