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1956 NFL All-Pros

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League Champion: New York Giants

Passing Leader: Tobin Rote, 2203 Yds

Rushing Leader: Rick Casares, 1126 Yds

Receiving Leader: Billy Howton, 1188 Yds

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All-Pros

All-Pros Table
Pos	Player	Tm	Age	Yrs	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Att	Yds	TD	Rec	Yds	TD	Int	All-pro teams
LDE	Gene Brito	WAS	31	5	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
LT	Rosey Brown	NYG	24	3	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
MLB	Joe Schmidt	DET	24	3	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
FB	Rick Casares	CHI	25	1	12	12	0	3	0	0	1	234	1126	12	23	203	2	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
SS	Jack Christiansen	DET	28	5	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
LH	Ollie Matson	CRD	26	4	12	12	0	3	0	0	0	192	924	5	15	199	2	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
QB	Bobby Layne	DET	30	8	12	12	129	244	1909	9	17	46	169	5	0	0	0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
LDH	Night Train Lane	CRD	28	4	12	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	75	0	7	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
RE	Billy Howton	GNB	26	4	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	55	1188	12	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
LE	Harlon Hill	CHI	24	2	12	12	0	1	0	0	0	2	24	0	47	1128	11	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
LH	Frank Gifford	NYG	26	4	12	12	2	5	35	2	1	159	819	5	51	603	4	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
RG	Dick Stanfel	WAS	29	4	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 2nd Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
RDE	Andy Robustelli	NYG	31	5	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 2nd Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
RG	Stan Jones	CHI	25	2	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 2nd Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
RDT	Rosey Grier	NYG	24	1	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 2nd Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
FS	Bobby Dillon	GNB	26	4	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
MG	Bill George	CHI	27	4	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
LLB	Chuck Bednarik	PHI	31	7	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	AP: 2nd Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
SS	Emlen Tunnell	NYG	31	8	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 2nd Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
C	Larry Strickland	CHI	25	2	12	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 2nd Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 2nd Tm
LDT	Art Donovan	BAL	32	6	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 2nd Tm, UPI: 2nd Tm
LG	Duane Putnam	RAM	28	4	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 2nd Tm
LT	Lou Creekmur	DET	29	6	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NYDN: 2nd Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
MG	Les Richter	RAM	26	2	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm
C	Charlie Ane	DET	25	3	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	AP: 2nd Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
RDT	Ernie Stautner	PIT	31	6	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	AP: 2nd Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, UPI: 1st Tm
FS	Yale Lary	DET	26	4	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	10	0	0	0	0	8	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 1st Tm, NEA: 2nd Tm, NYDN: 2nd Tm, UPI: 2nd Tm
LDE	Gino Marchetti	BAL	29	4	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm, NEA: 1st Tm, NYDN: 2nd Tm, UPI: 2nd Tm
LT	Bill Wightkin	CHI	29	6	12	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., NEA: 2nd Tm, NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 2nd Tm
LDH	J.C. Caroline	CHI	23	Rook	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	34	141	2	0	0	0	6	NYDN: 1st Tm, UPI: 2nd Tm
RDT	Bob Gain	CLE	27	4	12	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	NYDN: 1st Tm
LDT	Ray Krouse	DET	29	5	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	NYDN: 1st Tm
RT	Bob St. Clair	SFO	25	3	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	NEA: 1st Tm
LH	Hugh McElhenny	SFO	28	4	12	11	0	1	0	0	1	185	916	8	16	193	0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm, NEA: 2nd Tm, NYDN: 2nd Tm, UPI: 2nd Tm
