1956 Philadelphia Eagles Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 3-8-1
Finishing 6th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Hugh Devore (3-8-1)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1956 Philadelphia Eagles Statistics
1956 Philadelphia Eagles Results

The Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League ended the 1956 season with a record of 3 wins and 8 losses and 1 ties, finishing sixth in the NFL's East Division.

The Eagles managed just 143 points, worst in the league, and the defensive squad yielded 215. Ken Keller carried the ball for a team-leading 433 yards for Philadelphia.

Bobby Thomason threw for 1,119 yards. Bobby Walston topped all receivers, grabbing 39 passes for 590 yards.

Eddie Bell picked off 4 opponent throws.

Hugh Devore coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
20Bibbles BawelRSNovember 21, 19306'1"185EvansvilleBoonville, IN USA120
60Chuck BednarikLLBMay 1, 19256'3"233PennsylvaniaBethlehem, PA USA120
81Eddie BellLDHMarch 25, 19316'1"212PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA USA120
33Will BerzinskiHBJuly 18, 19346'2"195Wisc-LaCrosseArcadia, WI USA40
36Dick BielskiE-FBSeptember 7, 19326'1"224MarylandMaple Shade, NJ USA120
89John BrediceEJune 23, 19346'1"213Boston Univ.Waterbury, CT USA120
40Tom BrookshierRDHDecember 16, 19316'0"196ColoradoRoswell, NM USA110
10Adrian BurkPDecember 14, 19276'2"190BaylorMexia, TX USA123
84Hank BurnineRENovember 9, 19326'2"188MissouriHenrietta, MO USA70
78Marion CampbellMGMay 25, 19296'3"250GeorgiaChester, SC USA120
66Frank D'AgostinoG-TMarch 11, 19346'1"245AuburnPhiladelphia, PA USA120
65Tom DimmickRTMay 1, 19316'6"253HoustonOpelousas, LA USA120
27Hal GiancanelliHBMay 21, 19295'10"182Loyola MarymountFarr, CO USA70
64Abe GibronGSeptember 22, 19255'11"243ValparaisoMichigan City, IN USA20
63Ken HuxholdLGAugust 10, 19296'1"226WisconsinKenosha, WI USA120
23Ken KellerLHSeptember 12, 19345'10"180North CarolinaSalina, PA USA110
50Bob KelleyCMay 8, 19306'2"232West Texas A&MHereford, TX USA120
71Don KingDE-DTMarch 11, 19296'3"260KentuckyMcBee, SC USA30
79Buck LansfordGNovember 4, 19336'2"232TexasCatarina, TX USA1212
68Dick MurleyTAugust 1, 19336'0"247PurdueRichmond, IN USA50
68Maury NippGMarch 21, 19306'0"219Loyola MarymountYankton, SD USA30
41Jerry NortonDB-HBMay 16, 19315'11"195SMUGilmer, TX USA60
43Jim ParmerFB-HBApril 25, 19266'0"193Texas A&MDallas, TX USA40
53Bob PellegriniRGNovember 13, 19346'2"233MarylandWilliamsport, PA USA120
25Pete RetzlaffRHAugust 21, 19316'1"211North Dakota-EllendaleEllendale, ND USA100
71Jim RiccaMG-T-G-DTOctober 8, 19276'4"270Georgetown (DC)Rockville Centre, NY USA10
72Jess RichardsonDTAugust 18, 19306'2"261AlabamaPhiladelphia, PA USA110
22Lee RileyKRAugust 24, 19326'1"192Detroit MercyOmaha, NE USA90
52Wayne RobinsonRLBJanuary 14, 19306'2"225MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN USA110
45Rocky RyanDB-EJuly 5, 19326'1"202IllinoisTolono, IL USA120
24Don SchaeferFBFebruary 13, 19346'0"210Notre DamePittsburgh, PA USA120
82Tom ScottLDESeptember 3, 19306'2"218VirginiaBaltimore, MD USA120
43Bob SmithHBFebruary 23, 19335'10"195NebraskaCouncil Bluffs, IA USA40
80Bill StriblingENovember 5, 19276'1"206MississippiEdinburg, MS USA20
11Bobby ThomasonQBMarch 26, 19286'1"196VMIBirmingham, AL USA129
83Bobby WalstonKOctober 17, 19286'0"190GeorgiaColumbus, OH USA120
77Jim WeatherallLDTOctober 26, 19296'4"245OklahomaGraham, OK USA1212
46Ted WegertHBApril 17, 19325'11"202noneRiverhead, NY USA70
86Norm WilleyRDEAugust 22, 19276'2"224MarshallHastings, WV USA90
75Frank WydoLTJune 15, 19246'4"225DuquesneFootedale, PA USA120
73Sid YoungelmanRDTDecember 1, 19316'3"257AlabamaNewark, NJ USA120



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