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 StatisticsTeam Record: 6-6
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Joe Kuharich (6-6)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
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, while 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 | 0 |
| 46 | Dale Atkeson | FB | December 24, 1930 | 6'2" | 211 | none | Kansas City, MO USA | 5 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 |
| 82 | John Carson | LE | January 31, 1930 | 6'3" | 202 | Georgia | Atlanta, GA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 72 | Erik Christensen | DE | 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 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 |
| 45 | Ralph Felton | LB-DB-FB | May 21, 1932 | 5'11" | 210 | Maryland | Midway, PA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 54 | Bill Fulcher | MLB | February 9, 1934 | 6'0" | 193 | Georgia Tech | Augusta, GA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 48 | Norb Hecker | LS | May 26, 1927 | 6'2" | 193 | Baldwin-Wallace | Berea, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 75 | Harry Jagielski | RT | December 25, 1931 | 6'0" | 257 | Indiana | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 47 | Dick James | HB-DB | May 22, 1934 | 5'9" | 179 | Oregon | Grants Pass, OR USA | 10 | 0 |
| 76 | J.D. Kimmel | RDT | September 30, 1929 | 6'4" | 248 | Army | Omaha, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 14 | Eddie LeBaron | QB | January 7, 1930 | 5'9" | 168 | Pacific | San Rafael, CA USA | 10 | 5 |
| 40 | Gary Lowe | DB-HB | May 4, 1934 | 5'11" | 196 | Michigan St. | Trenton, MI USA | 11 | 0 |
| 86 | Steve Meilinger | RE | December 12, 1930 | 6'2" | 227 | Kentucky | Bethlehem, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 73 | Johnny Miller | RT | February 1, 1934 | 6'5" | 253 | Boston Col. | Lowell, MA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 20 | Hal Norris | LB-DB | 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 | DE | May 23, 1935 | 6'2" | 241 | Pittsburgh | Swoyersville, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 79 | Volney Peters | LDT | January 1, 1928 | 6'4" | 237 | USC | Minneapolis, MN USA | 12 | 0 |
| 42 | Jerry Planutis | HB | May 18, 1930 | 5'9" | 175 | Michigan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Tommy Runnels | KR | January 28, 1934 | 5'10" | 187 | North Texas | Fort Worth, TX USA | 11 | 0 |
| 70 | Tony Sardisco | G-DE-LB | December 5, 1932 | 6'2" | 226 | Tulane | Shreveport, LA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 51 | Jim Schrader | C-T | 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 | 0 |
| 60 | Dick Stanfel | RG | July 20, 1927 | 6'3" | 236 | San Francisco | San Francisco, CA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 67 | Red Stephens | LG | May 10, 1930 | 6'0" | 230 | San Francisco | Denver, CO USA | 11 | 0 |
| 87 | Ralph Thomas | E-DE | December 6, 1927 | 5'11" | 190 | San Francisco | Kenosha, WI USA | 12 | 0 |
| 53 | LaVern Torgeson | RLB | February 28, 1929 | 6'0" | 215 | Washington St. | La Crosse, WA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 50 | Harry Ulinski | C | April 4, 1925 | 6'4" | 229 | Kentucky | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 41 | Billy Wells | RH | December 7, 1931 | 5'9" | 180 | Michigan St. | Menomonie, MI USA | 7 | 0 |
| 63 | Cas Witucki | G | May 26, 1928 | 5'11" | 245 | Indiana | South Bend, IN USA | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | Fred Wyant | QB | April 26, 1934 | 6'0" | 200 | West Virginia | Weston, WV USA | 10 | 0 |