LE	Kyle Rote	NYG	28	5	12	7	0	1	0	0	0	3	5	0	28	405	4	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm, NYDN: 2nd Tm, UPI: 2nd Tm
FB	Alan Ameche	BAL	23	1	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	178	858	8	26	189	0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm, NEA: 2nd Tm, NYDN: 2nd Tm
MLB	Chuck Drazenovich	WAS	29	6	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm, NEA: 2nd Tm, UPI: 2nd Tm
LLB	Bill Svoboda	NYG	28	6	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm, NYDN: 2nd Tm, UPI: 2nd Tm
RDH	Jack Butler	PIT	29	5	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	10	1	6	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., AP: 2nd Tm, NEA: 2nd Tm
RT	Mike McCormack	CLE	26	5	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., NEA: 2nd Tm
C	Ray Wietecha	NYG	28	3	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., NYDN: 2nd Tm
SS	Ken Konz	CLE	28	3	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf., UPI: 2nd Tm
LG	Red Stephens	WAS	26	1	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf.
LDH	Warren Lahr	CLE	33	7	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf.
LE	John Carson	WAS	26	2	12	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	39	504	3	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf.
RLB	Wayne Robinson	PHI	26	4	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf.
FB	Johnny Olszewski	CRD	26	3	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	157	598	2	17	182	0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf.
FS	Dicky Moegle	SFO	22	1	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	7	18	0	3	79	0	6	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf.
LDT	Dick Modzelewski	NYG	25	3	12	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf.
RDT	Bob Miller	DET	27	4	12	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf.
QB	Charlie Conerly	NYG	35	8	12	0	90	174	1143	10	7	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf.
LDE	John Martinkovic	GNB	29	5	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	SN: 1st Tm All-Conf.
LDH	Jim David	DET	29	4	12	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	AP: 2nd Tm, NEA: 2nd Tm, NYDN: 2nd Tm, UPI: 2nd Tm
QB	Tobin Rote	GNB	28	6	12	11	146	308	2203	18	15	84	398	11	0	0	0	0	AP: 2nd Tm, NEA: 2nd Tm, NYDN: 2nd Tm, UPI: 2nd Tm
LT	Lou Groza	CLE	32	10	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	AP: 2nd Tm, NYDN: 2nd Tm, UPI: 2nd Tm
RE	Billy Wilson	SFO	29	5	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	60	889	5	0	AP: 2nd Tm, NEA: 2nd Tm, UPI: 2nd Tm
MG	Dale Dodrill	PIT	30	5	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	NEA: 2nd Tm, NYDN: 2nd Tm, UPI: 2nd Tm
RDT	Don Colo	CLE	31	6	12	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	AP: 2nd Tm, UPI: 2nd Tm
RLB	Roger Zatkoff	GNB	25	3	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	NEA: 2nd Tm, NYDN: 2nd Tm
LDT	Bud McFadin	RAM	28	4	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	NEA: 2nd Tm, NYDN: 2nd Tm
LG	Herman Clark	CHI	26	4	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	AP: 2nd Tm, NYDN: 2nd Tm
LDE/RDE	Len Ford	CLE	30	8	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	NYDN: 2nd Tm
RG	Jack Stroud	NYG	28	3	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	UPI: 2nd Tm
FB	Leon Hart	DET	28	6	11	7	0	0	0	0	0	76	348	5	14	116	1	0	UPI: 2nd Tm
RH	Preston Carpenter	CLE	22	Rook	12	8	0	0	0	0	0	188	756	0	16	124	0	0	UPI: 2nd Tm
RDH	Ray Gene Smith	CHI	28	2	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	NYDN: 2nd Tm
RH	Lenny Moore	BAL	23	Rook	12	12	1	4	8	1	1	86	649	8	11	102	1	0	NYDN: 2nd Tm
LT	Don Boll	WAS	29	3	12	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	AP: 2nd Tm
LE	Elroy Hirsch	RAM	33	10	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	35	603	6	0	NYDN: 2nd Tm
LE	Pete Brewster	CLE	26	4	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	417	1	0	NEA: 2nd Tm
RDH	Lindon Crow	CRD	23	1	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	AP: 2nd Tm
RDE	Ed Meadows	CHI	24	2	12	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	AP: 2nd Tm
LH	Ron Waller	RAM	23	1	9	5	1	3	44	0	0	83	543	1	9	76	0	0	NEA: 2nd Tm
RH	Alex Webster	NYG	25	1	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	178	694	7	21	197	3	0	AP: 2nd Tm
FS	Will Sherman	RAM	29	4	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	NEA: 2nd Tm
LG	Harley Sewell	DET	25	3	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	NEA: 2nd Tm
LDE	Tom Scott	PHI	26	3	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	NEA: 2nd Tm

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