what rb had the most rushing touchdowns in 1956

Rick Casares had the most rushing touchdowns by a running back in 1956, with 12 touchdowns.

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	NAME	RUSH TD	SEASON	TM	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	REC YDS	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Rick Casares R. Casares	12	1956	CHB	12	1,126	234	4.8	93.8	203	23	8.8	16.9	2
2	Alan Ameche A. Ameche	8	1956	BAL	12	858	178	4.8	71.5	189	26	7.3	15.8	0
3	Hugh McElhenny H. McElhenny	8	1956	SF	12	916	185	5.0	76.3	193	16	12.1	16.1	0
4	Lenny Moore L. Moore	8	1956	BAL	12	649	86	7.5	54.1	102	11	9.3	8.5	1
5	Gene Gedman G. Gedman	7	1956	DET	12	479	135	3.5	39.9	142	15	9.5	11.8	1
6	Joe Marconi J. Marconi	7	1956	LA	12	298	75	4.0	24.8	70	12	5.8	5.8	0
7	Alex Webster A. Webster	7	1956	NYG	12	694	178	3.9	57.8	197	21	9.4	16.4	3
8	Frank Gifford F. Gifford	5	1956	NYG	12	819	159	5.2	68.3	603	51	11.8	50.3	4
9	Leon Hart L. Hart	5	1956	DET	11	348	76	4.6	31.6	116	14	8.3	10.5	1
10	Ollie Matson O. Matson	5	1956	CHC	12	924	192	4.8	77.0	199	15	13.3	16.6	2
11	Mel Triplett M. Triplett	5	1956	NYG	12	515	125	4.1	42.9	48	6	8.0	4.0	1
12	Lynn Chandnois L. Chandnois	4	1956	PIT	5	118	44	2.7	23.6	71	7	10.1	14.2	1
13	Ken Keller K. Keller	4	1956	PHI	11	433	112	3.9	39.4	36	7	5.1	3.3	0
14	Sid Watson S. Watson	4	1956	PIT	12	298	112	2.7	24.8	138	12	11.5	11.5	0
15	Don McIlhenny D. McIlhenny	3	1956	DET	9	372	87	4.3	41.3	70	8	8.8	7.8	2
16	Joe Perry J. Perry	3	1956	SF	11	520	115	4.5	47.3	104	18	5.8	9.5	0
17	Tank Younger T. Younger	3	1956	LA	12	518	114	4.5	43.2	268	18	14.9	22.3	0
18	L.G. Dupre	2	1956	BAL	11	182	49	3.7	16.5	216	16	13.5	19.6	2
19	Leo Elter L. Elter	2	1956	WAS	12	544	145	3.8	45.3	99	11	9.0	8.3	0
20	John Hoffman J. Hoffman	2	1956	CHB	12	272	56	4.9	22.7	85	7	12.1	7.1	0
21	Perry Jeter P. Jeter	2	1956	CHB	7	316	60	5.3	45.1	52	5	10.4	7.4	0
22	John Henry Johnson J. Henry Johnson	2	1956	SF	12	301	80	3.8	25.1	90	8	11.3	7.5	0
23	Ed Modzelewski E. Modzelewski	2	1956	CLE	8	431	107	4.0	53.9	27	10	2.7	3.4	0
24	Johnny Olszewski J. Olszewski	2	1956	CHC	11	598	157	3.8	54.4	182	17	10.7	16.5	0
25	Fran Rogel F. Rogel	2	1956	PIT	12	476	131	3.6	39.7	88	23	3.8	7.3	0

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