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1956 Philadelphia Eagles Draftees

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Record: 3-8-1, 6th in NFL East Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Hugh Devore (3-8-1)

Points For: 143 (11.9/g) 12th of 12

Points Against: 215 (17.9/g) 5th of 12

Expected W-L: 3.3-8.7

SRS: -6.53 (12th of 12), SOS: -0.53

Other Notable Asst.: Steve Owen (Defensive Assistant)

Stadium: Connie Mack Stadium

Majority Owner: James P. Clark (Led group of investors known as the Happy Hundred)

General Manager: Vince McNally

Training Camp: (Hershey, Pennsylvania)

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Drafted Players

Full 1956 Draft Results

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	Bob Pellegrini	4	LB	9	1956	1965	0	0	4	19	107				0				0			0	Maryland
2	Frank D'Agostino	16	G	2	1956	1960	0	0	0	1	14				0				0			0	Auburn
3	Don Schaefer	28	FB	1	1956	1956	0	0	1	0	12	1	3	11	1	0	102	320	2	13	117	0	Notre Dame
5	Fuzzy Thurston	54	G	10	1958	1967	1	0	7	51	116				0				0			0	Valparaiso
6	Tirrel Burton	65	B				0	0	0														Miami (OH)
7	John Waedekin	78	T				0	0	0														Hardin-Simmons
8	Elroy Payne	89	B				0	0	0														McMurry
9	John Bredice	102	E	1	1956	1956	0	0	1	0	12				0				0	10	146	1	Boston Univ.
10	Tom Dimmick	113	C	2	1956	1960	0	0	1	4	25				0				0			0	Houston
11	Ken Keller	126	HB	2	1956	1957	0	0	1	0	23				0		169	628	4	11	67	0	North Carolina
12	Tommy Harkins	137	E				0	0	0														Vanderbilt
13	James Sides	150	B				0	0	0														Texas Tech
14	Frank Reich	161	C				0	0	0														Penn St.
15	Don Brant	174	B				0	0	0														Montana
16	Billy Hix	185	T				0	0	0														Middle Tenn. St.
17	Joe Mastrogiovanni	198	B				0	0	0														Wyoming
18	Nick Consoles	209	B				0	0	0														Wake Forest
19	Delano Womack	222	B				0	0	0														Texas
20	Darrell Glover	233	T				0	0	0														MD-Eastern Shore
21	Jack Adams	246	T				0	0	0														San Jose St.
22	Joe Miller	257	B				0	0	0														Cincinnati
23	Chet Spencer	270	E				0	0	0														Oklahoma St.
24	John Parham	281	B				0	0	0														Wake Forest
25	Johnny Grogan	294	T				0	0	0														Dayton
26	Earl Lunsford	305	B				0	0	0														Oklahoma St.
27	Al Ellett	318	T				0	0	0														Alabama
28	Bill Strawn	329	LB				0	0	0														Western Kentucky
29	Bob Hughes	342	B				0	0	0														Southern Miss
30	Joe Ulm	352	B				0	0	0														San Jose St.

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