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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
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Lamar McHan | 24 | 2 | 10 | 72 for 152, 1,159 yards, 10 td, 8 int, & 58 rushes for 161 yards and 5 td | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1954 |
| FB | Johnny Olszewski | 26 | 3 | 0 | 157 rushes for 598 yards, 2 td, & 17 catches for 182 yards and 0 td | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 4th pick / 1953 |
| LH | Ollie Matson*+ | 26 | 4 | 0 | 192 rushes for 924 yards, 5 td, & 15 catches for 199 yards and 2 td | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1952 |
| RH | Dave Mann | 24 | 1 | 0 | 45 rushes for 116 yards, 0 td, & 13 catches for 170 yards and 1 td | Chicago Cardinals / 7th / 74th pick / 1954 |
| LE | Don Stonesifer | 29 | 5 | 0 | 22 catches for 320 yards, 2 td | Chicago Cardinals / 3rd / 30th pick / 1951 |
| LT | Tom Dahms | 29 | 5 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| LG | Doug Hogland | 25 | 3 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 93rd pick / 1953 |
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| C | Jack Simmons* | 32 | 8 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 22nd / 207th pick / 1946 |
| RG | John Dittrich | 23 | Rook | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 6th / 70th pick / 1956 |
| RT | Jack Jennings | 30 | 6 | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 21st pick / 1950 |
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| RE | Max Boydston | 24 | 1 | 0 | 6 catches for 116 yards, 2 td | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1955 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Leo Sugar | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 11th / 123rd pick / 1952 |
| LDT | Tony Pasquesi | 23 | 1 | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1955 |
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| LDT | Chuck Ulrich | 27 | 2 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 41st pick / 1952 |
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| MG | Ed Husmann | 25 | 3 | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 9th / 99th pick / 1953 |
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| RDT | Len Teeuws | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 25th / 301st pick / 1952 |
| RDE | Pat Summerall | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 4th / 45th pick / 1952 |
| LLB | Leo Sanford* | 27 | 5 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 8th / 90th pick / 1951 |
| RLB | Carl Brettschneider | 25 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LDH | Night Train Lane*+ | 29 | 4 | 0 | 7 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RDH | Lindon Crow* | 23 | 1 | 0 | 11 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 14th pick / 1955 |
| LS | Woodley Lewis | 31 | 6 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 103rd pick / 1950 |
| LS | Julian Spence | 27 | Rook | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RS | Jimmy Hill | 28 | 1 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Pat Summerall | 26 | 4 | 0 | 10 of 22 field goals & 30 of 30 extra points | Detroit Lions / 4th / 45th pick / 1952 |
| P | Dave Mann | 24 | 1 | 0 | 36 punts for a 37.4 average, 1 blocked | Chicago Cardinals / 7th / 74th pick / 1954 |
| PR | Frank Bernardi | 23 | 1 | 0 | 18 punt returns for a 12.1 average and 1 td | Chicago Cardinals / 4th / 38th pick / 1955 |
| KR | Ollie Matson*+ | 26 | 4 | 0 | 13 kick returns for a 27.8 average and 1 td | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1952 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Charlie Anderson | 23 | DE-E | 2 | 0 | 230 | 6-0 | Louisiana Tech | 9/2/1933 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 15th / 173rd pick / 1956 |
| Frank Bernardi | 23 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 181 | 5-9 | Colorado | 6/17/1933 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 4th / 38th pick / 1955 |
| Tom Bienemann | 28 | DE-E-LB | 8 | 0 | 221 | 6-3 | Drake | 1/28/1928 | 5 | Chicago Cardinals / 11th / 127th pick / 1951 |
| Max Boydston | 24 | E | 12 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 1/22/1932 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1955 |
| Carl Brettschneider | 25 | LB | 12 | 0 | 223 | 6-1 | Iowa State | 12/2/1931 | Rook | |
| Hardy Brown | 32 | LB-DB-FB | 8 | 0 | 193 | 6-0 | SMU,Tulsa | 5/8/1924 | 8 | New York Giants / 12th / 104th pick / 1947 |
| Alex Burl | 25 | HB | 8 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Colorado State | 8/8/1931 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 30th / 350th pick / 1954 |
