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1956 NFL draft

National Football League draft

Field	Value
name	1956 NFL draft
image	File:Ambassador Hotel entrance gate.jpg
caption	The Ambassador Hotel (venue of the final 25 rounds), photographed in 1959
date	November 28, 1955 &
January 17–18, 1956
location	The Bellevue-Stratford Hotel
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania &
Ambassador Hotel
in Los Angeles, California
league	NFL
mr_irrelevant	Bob Bartholomew, OT
[Cleveland Browns](1956-cleveland-browns-season)
first	Gary Glick, QB/S
[Pittsburgh Steelers](1956-pittsburgh-steelers-season)
fewnum	28
fewest	[Chicago Bears](1956-chicago-bears-season)
[New York Giants](1956-new-york-giants-season)
[Washington Redskins](1956-washington-redskins-season)
mostnum	36
most	[Los Angeles Rams](1956-los-angeles-rams-season)
overall	360
rounds	30
hofnum	{{ Collapsible list
title	5
1	RB Lenny Moore
2	OT Forrest Gregg
3	LB Sam Huff
4	DE Willie Davis
5	QB Bart Starr
prev	[1955](1955-nfl-draft)
next	[1957](1957-nfl-draft)

January 17–18, 1956 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania & Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Steelers New York Giants Washington Redskins

The Bellevue–Stratford (location of the first three rounds), photographed in 2013

The 1956 NFL draft had its first three rounds held on November 28, 1955, at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and its final twenty-seven rounds on January 17–18, 1956, at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California

The previous NFL drafts in the 1950s were held in January; the first three rounds (37 selections) were moved up this year to late November to better compete with teams from Canada.

This was the tenth year that the first overall pick was a bonus pick determined by lottery. With the previous nine winners ineligible from the draw, only the Chicago Cardinals, Green Bay Packers, and Pittsburgh Steelers had an equal chance of winning. The draft lottery was won by Pittsburgh, who selected defensive back Gary Glick.

Player selections

	= Pro Bowler			Hall of Famer]]

Hall of Famers

Lenny Moore, halfback from Penn State taken 1st round 9th overall by the Baltimore Colts. :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1975.
Forrest Gregg, offensive tackle from Southern Methodist University taken 2nd round 20th overall by the Green Bay Packers. :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1977.
Bart Starr, quarterback from University of Alabama taken 17th round 200th overall by the Green Bay Packers. :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1977.
Willie Davis, defensive end from Grambling State University taken 15th round 181st overall by the Cleveland Browns. :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1981.
Sam Huff, linebacker from West Virginia taken 3rd round 30th overall by the New York Giants. :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1982.

Notable undrafted players

†	= Pro Bowler

References

. (October 2, 2014). ["NFL Draft Locations"](http://www.footballgeography.com/nfl-draft-sites/).
(October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015". [[New York Giants]].
Peters, Craig. (23 April 2020). "Draft Diaries: Vikings Consultant was Asleep When Picked by Browns in '56".
(November 27, 1955). "NFL will begin draft tomorrow". Pittsburgh Press.
(November 28, 1955). "Earliest NFL draft takes place today". Milwaukee Sentinel.
"Draft History: 1940's". [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]].
Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
"Heisman Trophy".
"Pro Football Hall of Fame".
"Pro Football Hall of Fame".

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