1956 season · Roster
1956
San Francisco 49ers
Roster (42 players)

Full roster pulled from Pro-Football-Reference: every player, position, jersey, age, games, height, weight, college, draft, and Approximate Value. Names link to Wikipedia.

Offense

QB (2)

No.PlayerAgePosGGSWtHtCollege/UnivBirthDateYrsAVDrafted (tm/rnd/yr)
11Earl Morrall22QB1242056-1Michigan St.5/17/1934Rook San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 2nd pick /1956
14Y.A. Tittle30QB1181926-0LSU10/24/19268 San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 3rd pick /1951, Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick /1948

Running backs (5)

No.PlayerAgePosGGSWtHtCollege/UnivBirthDateYrsAVDrafted (tm/rnd/yr)
34Joe Perry29FB1182006-0Compton CC (CA)1/22/19278  
35John Henry Johnson27FB1262106-2St. Mary's (CA),Arizona St.11/24/19292 Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 18th pick /1953
36Paul Goad22FB401956-0Vanderbilt,Abilene Christian9/7/1934Rook San Francisco 49ers / 25th / 291st pick /1956
43Tom McCormick26RB601855-11Pacific5/16/19303 Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 97th pick /1952
85Bill Jessup27RB311956-1USC3/17/19295 San Francisco 49ers / 11th / 126th pick /1951

WR (1)

No.PlayerAgePosGGSWtHtCollege/UnivBirthDateYrsAVDrafted (tm/rnd/yr)
22Joe Arenas31WR1291805-11Nebraska-Omaha12/12/19255 San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 89th pick /1951

Offensive line (10)

No.PlayerAgePosGGSWtHtCollege/UnivBirthDateYrsAVDrafted (tm/rnd/yr)
52George Morris25C1242206-2Georgia Tech3/19/1931Rook San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 21st pick /1953
53Bill Johnson30C772286-3Texas A&M7/14/19268  
64Ed Sharkey29G762296-3Duke,Nevada7/6/19279  
64Ted Connolly25LG552406-3Santa Clara,Tulsa12/5/19312 San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 107th pick /1954
68Lou Palatella23G1022306-2Pittsburgh7/28/19331 San Francisco 49ers / 12th / 141st pick /1955
69Jerry Smith26G202306-1Wisconsin9/9/19304 San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 94th pick /1952
74Bob Toneff26LG1292606-2Notre Dame6/23/19304 San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 22nd pick /1952
75Ed Henke29RG1282276-3USC12/13/19277 Washington Redskins / 13th / 128th pick /1949
78Bobby Cross25LT12112406-4S.F. Austin7/4/19314 Chicago Bears / 9th / 104th pick /1952
79Bob St. Clair25RT12122636-9San Francisco,Tulsa2/18/19313 San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 32nd pick /1953

Defense

Defensive line (5)

No.PlayerAgePosGGSWtHtCollege/UnivBirthDateYrsAVDrafted (tm/rnd/yr)
72Bill Herchman23RDT12112466-2Texas Tech3/10/1933Rook San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 26th pick /1956
73Leo Nomellini32LDT12122596-3Minnesota6/19/19246 San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick /1950
77Bruce Bosley23LDE12122416-2West Virginia11/5/1933Rook San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 15th pick /1956
80Charlie Smith23DE1202056-2Abilene Christian4/6/1933Rook San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 88th pick /1956
87Charley Powell24RDE12112266-3None4/4/19324  

Linebackers (3)

No.PlayerAgePosGGSWtHtCollege/UnivBirthDateYrsAVDrafted (tm/rnd/yr)
50Leo Rucka25LB532126-3Rice8/18/1931Rook San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 23rd pick /1954
65Tony Sardisco24LB312266-2Tulane12/5/1932Rook San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 64th pick /1956
76John Gonzaga23MLB972476-3None3/6/1933Rook  

Defensive backs (7)

No.PlayerAgePosGGSWtHtCollege/UnivBirthDateYrsAVDrafted (tm/rnd/yr)
23Rex Berry32SS1291905-11BYU9/9/19245 San Francisco 49ers / 14th / 162nd pick /1951
24J.D. Smith24DB502056-1North Carolina A&T7/19/1932Rook Chicago Bears / 15th / 179th pick /1955
27Bob Holladay24DB741755-11Tulsa3/13/1932Rook  
42Ernie Smith26DB301906-3Compton CC (CA),San Diego City Coll7/6/19301  
45Fred Bruney25DB511845-10Ohio St.12/30/19313 Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 35th pick /1953
47Dicky Moegle22FS12121956-0Rice9/14/19341 San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 10th pick /1955
89Floyd Sagely24DB301916-1Arkansas3/26/19322 San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 71st pick /1954

Other / unlisted

E, LDH, LE, LH, LLB, RDH, RE, RLB (9)

No.PlayerAgePosGGSWtHtCollege/UnivBirthDateYrsAVDrafted (tm/rnd/yr)
39Hugh McElhenny28LH12111956-1Washington12/31/19284 San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick /1952
40George Maderos23LDH12121876-1Cal State-Chico11/3/19331 San Francisco 49ers / 21st / 250th pick /1955
50Stan Sheriff24LLB762246-1Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo4/24/19322 Los Angeles Rams / 18th / 214th pick /1954
54Ed Beatty24LLB1252296-3Mississippi4/6/19321 Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 10th pick /1954
55Matt Hazeltine23RLB12122206-1California8/2/19331 San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 45th pick /1955
57Paul Carr25RDH12112056-0Houston9/4/19311 San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 83rd pick /1953
82Gordie Soltau31LE1291956-2Minnesota1/25/19256 Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 30th pick /1950
84Billy Wilson29RE12121906-3San Jose St.2/3/19275 San Francisco 49ers / 22nd / 283rd pick /1950
86Clyde Conner23E1231936-2Pacific5/18/1933Rook