1956 Giants Team Issue Football Cards

Image Set #Card Title/Players Pro Team Position College Honors Notes Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards
1956 Giants Team Issue Bill Austin 1956 Giants Team Issue Bill Austin New York Giants guard, coach Oregon State
1956 Giants Team Issue Ray Beck 1956 Giants Team Issue Ray Beck New York Giants guard, defensive tackle Georgia Tech College Hall of Fame 1997 Beck missed the 1953 and 1954 NFL seasons while serving in the U.S. Army in the Korean War. nm
1956 Giants Team Issue Roosevelt Brown 1956 Giants Team Issue Roosevelt Brown New York Giants tackle Morgan State Giants Ring of Honor 2010, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1975 The Giants took Brown in the 27th round of the 1953 NFL draft. He went on to have a 13-year, Hall of Fame career.
1956 Giants Team Issue Hank Burnine 1956 Giants Team Issue Hank Burnine New York Giants end Missouri Burnine was inducted into the University of Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame in 1993.
1956 Giants Team Issue Don Chandler 1956 Giants Team Issue Don Chandler New York Giants kicker, punter Florida Packers Hall of Fame 1975
1956 Giants Team Issue Bob Clatterbuck 1956 Giants Team Issue Bob Clatterbuck New York Giants quarterback Houston
1956 Giants Team Issue Charley Conerly 1956 Giants Team Issue Charley Conerly New York Giants quarterback Mississippi College Hall of Fame 1966, Giants Ring of Honor 2010
1956 Giants Team Issue Frank Gifford 1956 Giants Team Issue Frank Gifford New York Giants halfback USC, Bakersfield College College Hall of Fame 1975, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1977
1956 Giants Team Issue Roosevelt Grier 1956 Giants Team Issue Roosevelt Grier New York Giants defensive tackle Penn State
1956 Giants Team Issue Don Heinrich 1956 Giants Team Issue Don Heinrich New York Giants quarterback, coach Washington College Hall of Fame 1987
1956 Giants Team Issue John Hermann 1956 Giants Team Issue John Hermann New York Giants defensive back UCLA The Giants cut Hermann after two games in 1956. He finished the season with the Baltimore Colts.
1956 Giants Team Issue Jim Lee Howell 1956 Giants Team Issue Jim Lee Howell New York Giants coach Arkansas Giants Ring of Honor 2010 Before coaching, Howell played eight seasons at end for the Giants. The Encyclopedia of Arkansas has a detailed account of Howell's football career.
1956 Giants Team Issue Sam Huff 1956 Giants Team Issue Sam Huff New York Giants linebacker West Virginia College Hall of Fame 1980, Commanders Ring of Fame , Giants Ring of Honor 2010, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1982 Pre-rookie card

Huff was the first NFL player to appear on the cover of Time magazine. He appeared on the November 30, 1959, issue.
1956 Giants Team Issue Ed Hughes 1956 Giants Team Issue Ed Hughes New York Giants defensive back North Carolina State, Tulsa Hughes played on NFL Championship teams two years in a row: the Rams in 1955, and the Giants in 1956.
1956 Giants Team Issue Gerry Huth 1956 Giants Team Issue Gerry Huth New York Giants guard Wake Forest The Giants took Huth in the 24th round of the 1956 NFL draft. He played six seasons for the Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, and Minnesota Vikings.
1956 Giants Team Issue Jim Katcavage 1956 Giants Team Issue Jim Katcavage New York Giants defensive end, defensive tackle Dayton 1956 was Katkavage's rookie year. He played 13 seasons for the Giants.
1956 Giants Team Issue Gene Kirby 1956 Giants Team Issue Gene Kirby broadcaster
1956 Giants Team Issue Ken MacAfee 1956 Giants Team Issue Ken MacAfee New York Giants end Alabama
1956 Giants Team Issue Dick Modzelewski 1956 Giants Team Issue Dick Modzelewski New York Giants defensive tackle Maryland College Hall of Fame 1993, Outland Trophy 1952
1956 Giants Team Issue Henry Moore 1956 Giants Team Issue Henry Moore New York Giants defensive back, halfback Arkansas Moore recovered a blocked punt for a touchdown in the 1956 NFL Championship game. The Giants beat the Bears, 47-7.
1956 Giants Team Issue Dick Nolan 1956 Giants Team Issue Dick Nolan New York Giants defensive back Maryland
1956 Giants Team Issue Jim Patton 1956 Giants Team Issue Jim Patton New York Giants defensive back Mississippi Giants Ring of Honor 2022 In a 1955 game against the Redskins, Patton scored touchdowns on both a kickoff return and a punt return.
1956 Giants Team Issue Andy Robustelli 1956 Giants Team Issue Andy Robustelli New York Giants defensive end Arnold College Giants Ring of Honor 2010, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1971
1956 Giants Team Issue Kyle Rote 1956 Giants Team Issue Kyle Rote New York Giants end SMU College Hall of Fame 1964, Giants Ring of Honor 2022 Rote played minor league baseball for the Corpus Christi Aces in 1951.
1956 Giants Team Issue Chris Schenkel 1956 Giants Team Issue Chris Schenkel broadcaster Purdue

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