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1956 San Francisco 49ers Draftees

Record: 5-6-1, 3rd in NFL West Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Frankie Albert (5-6-1)

Points For: 233 (19.4/g) 8th of 12

Points Against: 284 (23.7/g) 9th of 12

Expected W-L: 4.6-7.4

SRS: -2.67 (7th of 12), SOS: 1.58

Other Notable Asst.: Phil Bengtson (Defensive Assistant) and Red Hickey (Offensive Assistant)

Stadium: Kezar Stadium

Founder/Principal Owner: Tony Morabito

General Manager: Louis Spadia

Training Camp: St. Mary's College (Moraga, California)

Drafted Players

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	Earl Morrall	2	QB	21	1956	1976	2	2	7	68	255	1379	2689	20809	161	148	235	878	8			0	Michigan St.
2	Bruce Bosley	15	C	14	1956	1969	0	4	12	53	175				0				0			0	West Virginia
3	Bill Herchman	26	DT	7	1956	1962	0	0	4	13	85				0				0			0	Texas Tech
4	Frank Pajaczkowski	40	B				0	0	0														Richmond
6	Tony Sardisco	64	G	4	1956	1962	0	0	3	18	50				0				0			0	Tulane
7	Larry Barnes	75	FB	2	1957	1960	0	0	0	0	26	1	1	-2	0	0	20	78	0	1	1	0	Colorado St.
8	Charlie Smith	88	DE	1	1956	1956	0	0	0	0	12				0				0	1	13	0	Abilene Christian
9	Jim Cox	99	E				0	0	0														Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
10	Jerry Zaleski	112	B				0	0	0														Colorado St.
11	Stew Pell	123	T				0	0	0														North Carolina
12	Roger Swedberg	136	T				0	0	0														Iowa
13	Ralph Moody	147	B				0	0	0														Kansas
14	R.C. Owens	160	HB	8	1957	1964	0	0	4	21	90				0		1	23	1	206	3285	22	Col. of Idaho
15	Reed Henderson	171	T				0	0	0														Utah St.
15	Gene Boyd	172	B				0	0	0														Abilene Christian
16	George Herring	184	QB	2	1960	1961	0	0	0	0	28	102	233	1297	5	23	15	74	2			0	Southern Miss
17	Dick Weiss	195	T				0	0	0														Mississippi
18	Bill Yelverton	208	DE	1	1960	1960	0	0	1	5	10				0				0			0	Mississippi
19	Pete Arrigoni	219	B				0	0	0														Arizona
20	Bob Scarbrough	232	C				0	0	0														Auburn
21	L.C. Joyner	243	HB	1	1960	1960	0	0	0	1	2				0				0			0	Contra Costa JC
22	Clarence Wessman	256	E				0	0	0														San Jose St.
23	Mike Monroe	267	B				0	0	0														Washington
24	Ed Wallace	280	T				0	0	0														San Diego City Coll
25	Paul Goad	291	FB	1	1956	1956	0	0	0	0	4				0				0			0	Abilene Christian
26	Rommie Loudd	304	LB	3	1960	1962	0	0	1	16	41				0				0			0	UCLA
27	Jerry Gustafson	315	QB				0	0	0														Stanford
28	Jerry Drew	328	B				0	0	0														California
29	Dean Benson	339	G				0	0	0														Willamette
30	Bob Mitchell	351	T				0	0	0														Puget Sound