NFL players born in 1956

8 NFL players on file were born in 1956. Clay Matthews leads them with 276 career games played. The first born in 1956 to play in the NFL were Clay Matthews, James Lofton, and Nick Lowery, in 1978. Rosters are on file in full from 1993; before that only some of the stars are.

Former NFL players born in 1956 (8)

Former NFL players born in 1956
Player	Pos	Years	Seasons	Career	Born
Clay Matthews	DE	1978–1996	18	276 GP · 226 tackles, 69.5 sacks	Palo Alto, CA
James Lofton	WR	1978–1993	16	224 GP · 14,004 rec yds	—
Drew Hill	WR	1979–1993	14	211 GP · 9,831 rec yds	Newnan, GA
Warren Moon	QB	1984–2000	17	208 GP · 49,325 pass yds	Los Angeles, CA
Joe Montana	QB	1979–1994	15	192 GP · 40,551 pass yds	New Eagle, PA
Eddie Murray	PK	1980–2000	19	16 GP · 1 tackles	Canada
Matt Bahr	PK	1979–1995	17	16 GP · 0 pass yds	Philadelphia, PA
Nick Lowery	PK	1978–1996	18	—	Germany

Birth dates as ESPN lists them. Best career first: games played in the regular season, summed over the seasons on file.