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1956 Chicago Cardinals
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Record: 7-5-0, Finished 2nd in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 240 points (20.0/g), 7th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 182 points (15.2/g), 2nd.
Differential of 58 points (4.8/g), 4th.
Expected W-L: 7.9-4.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +10 (0.8/g), 1st.
Coached by Ray Richards (7-5-0)
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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 | 7 | CRD | Joe Childress | HB | 9 | 1956 | 1965 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 96 | 1 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 530 | 2210 | 3 | 121 | 1700 | 13 | Auburn |
| 2 | 18 | CRD | Norm Masters | T | 8 | 1957 | 1964 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 104 | Michigan State | |||||||||||
| 3 | 31 | CRD | John Roach | QB | 7 | 1956 | 1964 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 182 | 413 | 2765 | 24 | 37 | 42 | 99 | 2 | SMU | |||
| 4 | 42 | CRD | Sam Salerno | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Colorado | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | 66 | CRD | Charlie Dupre | DB | 1 | 1960 | 1960 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | Baylor | |||||||||||
| 6 | 70 | CRD | John Dittrich | G | 4 | 1956 | 1961 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 47 | Wisconsin | |||||||||||
| 7 | 77 | CRD | Bob Konovsky | G | 4 | 1956 | 1961 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 49 | Wisconsin | |||||||||||
| 8 | 90 | CRD | Dave Lunceford | T | 1 | 1957 | 1957 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Baylor | |||||||||||
| 9 | 101 | CRD | Bob Lovely | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tampa | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | 114 | CRD | Willis Towne | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wichita State | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | 125 | CRD | Fob James | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Auburn | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | 138 | CRD | Jerry Walker | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Texas Tech | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | 149 | CRD | Bo Bolinger | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | Oklahoma | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | 162 | CRD | Carnell Neuman | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Illinois | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | 173 | CRD | Charlie Anderson | DE | 1 | 1956 | 1956 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Louisiana Tech | |||||||||||
| 15 | 179 | CRD | Tom Spiers | QB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Arkansas State | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | 186 | CRD | George Welsh | QB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Navy | |||||||||||||||
| 17 | 197 | CRD | Ron Beagle | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Navy | |||||||||||||||
| 18 | 210 | CRD | Jim Brown | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | UCLA | |||||||||||||||
| 19 | 221 | CRD | Ray Zagar | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Marquette | |||||||||||||||
| 20 | 234 | CRD | Dickie Mattison | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Georgia Tech | |||||||||||||||
| 21 | 245 | CRD | Ronnie Herr | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Texas Tech | |||||||||||||||
| 22 | 258 | CRD | Jim Murphy | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Stephen F. Austin | |||||||||||||||
| 23 | 269 | CRD | Tony Branoff | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Michigan | |||||||||||||||
| 24 | 282 | CRD | Orville Trask | DT | 3 | 1960 | 1962 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | Rice | |||||||||||
| 25 | 293 | CRD | Bill Wheeler | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kentucky | |||||||||||||||
| 26 | 306 | CRD | Chuck Zickefoose | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kansas State | |||||||||||||||
| 27 | 317 | CRD | Jack Hutchinson | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Oklahoma State | |||||||||||||||
| 28 | 330 | CRD | Jim Miller | QB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wisconsin | |||||||||||||||
| 29 | 341 | CRD | Jim Troglio | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Northwestern | |||||||||||||||
| 30 | 353 | CRD | Bill Kucera | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Colorado | |||||||||||||||