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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
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Bobby Thomason* | 28 | 7 | 9 | 82 for 164, 1,119 yards, 4 td, 21 int, & 21 rushes for 48 yards and 2 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 7th pick / 1949 |
| FB | Don Schaefer | 22 | Rook | 0 | 102 rushes for 320 yards, 2 td, & 13 catches for 117 yards and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 28th pick / 1956 |
| LH | Ken Keller | 22 | Rook | 0 | 112 rushes for 433 yards, 4 td, & 7 catches for 36 yards and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 126th pick / 1956 |
| RH | Pete Retzlaff | 25 | Rook | 0 | 0 rushes for 0 yards, 0 td, & 12 catches for 159 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 22nd / 265th pick / 1953 |
| LE | Bobby Walston | 28 | 5 | 0 | 39 catches for 590 yards, 3 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 166th pick / 1951 |
| LT | Frank Wydo | 32 | 9 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 29th pick / 1947 |
| LG | Ken Huxhold | 27 | 2 | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 27th / 319th pick / 1951 |
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| C | Bob Kelley | 26 | 1 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 25th / 293rd pick / 1952 |
| RG | Bob Pellegrini | 22 | Rook | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 4th pick / 1956 |
| RT | Tom Dimmick | 25 | Rook | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 113th pick / 1956 |
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| RT | Frank Wydo | 32 | 9 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 29th pick / 1947 |
| RE | Hank Burnine | 24 | Rook | 0 | 10 catches for 208 yards, 2 td | New York Giants / 12th / 140th pick / 1955 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Tom Scott | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 60th pick / 1953 |
| LDT | Jim Weatherall* | 27 | 1 | 12 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 17th pick / 1952 |
| MG | Marion Campbell | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 46th pick / 1952 |
| RDT | Sid Youngelman | 25 | 1 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 83rd pick / 1954 |
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| RDE | Norm Willey | 29 | 6 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 13th / 170th pick / 1950 |
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| LLB | Chuck Bednarik* | 31 | 7 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 1st pick / 1949 |
| RLB | Wayne Robinson | 26 | 4 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 89th pick / 1952 |
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| LCB | Jerry Norton | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 81st pick / 1954 |
| LDH | Eddie Bell | 25 | 1 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 56th pick / 1953 |
| RDH | Tom Brookshier | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 117th pick / 1953 |
| LS | Lee Riley | 24 | 1 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 4th / 48th pick / 1955 |
| RS | Bibbles Bawel | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Bobby Walston | 28 | 5 | 0 | 6 of 13 field goals & 17 of 18 extra points | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 166th pick / 1951 |
| P | Adrian Burk | 29 | 6 | 3 | 68 punts for a 41.8 average, 1 blocked | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 2nd pick / 1950 |
| PR | Lee Riley | 24 | 1 | 0 | 17 punt returns for a 4.3 average and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 4th / 48th pick / 1955 |
| KR | Lee Riley | 24 | 1 | 0 | 15 kick returns for a 25.4 average and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 4th / 48th pick / 1955 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Bibbles Bawel | 26 | DB | 12 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Evansville | 11/21/1930 | 4 | |
| 60 | Chuck Bednarik* | 31 | LB-C | 12 | 0 | 233 | 6-3 | Pennsylvania | 5/1/1925 | 7 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 1st pick / 1949 |
| 81 | Eddie Bell | 25 | DB-LB | 12 | 0 | 212 | 6-1 | Pennsylvania | 3/25/1931 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 56th pick / 1953 |
| 33 | Will Berzinski | 22 | HB | 4 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Wisconsin-LaCrosse | 7/18/1934 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 46th pick / 1956 |
| 36 | Dick Bielski | 24 | E-FB | 12 | 0 | 224 | 6-1 | Maryland | 9/7/1932 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 9th pick / 1955 |
| 89 | John Bredice | 22 | E | 12 | 0 | 213 | 6-1 | Boston University | 6/23/1934 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 102nd pick / 1956 |
| 40 | Tom Brookshier | 25 | DB | 11 | 0 | 196 | 6-0 | Colorado | 12/16/1931 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 117th pick / 1953 |
| 10 | Adrian Burk | 29 | QB | 12 | 3 | 190 | 6-2 | Baylor | 12/14/1927 | 6 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 2nd pick / 1950 |
