1956 All-Eastern football team

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The 1956 All-Eastern football team consists of American football players chosen by various selectors as the best players at each position among the Eastern colleges and universities during the 1956 college football season.

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Five players were unanimously named to the first team by the Associated Press (AP), United Press (UP), and International News Service (INS): halfback Jim Brown of Syracuse; fullback Bob Kyasky of Army; end Joe Walton of Pitt; guard Sam Valentine of Penn State; and Wilson Whitmire of Navy.

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References

  1. "Walton, Pollock, Plum Make All-East Team". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. December 4, 1956. p. 24 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "UP All-East Grid Teams". Courier-Post. December 8, 1956. p. 11 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Brown, Walton Repeaters On All-East Team". Lebanon Daily News. November 20, 1956. p. 10 via Newspapers.com.