1956 Los Angeles Rams Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-8
Finishing 5th in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Sid Gillman (4-8)
Location: Los Angeles, California

1956 Los Angeles Rams Statistics
1956 Los Angeles Rams Results

The Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League ended the 1956 season with a record of 4 wins and 8 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's West Division.

The Rams scored 291 points, but the defensive squad conceded 307. Ron Waller ran for a team-leading 543 yards for Los Angeles, while Tank Younger and Tommy Wilson additionally contributed to the rushing attack.

Billy Wade tossed for 1,461 yards. Leon Clarke topped the receiving corps, snagging 36 balls for 650 yards, while Elroy Hirsch and Bob Boyd contributed to the receiving game also.

Jim Cason and Will Sherman each snatched 4 opponent throws.

Sid Gillman coached the team.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
82	Bob Boyd	E-DB	March 7, 1928	6'2"	201	Loyola Marymount	Riverside, CA USA	12	0
10	Rudy Bukich	QB	March 15, 1932	6'1"	195	Iowa	St. Louis, MO USA	3	0
25	Don Burroughs	LS	August 19, 1931	6'4"	190	Colorado St.	Los Angeles, CA USA	12	0
88	Bob Carey	RE	February 8, 1930	6'5"	219	Michigan St.	Charlevoix, MI USA	7	0
41	Jim Cason	LDH	July 25, 1927	6'0"	171	LSU	Sondheimer, LA USA	12	0
23	Jesse Castete	DB	September 3, 1933	5'11"	180	McNeese St.	St.Landry, LA USA	3	0
84	Leon Clarke	RH	January 10, 1933	6'4"	232	USC	Los Angeles, CA USA	12	0
50	Dick Daugherty	C	March 31, 1929	6'1"	219	Oregon	Moundsville, WV USA	12	0
60	Jack Ellena	G-LB	October 27, 1931	6'1"	225	UCLA	Susanville, CA USA	9	0
80	Tom Fears	E	December 3, 1923	6'2"	216	Santa Clara	Los Angeles, CA USA	2	0
68	Sid Fournet	G-LB-DB	August 27, 1932	6'0"	235	LSU	Bogalusa, LA USA	12	0
75	Bob Fry	LT	November 11, 1930	6'4"	235	Kentucky	Cincinnati, OH USA	12	0
58	Bob Griffin	LB-C	February 12, 1929	6'3"	235	Arkansas	Fort Worth, TX USA	6	0
65	Art Hauser	RDT	June 19, 1929	6'0"	237	Xavier (OH)	Rubican, WI USA	12	0
40	Elroy Hirsch	LE	June 17, 1923	6'2"	190	Wisconsin	Wausau, WI USA	12	0
63	John Hock	RG	March 7, 1927	6'2"	230	Santa Clara	Pittsburgh, PA USA	12	0
46	Bob Holladay	DB	March 13, 1932	5'11"	175	Tulsa	Shreveport, LA USA	4	0
79	Glenn Holtzman	T-DE	October 9, 1930	6'3"	250	North Texas	Shreveport, LA USA	12	0
34	Joe Marconi	FB	February 6, 1934	6'2"	225	West Virginia	Fredericktown, PA USA	12	0
62	Bud McFadin	LDT	August 21, 1928	6'3"	260	Texas	Rankin, TX USA	12	0
81	Paul Miller	LDE	November 8, 1930	6'2"	226	LSU	Mandeville, LA USA	12	0
89	Ron Miller	E	April 17, 1933	6'4"	200	USC		7	0
31	Larry Morris	LLB	December 10, 1933	6'2"	226	Georgia Tech	Decatur, GA USA	7	0
51	John Morrow	C-G	April 27, 1933	6'3"	244	Michigan	Port Huron, MI USA	12	0
28	Brad Myers	B-E	February 14, 1929	6'1"	197	Bucknell	Lancaster, PA USA	5	0
73	Ken Panfil	T	September 16, 1930	6'6"	262	Purdue	Chicago, IL USA	6	0
56	Hugh Pitts	RLB	April 8, 1934	6'2"	223	TCU	Woodville, TX USA	9	0
61	Duane Putnam	LG	September 5, 1928	6'0"	228	Pacific	Pollack, SD USA	12	12
21	Skeet Quinlan	HB	June 22, 1928	5'11"	173	TCU	San Angelo, TX USA	2	0
48	Les Richter	K	October 6, 1930	6'3"	238	California	Fresno, CA USA	12	0
43	Will Sherman	RS	October 20, 1927	6'2"	190	St. Mary's (CA)	Weed, CA USA	12	0
22	Rex Shiver	DB	January 1, 1932	6'0"	190	Miami (FL)	Miami, FL USA	8	0
70	Charlie Toogood	RT	July 16, 1927	6'0"	232	Nebraska	North Platte, NE USA	7	0
11	Norm Van Brocklin	P	March 15, 1926	6'1"	190	Oregon	Eagle Butte, SD USA	12	4
9	Billy Wade	QB	October 4, 1930	6'2"	202	Vanderbilt	Nashville, TN USA	12	8
27	Ron Waller	LH	February 14, 1933	5'11"	180	Maryland	Hastings, FL USA	9	0
83	Duane Wardlow	RDE	July 2, 1932	6'4"	215	Washington		9	0
44	Jesse Whittenton	RDH	May 9, 1934	6'0"	193	Texas-El Paso	Big Spring, TX USA	12	12
37	Tommy Wilson	KR	September 1, 1932	6'0"	203	none	Stamford, CT USA	12	0
35	Tank Younger	FB	June 25, 1928	6'3"	225	Grambling St.	Grambling, LA USA	12	0