| 84 | Hank Burnine | 24 | E | 7 | 0 | 188 | 6-2 | Missouri | 11/9/1932 | Rook | New York Giants / 12th / 140th pick / 1955 |
| 78 | Marion Campbell | 27 | DE-DT-MG-G-T | 12 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Georgia | 5/25/1929 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 46th pick / 1952 |
| 66 | Frank D'Agostino | 22 | G-T | 12 | 0 | 245 | 6-1 | Auburn | 3/11/1934 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 16th pick / 1956 |
| 65 | Tom Dimmick | 25 | C-T-LB | 12 | 0 | 253 | 6-6 | Houston | 5/1/1931 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 113th pick / 1956 |
| 27 | Hal Giancanelli | 27 | HB | 7 | 0 | 182 | 5-10 | Loyola Marymount | 5/21/1929 | 3 | |
| 64 | Abe Gibron | 31 | G | 2 | 0 | 243 | 5-11 | Purdue,Valparaiso | 9/22/1925 | 7 | New York Giants / 6th / 55th pick / 1949 |
| 63 | Ken Huxhold | 27 | G | 12 | 0 | 226 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 8/10/1929 | 2 | Chicago Cardinals / 27th / 319th pick / 1951 |
| 23 | Ken Keller | 22 | HB | 11 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | North Carolina | 9/12/1934 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 126th pick / 1956 |
| 50 | Bob Kelley | 26 | C | 12 | 0 | 232 | 6-2 | West Texas A&M | 5/8/1930 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 25th / 293rd pick / 1952 |
| 71 | Don King | 27 | DE-DT | 3 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Kentucky | 3/11/1929 | 2 | |
| 79 | Buck Lansford* | 23 | G-T | 12 | 12 | 232 | 6-2 | Texas | 11/4/1933 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1955 |
| 68 | Dick Murley | 23 | T | 5 | 0 | 247 | 6-0 | Purdue | 8/1/1933 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 39th pick / 1956 |
| 68 | Maury Nipp | 26 | G | 3 | 0 | 219 | 6-0 | Loyola Marymount | 3/21/1930 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 101st pick / 1952 |
| 41 | Jerry Norton | 25 | DB-HB | 6 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | SMU | 5/16/1931 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 81st pick / 1954 |
| 43 | Jim Parmer | 30 | FB-HB | 4 | 0 | 193 | 6-0 | Oklahoma State,Texas A&M | 4/25/1926 | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles / 25th / 234th pick / 1948 |
| 53 | Bob Pellegrini | 22 | LB-G | 12 | 0 | 233 | 6-2 | Maryland | 11/13/1934 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 4th pick / 1956 |
| 25 | Pete Retzlaff | 25 | E-HB-TE | 10 | 0 | 211 | 6-1 | North Dakota-Ellendale,South Dakota State | 8/21/1931 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 22nd / 265th pick / 1953 |
| 71 | Jim Ricca | 29 | MG-T-G-DT | 1 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | Georgetown (DC) | 10/8/1927 | 5 | |
| 72 | Jess Richardson | 26 | DT | 11 | 0 | 261 | 6-2 | Alabama | 8/18/1930 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 92nd pick / 1953 |
| 22 | Lee Riley | 24 | DB | 9 | 0 | 192 | 6-1 | Detroit Mercy | 8/24/1932 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 48th pick / 1955 |
| 52 | Wayne Robinson | 26 | LB-C | 11 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 1/14/1930 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 89th pick / 1952 |
| 45 | Rocky Ryan | 24 | DB-E | 12 | 0 | 202 | 6-1 | Illinois | 7/5/1932 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 21st pick / 1954 |
| 24 | Don Schaefer | 22 | FB | 12 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 2/13/1934 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 28th pick / 1956 |
| 82 | Tom Scott | 26 | DE-LB | 12 | 0 | 218 | 6-2 | Virginia | 9/3/1930 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 60th pick / 1953 |
| 43 | Bob G. Smith | 23 | HB | 4 | 0 | 195 | 5-10 | Nebraska | 2/23/1933 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 15th / 181st pick / 1955 |
| 80 | Bill Stribling | 29 | E | 2 | 0 | 206 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 11/5/1927 | 5 | New York Giants / 21st / 267th pick / 1950 |
| 11 | Bobby Thomason* | 28 | QB | 12 | 9 | 196 | 6-1 | VMI | 3/26/1928 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 7th pick / 1949 |
| 83 | Bobby Walston | 28 | E-HB-K | 12 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Georgia | 10/17/1928 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 166th pick / 1951 |
| 77 | Jim Weatherall* | 27 | DT-T | 12 | 12 | 245 | 6-4 | Oklahoma | 10/26/1929 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 17th pick / 1952 |
| 46 | Ted Wegert | 24 | HB | 7 | 0 | 202 | 5-11 | none | 4/17/1932 | 1 | |
| 86 | Norm Willey | 29 | DE-G-E | 9 | 0 | 224 | 6-2 | Marshall | 8/22/1927 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 13th / 170th pick / 1950 |
| 75 | Frank Wydo | 32 | T-DT | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | Cornell,Duquesne | 6/15/1924 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 29th pick / 1947 |
| 73 | Sid Youngelman | 25 | DT-DE | 12 | 0 | 257 | 6-3 | Alabama | 12/1/1931 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 83rd pick / 1954 |
| Team Total | 25.8 | 12 | 218.4 | 6-1.3 | 2.6 |