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1956 NFL Awards

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NFL Player of the Year	Frank Gifford	New York Giants	UP NEA TSN
NFL Rookie of the Year	Lenny Moore	Baltimore Colts	UP

All-NFL
Offense	Position	Team	Selectors
Harlon Hill	OE	Chicago Bears	AP UP NEA NY
Billy Howton	OE	Green Bay Packers	AP UP NEA NY
Rosey Brown	OT	New York Giants	AP UP NEA NY
Lou Creekmur	OT	Detroit Lions	AP UP
Bob St. Clair	OT	San Francisco 49ers	NEA
Bill Wightkin	OT	Chicago Bears	NY
Stan Jones	OG	Chicago Bears	AP UP NY
Duane Putnam	OG	Los Angeles Rams	NEA NY
Dick Stanfel	OG	Washington Redskins	AP UP NEA
Charlie Ane	C	Detroit Lions	UP NEA
Larry Strickland	C	Chicago Bears	AP NY
Bobby Layne	QB	Detroit Lions	AP UP NEA NY
Frank Gifford	HB	New York Giants	AP UP NEA NY
Ollie Matson	HB	Chicago Cardinals	AP UP NEA NY
Rick Casares	FB	Chicago Bears	AP UP NEA NY
Defense	Position	Team	Selectors
Gene Brito	DE	Washington Redskins	AP UP NEA NY
Gino Marchetti	DE	Baltimore Colts	NEA
Andy Robustelli	DE	New York Giants	AP UP NY
Art Donovan	DT	Baltimore Colts	AP NEA
Rosey Grier	DT	New York Giants	AP UP NY
Ray Krouse	DT	Detroit Lions	NY
Ernie Stautner	DT	Pittsburgh Steelers	UP NEA
Bill George	MG	Chicago Bears	AP UP NEA
Chuck Bednarik	LB	Philadelphia Eagles	UP NEA NY
Joe Schmidt	LB	Detroit Lions	AP UP NEA NY
Les Richter	LB/MG	Los Angeles Rams	AP NY
J.C. Caroline	CB	Chicago Bears	NY
Dick Lane	CB	Chicago Cardinals	AP UP NEA NY
Emlen Tunnell	CB/S	New York Giants	AP UP NEA
Bobby Dillon	S	Green Bay Packers	UP NEA NY
Yale Lary	S	Detroit Lions	AP
Jack Christiansen	S/CB	Detroit Lions	AP UP NEA NY

AP=Associated Press NEA=Newspaper Enterprise Association NY=New York Daily News TSN=The Sporting News UP=United Press

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