| Joe Childress | 23 | HB-FB-FL | 11 | 0 | 202 | 6-0 | Auburn | 10/26/1933 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 7th pick / 1956 |
| Lindon Crow* | 23 | DB | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | USC | 4/4/1933 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 14th pick / 1955 |
| Tom Dahms | 29 | T | 12 | 0 | 242 | 6-5 | San Diego State | 4/19/1927 | 5 | |
| Burt Delevan | 27 | T | 2 | 0 | 236 | 6-2 | Menlo,Pacific | 12/2/1929 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 85th pick / 1952 |
| John Dittrich | 23 | G | 12 | 0 | 236 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 5/7/1933 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 6th / 70th pick / 1956 |
| Jimmy Hill | 28 | DB | 12 | 0 | 192 | 6-2 | Sam Houston State | 6/27/1928 | 1 | |
| Doug Hogland | 25 | G-T | 12 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Oregon State | 5/8/1931 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 93rd pick / 1953 |
| Ed Husmann | 25 | DT-G-DE-LB | 12 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 8/6/1931 | 3 | Chicago Cardinals / 9th / 99th pick / 1953 |
| Harry Jagielski | 25 | DT-T | 4 | 0 | 257 | 6-0 | Indiana | 12/25/1931 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 7th / 80th pick / 1954 |
| Jack Jennings | 30 | T | 12 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Ohio State | 2/23/1926 | 6 | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 21st pick / 1950 |
| Bob Konovsky | 22 | G-DE | 12 | 0 | 246 | 6-2 | Wisconsin | 8/19/1934 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 7th / 77th pick / 1956 |
| Night Train Lane*+ | 29 | DB-E | 12 | 0 | 194 | 6-1 | Western Nebraska Community College-Scottsbluff | 4/16/1927 | 4 | |
| Woodley Lewis | 31 | DB-E | 12 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Oregon | 6/14/1925 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 103rd pick / 1950 |
| Dave Mann | 24 | HB-E | 12 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Oregon State | 6/2/1932 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 7th / 74th pick / 1954 |
| Ollie Matson*+ | 26 | RB-FL | 12 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | San Francisco | 5/1/1930 | 4 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1952 |
| Lamar McHan | 24 | QB | 12 | 10 | 201 | 6-1 | Arkansas | 12/16/1932 | 2 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1954 |
| Gern Nagler | 24 | E | 8 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | Santa Clara | 2/23/1932 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 14th / 167th pick / 1953 |
| Johnny Olszewski | 26 | FB-HB | 11 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | California | 12/21/1930 | 3 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 4th pick / 1953 |
| Tony Pasquesi | 23 | DT-MG-LB | 11 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 6/13/1933 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1955 |
| John Roach | 23 | QB-DB | 8 | 0 | 197 | 6-4 | SMU | 3/26/1933 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 3rd / 31st pick / 1956 |
| Jim Root | 25 | QB | 9 | 2 | 185 | 6-1 | Miami (OH) | 8/17/1931 | 3 | Chicago Cardinals / 23rd / 268th pick / 1953 |
| Leo Sanford* | 27 | LB | 12 | 0 | 224 | 6-1 | Louisiana Tech | 10/4/1929 | 5 | Chicago Cardinals / 8th / 90th pick / 1951 |
| Jack Simmons* | 32 | C-G-T | 12 | 0 | 236 | 6-4 | Detroit Mercy,Maryland | 10/8/1924 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 22nd / 207th pick / 1946 |
| Julian Spence | 27 | DB-FL | 8 | 0 | 170 | 5-11 | Sam Houston State | 5/5/1929 | Rook | |
| Don Stonesifer | 29 | E | 12 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Northwestern | 1/29/1927 | 5 | Chicago Cardinals / 3rd / 30th pick / 1951 |
| Leo Sugar | 27 | DE | 12 | 0 | 214 | 6-1 | Purdue | 4/6/1929 | 2 | Chicago Cardinals / 11th / 123rd pick / 1952 |
| Pat Summerall | 26 | DE-E-K | 12 | 0 | 228 | 6-4 | Arkansas | 5/10/1930 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 45th pick / 1952 |
| Len Teeuws | 29 | DT-T | 12 | 0 | 242 | 6-5 | Tulane | 4/19/1927 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 25th / 301st pick / 1952 |
| Chuck Ulrich | 27 | DT | 5 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Illinois | 12/14/1929 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 41st pick / 1952 |
| Chuck Weber | 26 | LB-DE-G | 5 | 0 | 229 | 6-1 | West Chester | 3/25/1930 | 1 | |
| Stan West | 30 | DG-G-C | 11 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 9/22/1926 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 12th pick / 1950 |
| Team Total | 26.2 | 12 | 216.4 | 6-1.6 | 2.6 |