1956 NFL Draft
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The 1956 NFL Draft was the National Football League’s annual player selection event held to allocate college football talent to its teams for the 1956 season.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NFL Draft
ⓘ
sports draft ⓘ |
| collegeFeederSystem | NCAA football programs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1956-01-17 ⓘ |
| draftedBy |
Baltimore Colts
NERFINISHED
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Chicago Bears NERFINISHED ⓘ Cleveland Browns NERFINISHED ⓘ Detroit Lions NERFINISHED ⓘ Green Bay Packers NERFINISHED ⓘ Los Angeles Rams NERFINISHED ⓘ New York Cardinals NERFINISHED ⓘ New York Giants NERFINISHED ⓘ Philadelphia Eagles NERFINISHED ⓘ Pittsburgh Steelers NERFINISHED ⓘ San Francisco 49ers NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington Redskins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| draftFormat | multiple-round selection meeting ⓘ |
| era | pre-Super Bowl era ⓘ |
| firstOverallPick | Gary Glick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstOverallPickTeam | Pittsburgh Steelers GENERATED ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1957 NFL Draft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| HallOfFameDraftee |
Bart Starr
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Forrest Gregg NERFINISHED ⓘ Lenny Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Huff NERFINISHED ⓘ Willie Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldBy | National Football League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostCity | Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | National Football League ⓘ |
| location |
Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philadelphia ⓘ |
| notableDraftee |
Bart Starr
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Forrest Gregg NERFINISHED ⓘ Lenny Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Huff NERFINISHED ⓘ Willie Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfRounds | 30 ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1955 NFL Draft ⓘ |
| purpose | allocate college football players to NFL teams ⓘ |
| season | 1956 NFL season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| televised | no ⓘ |
| totalSelections | 360 ⓘ |
| year | 1956 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.