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1956 New York Giants
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Record: 8-3-1, Finished 1st in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
1956 NFL Champions
Scored 264 points (22.0/g), 5th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 197 points (16.4/g), 4th.
Differential of 67 points (5.6/g), 3rd.
Expected W-L: 8.0-4.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +6 (0.5/g), 3rd.
Coached by Jim Lee Howell (8-3-1)
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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 | |
| 2 | 19 | NYG | Henry Moore | DB | 2 | 1956 | 1957 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | -2 | 0 | Arkansas | ||||||||
| 3 | 30 | NYG | Sam Huff HOF | LB | 13 | 1956 | 1969 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 168 | West Virginia | |||||||||||
| 4 | 45 | NYG | Jim Katcavage | DE | 13 | 1956 | 1968 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 165 | Dayton | |||||||||||
| 5 | 57 | NYG | Don Chandler | FB | 12 | 1956 | 1967 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 154 | 3 | 3 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 146 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | Florida |
| 6 | 69 | NYG | Fred Cason | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Florida | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | 81 | NYG | Ron Nery | DE | 4 | 1960 | 1963 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 50 | Kansas State | |||||||||||
| 8 | 93 | NYG | Don Holleder | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Army | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | 105 | NYG | Ken Braden | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | Texas A&M-Commerce | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | 117 | NYG | Johnny Hermann | DB | 1 | 1956 | 1956 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | UCLA | |||||||||||
| 11 | 129 | NYG | Dick Moloney | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kentucky | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | 153 | NYG | Ed Crawford | DB | 1 | 1957 | 1957 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 40 | 0 | Mississippi | ||||||||
| 14 | 165 | NYG | John McMullan | G | 2 | 1960 | 1961 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | Notre Dame | |||||||||||
| 15 | 177 | NYG | Ron Melnik | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Army | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | 189 | NYG | Al Portney | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Missouri | |||||||||||||||
| 17 | 201 | NYG | Tom Mooney | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Miami (OH) | |||||||||||||||
| 18 | 213 | NYG | Matt Boone | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | North Carolina Central | |||||||||||||||
| 19 | 225 | NYG | Ray Detring | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Missouri | |||||||||||||||
| 20 | 237 | NYG | Mike Falls | G | 2 | 1960 | 1961 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | Minnesota | |||||||||||
| 21 | 249 | NYG | Don McComb | DE | 1 | 1960 | 1960 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Villanova | |||||||||||
| 22 | 261 | NYG | Jerry Harkrader | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ohio State | |||||||||||||||
| 23 | 273 | NYG | Bob (Slick) McCool | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mississippi | |||||||||||||||
| 24 | 285 | NYG | Jerry Huth | G | 6 | 1956 | 1963 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 74 | Wake Forest | |||||||||||
| 25 | 297 | NYG | Harry Spears | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Florida | |||||||||||||||
| 26 | 309 | NYG | Bev Buller | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kansas | |||||||||||||||
| 27 | 321 | NYG | Gerry Nesbitt | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Arkansas | |||||||||||||||
| 28 | 333 | NYG | Bill Fuller | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Arkansas | |||||||||||||||
| 29 | 345 | NYG | Jim Nelson | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | Duke | |||||||||||||||
| 30 | 356 | NYG | Wayne Williams | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Southern Illinois | |||||||||||||||