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1956 Chicago Bears
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Record: 9-2-1, Finished 1st in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 363 points (30.2/g), 1st of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 246 points (20.5/g), 7th.
Differential of 117 points (9.8/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 8.6-3.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +9 (0.8/g), 2nd.
Coached by Paddy Driscoll (9-2-1)
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1956 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Drafted Players
Glossary · CSV · PRE · Draft Index · Full 1956 Draft Results| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rnd | Pick | Tm | Pos | Yrs | From | To | AP1 | PB | St | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | College/Univ | |
| 1 | 10 | CHI | Menan (Tex) Schriewer | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Texas | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | 22 | CHI | M.L. Brackett | DE | 3 | 1956 | 1958 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | Auburn | |||||||||||
| 4 | 47 | CHI | John Mellekas | C | 7 | 1956 | 1963 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 84 | Arizona | |||||||||||
| 5 | 58 | CHI | Willie Galimore | HB | 7 | 1957 | 1963 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 82 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 670 | 2985 | 26 | 87 | 1201 | 10 | Florida A&M |
| 7 | 82 | CHI | J.C. Caroline | DB | 10 | 1956 | 1965 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 118 | 68 | 263 | 2 | 6 | 111 | 1 | Illinois | |||||
| 8 | 95 | CHI | Dick Klawitter | C | 1 | 1956 | 1956 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | South Dakota State | |||||||||||
| 9 | 106 | CHI | Ken Vargo | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ohio State | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | 119 | CHI | Dick Lucas | E | 5 | 1958 | 1963 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 34 | 384 | 6 | Boston College | ||||||||
| 11 | 130 | CHI | John Jankans | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Arizona State | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | 143 | CHI | Buddy Cruze | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tennessee | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | 154 | CHI | Dick Grogg | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | Minnesota | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | 167 | CHI | Milt Graham | T | 3 | 1961 | 1963 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | Colgate | |||||||||||
| 15 | 178 | CHI | Dick Fitzgerald | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Notre Dame | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | 191 | CHI | Ray Brown | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Florida | |||||||||||||||
| 17 | 202 | CHI | Tom Adams | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | UCLA | |||||||||||||||
| 18 | 215 | CHI | Earl Payton | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Prairie View | |||||||||||||||
| 19 | 226 | CHI | John Smith | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | UCLA | |||||||||||||||
| 20 | 239 | CHI | Charley Maxime | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | Auburn | |||||||||||||||
| 21 | 250 | CHI | Jimmy Waddell | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Clark (GA) | |||||||||||||||
| 22 | 263 | CHI | Joe Billings | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Memphis | |||||||||||||||
| 23 | 274 | CHI | Lou Holt | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Howard Payne | |||||||||||||||
| 24 | 287 | CHI | Jesse Castete | DB | 2 | 1956 | 1957 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | McNeese State | |||||||||||
| 25 | 298 | CHI | Jerry Hentschel | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sam Houston State | |||||||||||||||
| 26 | 311 | CHI | Don Orr | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Vanderbilt | |||||||||||||||
| 27 | 322 | CHI | Waylon Buchannon | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Texas A&M-Commerce | |||||||||||||||
| 28 | 335 | CHI | Bob Alexander | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Trinity (CT) | |||||||||||||||
| 29 | 346 | CHI | Billy Krietemeyer | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Vanderbilt | |||||||||||||||
| 30 | 358 | CHI | Jim Buckler | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | Alabama | |||||||||||||||