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1956 Detroit Lions Draftees

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Record: 9-3-0, 2nd in NFL West Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Buddy Parker (9-3-0)

Points For: 300 (25.0/g) 2nd of 12

Points Against: 188 (15.7/g) 3rd of 12

Expected W-L: 9.0-3.0

SRS: 8.67 (2nd of 12), SOS: -0.67

Defensive Coordinator: Buster Ramsey

Other Notable Asst.: George Wilson (Offensive Coach)

Stadium: Briggs Stadium

Partial Owner/President: Edwin Anderson

Partial Owner: Lyle Fife

General Manager: Nick Kerbawy

Training Camp: Eastern Michigan University (Ypsilanti, Michigan)

Drafted Players

Full 1956 Draft Results

Drafted Players Table
							Misc					Passing					Rushing			Receiving
Rnd	Player	Pick	Pos	Yrs	From	To	AP1	PB	St	wAV	G	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Att	Yds	TD	Rec	Yds	TD	College/Univ
1	Howard Cassady	3	HB	8	1956	1963	0	0	4	6	84	0	3	0	0	1	316	1229	6	111	1601	18	Ohio St.
3	Don McIlhenny	27	HB	6	1956	1961	0	0	3	4	64	0	1	0	0	0	414	1581	7	70	655	7	SMU
4	Jerry Reichow	38	E	8	1956	1964	0	1	5	22	95	12	38	187	0	4	20	105	0	172	2579	24	Iowa
5	Tom Tracy	50	HB	9	1956	1964	0	2	4	17	89	24	67	854	6	5	808	2912	17	113	1468	14	Tennessee
6	Bob Lusk	62	C	1	1956	1956	0	0	0	0	5				0				0			0	William & Mary
7	Gene Cronin	74	DE	7	1956	1962	0	0	3	9	87				0				0			0	Pacific
8	Jack Powell	86	T				0	0	0														Texas A&M
9	Calvin Jones	98	G				0	0	0														Iowa
10	Joe Silas	110	DE				0	0	0														South Carolina
11	Lew Wacker	122	B				0	0	0														Richmond
11	Tom Selep	124	B				0	0	0														Maryland
12	R.B. Nunnery	134	T	1	1960	1960	0	0	0	3	6				0				0			0	LSU
13	O.K. Ferguson	146	B				0	0	0														LSU
14	Ronnie Falls	158	LB				0	0	0														Duke
15	Horace (Buzzy) Allert	170	DE				0	0	0														Texas St.
16	Len Zyzda	182	DE				0	0	0														Purdue
17	Ken Wind	194	E				0	0	0														Houston
18	Emidio Petrarca	206	B				0	0	0														Boston Col.
19	Dale Vaughn	218	B				0	0	0														VMI
20	Joe Stephenson	230	E				0	0	0														Vanderbilt
21	Bob Blechen	242	C				0	0	0														Whittier
22	Dick Marazza	254	T				0	0	0														Clemson
23	Bob Garrard	266	B				0	0	0														Georgia
24	Jarv Walz	278	E				0	0	0														Central Michigan
25	Jerry Hall	290	B				0	0	0														Rice
26	Joe Walden	302	B				0	0	0														West Texas A&M
27	Bryan Burnthorne	314	G				0	0	0														Tulane
28	John Smith	326	G				0	0	0														Northwestern
29	Doug Peters	338	B				0	0	0														UCLA
30	John Gibbens	350	T				0	0	0														Texas St.

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