1955 Washington Redskins Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-4
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Joe Kuharich (8-4)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1955 Washington Redskins StatisticsTeam Record: 8-4
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Joe Kuharich (8-4)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1955 Washington Redskins Results
The Washington Redskins of the National Football League ended the 1955 season with a record of 8 wins and 4 losses, finishing second in the NFL's East Division.
Washington racked up 246 points, while the stingy defense allowed 222. Vic Janowicz carried the ball for a team-best 397 yards for the Redskins, while Leo Elter, Dale Atkeson and Bert Zagers each additionally aided the ground game.
Eddie LeBaron tossed for 1,270 yards. John Carson grabbed 23 passes for 443 yards.
Norb Hecker picked off 6 opponent throws.
Joe Kuharich coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Nick Adduci | LDH | July 12, 1929 | 5'10" | 207 | Nebraska | Chicago, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 42 | Dick Alban | RDH | January 17, 1929 | 6'0" | 193 | Northwestern | Hanover, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 52 | Johnny Allen | C-LB | June 4, 1933 | 6'2" | 224 | Purdue | Monmouth, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 46 | Dale Atkeson | FB | December 24, 1930 | 6'2" | 211 | none | Kansas City, MO USA | 11 | 0 |
| 21 | Roy Barni | DB | February 15, 1927 | 5'11" | 185 | San Francisco | San Francisco, CA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 60 | Marv Berschet | G-DE | December 28, 1929 | 6'2" | 220 | Illinois | Arlington Heights, IL USA | 4 | 0 |
| 62 | Don Boll | LT | July 16, 1927 | 6'2" | 270 | Nebraska | Scribner, NE USA | 12 | 12 |
| 80 | Gene Brito | LDE | October 23, 1925 | 6'1" | 226 | Loyola Marymount | Los Angeles, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 82 | John Carson | LE | January 31, 1930 | 6'3" | 202 | Georgia | Atlanta, GA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 40 | Billy Cox | DE-DB-HB-E | June 17, 1929 | 6'3" | 189 | Duke | Brandon, TX USA | 4 | 0 |
| 73 | Mike Davlin | T | November 2, 1927 | 6'1" | 230 | Notre Dame | Omaha, NE USA | 9 | 0 |
| 16 | Al Dorow | QB | November 15, 1929 | 6'0" | 193 | Michigan St. | Imlay City, MI USA | 8 | 1 |
| 36 | Chuck Drazenovich | MLB | August 7, 1927 | 6'1" | 225 | Penn St. | Jere, WV USA | 12 | 12 |
| 32 | Leo Elter | FB-HB | October 21, 1929 | 5'10" | 201 | Duquesne | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 45 | Ralph Felton | RLB | May 21, 1932 | 5'11" | 210 | Maryland | Midway, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 39 | Rob Goode | B | June 5, 1927 | 6'4" | 222 | Texas A&M | Roby, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Ralph Guglielmi | QB | June 26, 1933 | 6'1" | 196 | Notre Dame | Columbus, OH USA | 9 | 3 |
| 48 | Norb Hecker | DB | May 26, 1927 | 6'2" | 193 | Baldwin-Wallace | Berea, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 65 | Walt Houston | LG | October 26, 1932 | 6'0" | 217 | Miami (FL) | Wolf Lake, IL USA | 10 | 0 |
| 43 | Vic Janowicz | K | February 26, 1930 | 5'9" | 187 | Ohio St. | Elyria, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 83 | Charlie Jones | DE | January 24, 1929 | 6'1" | 202 | George Washington | Summers, AR USA | 10 | 0 |
| 76 | J.D. Kimmel | RDT | September 30, 1929 | 6'4" | 248 | Army | Omaha, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 14 | Eddie LeBaron | P | January 7, 1930 | 5'9" | 168 | Pacific | San Rafael, CA USA | 12 | 8 |
| 64 | Ron Marciniak | G | July 16, 1932 | 6'1" | 218 | Kansas St. | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 70 | Fred Miller | RT | August 30, 1931 | 6'3" | 225 | Pacific | San Francisco, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 49 | Jim Monachino | HB-FB-DB | July 9, 1929 | 5'10" | 187 | California | Cleveland, OH USA | 7 | 0 |
| 66 | Jim Norman | DT-T | January 2, 1934 | 6'2" | 248 | none | Fortress Monroe, VA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 20 | Hal Norris | RS | November 4, 1931 | 5'11" | 194 | California | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 88 | Chet Ostrowski | RDE | April 8, 1930 | 6'1" | 232 | Notre Dame | Chicago, IL USA | 11 | 11 |
| 79 | Volney Peters | LDT | January 1, 1928 | 6'4" | 237 | USC | Minneapolis, MN USA | 12 | 0 |
| 28 | Joe Scudero | KR | July 2, 1930 | 5'10" | 173 | San Francisco | San Francisco, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 67 | Red Stephens | RG | May 10, 1930 | 6'0" | 230 | San Francisco | Denver, CO USA | 11 | 11 |
| 87 | Ralph Thomas | RE | December 6, 1927 | 5'11" | 190 | San Francisco | Kenosha, WI USA | 12 | 0 |
| 53 | LaVern Torgeson | LLB | February 28, 1929 | 6'0" | 215 | Washington St. | La Crosse, WA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 50 | Harry Ulinski | C | April 4, 1925 | 6'4" | 229 | Kentucky | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 63 | Cas Witucki | G | May 26, 1928 | 5'11" | 245 | Indiana | South Bend, IN USA | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Bert Zagers | RH | January 30, 1933 | 5'10" | 185 | Michigan St. | Fremont, MI USA | 11 | 0 |
