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Northwestern Wildcats

1956 Roster

NO.NAMEPOSHEIGHTWEIGHTCLASSBIRTHPLACE
23
Roger Anderson
R. Anderson
RB
5'10"
176
SO
50
John Bajtos
J. Bajtos
TE
6'1"
205
SO
53
Frank Bennett
F. Bennett
OL
6'0"
200
SO
88
William Bond
W. Bond
TE
6'2"
193
SO
75
Frank Caiazza
F. Caiazza
OL
6'3"
217
SO
20
Fred Conti
F. Conti
RB
5'9"
171
SO
78
Andy Cvercko
A. Cvercko
OL
5'11"
220
SO
90
Peter DeBeer
P. DeBeer
TE
6'1"
205
JR
62
James Demos
J. Demos
OL
5'10"
194
JR
86
Stan Dwyer
S. Dwyer
TE
6'2"
224
SR
66
John Eldridge
J. Eldridge
OL
5'11"
215
JR
27
Jack Ellis
J. Ellis
QB
5'10"
171
SR
52
Girard Evashavik
G. Evashavik
OL
6'2"
208
JR
39
John Foster
J. Foster
FB
6'0"
210
SR
41
Willmer Fowler
W. Fowler
RB
5'10"
161
SO
15
George Gondek
G. Gondek
RB
5'8"
167
JR
61
Charles Jerasa
C. Jerasa
FB
6'1"
204
JR
22
Frank Jeske
F. Jeske
RB
5'11"
178
SR
42
Sam Johnson
S. Johnson
RB
5'9"
174
SO
70
Robert Kelly
R. Kelly
OL
6'3"
205
JR
63
Gary Kluever
G. Kluever
OL
6'0"
211
JR
55
Charles Laws
C. Laws
OL
6'2"
203
JR
49
Oliver Lindborg
O. Lindborg
RB
6'0"
184
JR
67
John Lohbauer
J. Lohbauer
OL
5'11"
190
SR
46
Bob McKeiver
B. McKeiver
RB
5'7"
162
JR
71
Merle Moore
M. Moore
OL
6'2"
232
SO
Dick Moser
D. Moser
WR
82
Richard Moser
R. Moser
TE
6'2"
192
SO
85
Ben Napolski
B. Napolski
TE
6'2"
219
JR
19
Don Olshansky
D. Olshansky
RB
5'5"
152
SO
89
Clifford Peart
C. Peart
TE
6'1"
212
JR
21
Dale Pienta
D. Pienta
QB
6'0"
198
SR
37
Edward Quinn
E. Quinn
FB
6'0"
205
JR
69
Donald Rabas
D. Rabas
OL
6'1"
205
SR
12
Ronald Rassmussen
R. Rassmussen
TE
6'5"
200
SO
57
Ted Ringer
T. Ringer
OL
6'1"
198
SR
72
John Smith
J. Smith
OL
6'4"
240
SR
38
James Thompson
J. Thompson
RB
5'11"
189
JR
33
Larry Van Dusen
L. Van Dusen
FB
5'11"
195
SO
68
Al Viola
A. Viola
OL
5'10"
210
JR
77
Alan Weyhrich
A. Weyhrich
OL
6'4"
220
JR
10
Richard Widmark
R. Widmark
QB
6'0"
179
JR
60
Tom Williams
T. Williams
OL
5'11"
210
SR
51
Donald Winter
D. Winter
OL
6'2"
209
SO
14
Paul Zimmerman
P. Zimmerman
TE
6'1"
194
SR

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