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1956 Philadelphia Eagles
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Record: 3-8-1, Finished 6th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 143 points (11.9/g), 12th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 215 points (17.9/g), 5th.
Differential of -72 points (-6.0/g), 11th.
Expected W-L: 3.3-8.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -11 (-0.9/g), 11th.
Coached by Hugh Devore (3-8-1)
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1956 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Drafted Players
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| Rnd | Pick | Tm | Pos | Yrs | From | To | AP1 | PB | St | CarAV | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | College/Univ | |
| 1 | 4 | PHI | Bob Pellegrini | LB | 9 | 1956 | 1965 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 39 | 107 | Maryland | |||||||||||
| 2 | 16 | PHI | Frank D'Agostino | G | 2 | 1956 | 1960 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | Auburn | |||||||||||
| 3 | 28 | PHI | Don Schaefer | FB | 1 | 1956 | 1956 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 320 | 2 | 13 | 117 | 0 | Notre Dame |
| 5 | 54 | PHI | Fuzzy Thurston | G | 10 | 1958 | 1967 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 56 | 116 | Valparaiso | |||||||||||
| 6 | 65 | PHI | Tirrel Burton | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Miami (OH) | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 78 | PHI | John Waedekin | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Hardin-Simmons | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 89 | PHI | Elroy Payne | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | McMurry | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 102 | PHI | John Bredice | E | 1 | 1956 | 1956 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 146 | 1 | Boston University | ||||||||
| 10 | 113 | PHI | Tom Dimmick | C | 2 | 1956 | 1960 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 25 | Houston | |||||||||||
| 11 | 126 | PHI | Ken Keller | HB | 2 | 1956 | 1957 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 169 | 628 | 4 | 11 | 67 | 0 | North Carolina | |||||
| 12 | 137 | PHI | Tommy Harkins | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Vanderbilt | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 150 | PHI | James Sides | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Texas Tech | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 161 | PHI | Frank Reich | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | Penn State | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 174 | PHI | Don Brant | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Montana | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 185 | PHI | Billy Hix | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Middle Tenn. State | ||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 198 | PHI | Joe Mastrogiovanni | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wyoming | ||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 209 | PHI | Nick Consoles | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wake Forest | ||||||||||||||||
| 19 | 222 | PHI | Delano Womack | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Texas | ||||||||||||||||
| 20 | 233 | PHI | Darrell Glover | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Md-Eastern Shore | ||||||||||||||||
| 21 | 246 | PHI | Jack Adams | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | San Jose State | ||||||||||||||||
| 22 | 257 | PHI | Joe Miller | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cincinnati | ||||||||||||||||
| 23 | 270 | PHI | Chet Spencer | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Oklahoma State | ||||||||||||||||
| 24 | 281 | PHI | John Parham | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wake Forest | ||||||||||||||||
| 25 | 294 | PHI | Johnny Grogan | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dayton | ||||||||||||||||
| 26 | 305 | PHI | Earl Lunsford | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Oklahoma State | ||||||||||||||||
| 27 | 318 | PHI | Al Ellett | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Alabama | ||||||||||||||||
| 28 | 329 | PHI | Bill Strawn | LB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Western Kentucky | ||||||||||||||||
| 29 | 342 | PHI | Bob Hughes | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Southern Miss | ||||||||||||||||
| 30 | 352 | PHI | Joe Ulm | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | San Jose State | ||||||||||||||||