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1956 Washington Redskins Draftees

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Record: 6-6-0, 3rd in NFL East Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Joe Kuharich (6-6-0)

Points For: 183 (15.3/g) 10th of 12

Points Against: 225 (18.8/g) 6th of 12

Expected W-L: 4.6-7.4

SRS: -3.74 (10th of 12), SOS: -0.24

Other Notable Asst.: Dick Evans (Assistant), Wayne Millner (Ends Coach) and Mike Nixon (Backfield Coach)

Stadium: Griffith Stadium

Owner/President: George Preston Marshall

General Manager: Dick McCann

Training Camp: Occidental College (Los Angeles, California)

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	Ed Vereb	12	HB	1	1960	1960	0	0	0	2	9	0	1	0	0	0	19	38	0	9	119	0	Maryland
2	John Paluck	24	DE	8	1956	1965	0	1	7	39	105				0				0			0	Pittsburgh
3	Fred Wyant	36	QB	1	1956	1956	0	0	0	0	10	1	2	17	0	0			0			0	West Virginia
4	Fran Machinsky	41	T				0	0	0														Ohio St.
5	Gary Lowe	59	DB	9	1956	1964	0	0	4	23	97	0	1	0	0	1			0			0	Michigan St.
7	Donnie Caraway	83	B				0	0	0														Houston
8	Dick James	94	HB	10	1956	1965	0	1	7	22	117	1	7	15	0	1	502	1930	19	104	1669	15	Oregon
9	Francis (Whitey) Rouviere	107	B				0	0	0														Miami (FL)
11	Tom Powell	131	G				0	0	0														Colgate
12	Jerry Planutis	141	HB	1	1956	1956	0	0	0	0	3				0		2	6	0	1	5	0	Michigan St.
12	Gil Moreno	142	T				0	0	0														UCLA
13	Jerry Ward	155	G				0	0	0														Dayton
14	Pat Uebel	166	B				0	0	0														Army
16	Wells Gray	190	G				0	0	0														Wisconsin
17	Eagle Day	203	QB	2	1959	1960	0	0	0	3	16	15	32	194	0	2	6	28	0			0	Mississippi
18	Jim Pyburn	214	E				0	0	0														Auburn
19	Ray Lemek	227	T	9	1957	1965	0	1	8	30	117				0				0			0	Notre Dame
20	Vince Gonzales	238	B				0	0	0														LSU
21	Howard Schnellenberger	251	E				0	0	0														Kentucky
22	George Nicula	262	T				0	0	0														Notre Dame
23	Don St. John	275	B				0	0	0
24	Johnny Tatum	286	C				0	0	0														Texas
25	Franklin Brooks	299	G				0	0	0														Georgia Tech
26	Dave Burnham	310	B				0	0	0														Wheaton
27	Royce Flippin	323	B				0	0	0														Princeton
28	Billy Hicks	334	B				0	0	0														North Alabama
29	Pat Bisceglia	347	G				0	0	0														Notre Dame
30	Buck Nystrom	357	G				0	0	0														Michigan St.

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