1956 Topps Football Cards, page 3
| Image | Set | # | Card Title/Players | Pro Team | Position | College | Honors | Notes | Grades available at Nearmint Sports Cards |
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1956 Topps | 50 | Hugh McElhenny | San Francisco 49ers | halfback | Washington | 49ers Hall of Fame 2009, College Hall of Fame 1981, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1970 | McElhenny had the NFL's longest run in 1956, 86 yards. | |
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1956 Topps | 51 | Ted Marchibroda | Pittsburgh Steelers | quarterback | Detroit | Colts Ring of Honor | ||
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1956 Topps | 52 | Adrian Burk | Philadelphia Eagles | quarterback, punter | Baylor | After retiring as a player, Burk became an NFL official. He was the back judge in the Oakland Raiders/Pittsburgh Steelers playoff game in which Franco Harris made the "Immaculate Reception." | ||
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1956 Topps | 53 | Frank Gifford | New York Giants | halfback | USC, Bakersfield College | College Hall of Fame 1975, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1977 | ||
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1956 Topps | 54 | Charles Toogood | Los Angeles Rams | tackle | Nebraska | |||
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1956 Topps | 55 | Tobin Rote | Green Bay Packers | quarterback | Rice | Packers Hall of Fame 1974 | Rote ran for 11 touchdowns in 1956, tying John Lujack's NFL record for most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback. | |
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1956 Topps | 56 | Bill Stits | Detroit Lions | defensive back | UCLA | Stits played both offense and defense in 1955 and 1956. | ||
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1956 Topps | 57 | Don Colo | Cleveland Browns | tackle | Brown | |||
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1956 Topps | 58 | Ollie Matson | Chicago Cardinals | fullback, defensive back | San Francisco | Cardinals Ring of Honor 2006, College Hall of Fame 1976, Eagles Honor Roll 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1972 | Short print | ex |
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1956 Topps | 59 | Harlon Hill | Chicago Bears | end | North Alabama | Error card Hill's first name is misspelled "Harlan" on this card. Hill had the NFL's longest pass reception of 1956: 79 yards from Bill McColl. He had a 56-yard catch in the same game. |
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1956 Topps | 60 | Lenny Moore | Baltimore Colts | halfback | Penn State | Pro Football Hall of Fame 1975, Ravens Ring of Honor 2002 | Rookie card Moore was named the 1956 UPI NFL Rookie of the Year. This card pictures him in his Penn State uniform. You can see the original black-and-white image here. |
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1956 Topps | 61 | Washington Redskins Team | Washington Redskins | Short print This card pictures the 1955 Washington Redskins team. About 15 of the players never appeared on cards of their own. |
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1956 Topps | 62 | Billy Wilson | San Francisco 49ers | end | San Jose State | |||
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1956 Topps | 63 | Pittsburgh Steelers Team | Pittsburgh Steelers | This card pictures the 1955 Steelers team. For a larger version of the image on the card, see the 1955 Pittsburgh Steelers page at steelersuk.com. | ||||
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1956 Topps | 64 | Bob Pellegrini | Philadelphia Eagles | linebacker | Maryland | College Hall of Fame 1996 | Rookie card Pellegrini was the All-Stars' MVP in the 1956 College All-Star game against the Cleveland Browns. The Browns beat the All-Stars 26-0. |
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1956 Topps | 65 | Ken MacAfee | New York Giants | end | Alabama | |||
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1956 Topps | 66 | Will Sherman | Los Angeles Rams | defensive back | St. Mary's | Rookie card Sherman had a 95-yard interception return in 1956, longest in the NFL. |
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1956 Topps | 67 | Roger Zatkoff | Green Bay Packers | tackle | Michigan | |||
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1956 Topps | 68 | Dave Middleton | Detroit Lions | end | Auburn | Rookie card | ||
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1956 Topps | 69 | Ray Renfro | Cleveland Browns | halfback | North Texas | |||
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1956 Topps | 70 | Don Stonesifer | Chicago Cardinals | end | Northwestern | Short print | ||
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1956 Topps | 71 | Stan Jones | Chicago Bears | guard | Maryland | College Hall of Fame 2000, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1991 | Rookie card | |
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1956 Topps | 72 | Jim Mutscheller | Baltimore Colts | end | Notre Dame | Rookie card | ||
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1956 Topps | 73 | Volney Peters | Washington Redskins | defensive tackle | USC | Short print | exmt | |
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1956 Topps | 74 | Leo Nomellini | San Francisco 49ers | defensive tackle | Minnesota | 49ers Hall of Fame 2009, College Hall of Fame 1977, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1969 |