Head Coach: Gordon Pendleton
Asst. Coaches: Elliott B. MacSwan, Arnold Rogean
Final Record: 4-3-1
Varsity Team Captains: Jimmy Aylmer, Mike Shields
All home games played at the Barnstable High School Field
Number
Name
Year
Position
57
Aylmer, Jimmy (C)
Letter
C/LB/K
All-Cape & Islands, 1st Team
Barnstable Patriot, Player of the Year
Most Outstanding Player
All-Cape & Islands, 1st Team
Barnstable Patriot, Player of the Year
Most Outstanding Player
45
Field, Peter
Letter
QB
58
Shields, Mike (C)
Letter
G/DT
Jean Hinkle Award
All-Cape & Islands, 2nd team
Jean Hinkle Award
All-Cape & Islands, 2nd team
21
Thomas, Frankie
Letter
HB
20
Mason, Bob
Letter
HB/LB
30
Stringer, Pete
Letter
End
25
Dillon, Danny
Letter
End
47
Lebel, Bobby
Letter
G/DE
All-Cape & Islands, H.M.
All-Cape & Islands, H.M.
42
Butler, Ed
Letter
End/LB
All-Cape & Islands, 2nd Team
All-Cape & Islands, 2nd Team
53
Ohrn, Johnny
Letter
HB/LB
40
Hopkins, Craig
Letter
HB/LB
All-Cape & Islands, H.M.
All-Cape & Islands, H.M.
62
Ojala, Paul
Letter
G/DE
All-Cape & Islands, 1st Team
All-Cape & Islands, 1st Team
55
Crawford, Barry
Letter
End
52
Nugnes, Paul
-
Tackle
64
Ireland, Johnny
-
Guard
-
Richards, Donnie
-
FB
-
Igo, George
-
-
-
Fields, Paul
Letter
-
-
White, Paul
Letter
Guard
-
Peterson, Bob
-
End
-
Bryant, David
-
-
-
Brune, Peter
-
Tackle
-
Oinen, Henry
-
-
-
Joakim, Nicky
Letter
FB/LB
-
Dow, Billy
-
HB/LB
44
Walls, Frannie
Letter
Guard
39
Lewis, David
Letter
C/LB
-
Terpos, Jim
-
-
-
Germani, Paul
-
-
-
Roy, John
-
-
-
Williams, George "Yogi"
-
FB/DT
-
Niles, Nicky
-
-
-
McGillis, Wade
-
-
-
Wilson, Johnny
-
-
-
Phillips, Earl "Tippy"
-
T
-
Lippard, Dave
-
QB
-
Peters, Alvin "Pop"
-
HB
-
Petrides, Harry
Letter
T
-
Nute, Lee
-
G
-
Duchesney, Lenny
-
End
-
Swift, Dave
Letter
End
Date
Opponent
Score
W-L
Notes
9-22-56
@ Coyle
7-0
Win
-
9-29-56
New Bedford
6-6
Tie
-
10-6-56
@ N.B. Voke
19-0
Win
-
10-13-56
@ Fairhaven
12-6
Loss
-
10-20-56
@ Wareham
26-6
Loss
-
11-3-56
@ Hingham
7-0
Loss
-
11-10-56
Plymouth
19-14
Win
-
11-22-56
Falmouth
14-6
Win
-
Barnstable High School Football 1956
Historical Notes: The 1956 season was tragically marred with the accidental death of Coach E.B. MacSwan’s 13-year-old son, Kirk MacSwan (Elliott B. MacSwan Jr.) when a car he was traveling in with a friend was struck by a moving train in Hyannis. Barnstable Little League baseball voted to name its annual sportsmanship award, permanently, after the boy. He had just completed his first year playing football on the Barnstable Junior High Team for longtime BHS coach and athletic director, W. Leo Shields.