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1956 Season Recap

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The Lions recover from their year of frustration nicely and once again become one of the top teams in the NFL. However their 9-3 record is only good enough for second place in the Western Conference as they finish just a half game behind the Chicago Bears.

The Lions recover from their year of frustration nicely and once again become one of the top teams in the NFL. However their 9-3 record is only good enough for second place in the Western Conference as they finish just a half game behind the Chicago Bears.

1956 Detroit Lions season

1956 Detroit LionsLions

Missed Playoffs

9-3 (.750)

2nd place in NFL Western Conference

Head Coach

Buddy Parker

General Manager

Nick Kerbawy

Team Owner

Lyle Fife
Edwin Anderson

Stadium

Attendance

330,966 total
55,161 per game

1956 Draft Picks

Round Pick Player

1 3 Hopalong Cassady / RB

3 27 Don McIlhenny / B

4 38 Jerry Reichow / QB

5 50 Tom (The Bomb) Tracy / B

6 62 Bob Lusk / C

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