1956 Topps Football Cards

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There are 120 cards in the 1956 Topps set. It is the first football card set to include a checklist, and it is also the first to include team cards. All of the Washington Redskins and Chicago Cardinals cards are short prints; you can see why on the Gallery's 1956 Topps virtual uncut sheet page. You can see all of the players on the team cards on the Gallery's interactive team card pages.

Also see Nearmint's Blog for an overview of the 1950-1959 Topps sets.

Rookie cards of Pro Football Hall of Famers in the 1956 Topps set: Roosevelt Brown, Bill George, Stan Jones, Lenny Moore, Joe Schmidt. Rookie cards of Heisman Trophy winners in the 1956 Topps set: Billy Vessels.

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Set	#	Card Title/Players	Pro Team	Position	College	Honors	Notes	Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards
1956 Topps	NNO	Checklist					Short print The 1956 Topps set was the first football card set to include a checklist. The checklist is not numbered.
1956 Topps	1	John Carson	Washington Redskins	end	Georgia		Short print
1956 Topps	2	Gordon Soltau	San Francisco 49ers	end, kicker	Minnesota
1956 Topps	3	Frank Varrichione	Pittsburgh Steelers	tackle	Notre Dame
1956 Topps	4	Eddie Bell	Philadelphia Eagles	defensive back	Pennsylvania
1956 Topps	5	Alex Webster	New York Giants	halfback	North Carolina State	Giants Ring of Honor 2011	Rookie card Webster played for the Giants from 1955 to 1964.
1956 Topps	6	Norm Van Brocklin	Los Angeles Rams	quarterback, coach	Oregon	College Hall of Fame 1966, Eagles Honor Roll 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1971
1956 Topps	7	Green Bay Packers Team	Green Bay Packers				This card pictures the 1955 Packers team. The team photo includes Deral Teteak, a member of the Packers Hall of Fame who never appeared on a card of his own.
1956 Topps	8	Lou Creekmur	Detroit Lions	tackle	William and Mary	Pride of the Lions 2009, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1996
1956 Topps	9	Lou Groza	Cleveland Browns	tackle, kicker	Ohio State	Browns Ring of Honor 2010, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1974
1956 Topps	10	Tom Bienemann	Chicago Cardinals	end	Drake		Short print	exmt
1956 Topps	11	George Blanda	Chicago Bears	quarterback, kicker	Kentucky	Pro Football Hall of Fame 1981, Titans Ring of Honor 1999
1956 Topps	12	Alan Ameche	Baltimore Colts	fullback	Wisconsin	College Hall of Fame 1975, Heisman Trophy 1954	Ameche placed sixth in voting for the Heisman Trophy in 1953, and he won it in 1954. See the Gallery's page of football cards of Heisman candidates.
1956 Topps	13	Vic Janowicz	Washington Redskins	halfback	Ohio State	College Hall of Fame 1976, Heisman Trophy 1950	Short print Janowicz was inducted into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame in 1987.
1956 Topps	14	Dick Moegle	San Francisco 49ers	defensive back	Rice
1956 Topps	15	Fran Rogel	Pittsburgh Steelers	fullback	Penn State
1956 Topps	16	Harold Giancanelli	Philadelphia Eagles	halfback	Loyola Marymount
1956 Topps	17	Emlen Tunnell	New York Giants	defensive back	Iowa, Toledo	Giants Ring of Honor 2010, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1967
1956 Topps	18	Tank Younger	Los Angeles Rams	fullback	Grambling	College Hall of Fame 2000
1956 Topps	19	Bill Howton	Green Bay Packers	end	Rice	Packers Hall of Fame 1974	Howton holds the Packers record for receiving yards in a game. He gained 257 yards on 7 receptions in a game against the Los Angeles Rams in 1956.
1956 Topps	20	Jack Christiansen	Detroit Lions	defensive back	Colorado State	Pride of the Lions 2009, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1970
1956 Topps	21	Pete Brewster	Cleveland Browns	end	Purdue
1956 Topps	22	Chicago Cardinals Team	Chicago Cardinals				Short print This card pictures the 1955 Chicago Cardinals team.
1956 Topps	23	Ed Brown	Chicago Bears	quarterback	San Francisco
1956 Topps	24	Joe Campanella	Baltimore Colts	guard	Ohio State

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