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28 April 1956 - The popular children's program "Boomtown", starring Rex Trailer, debuts.

1956

East Regional First Round
Connecticut 84 - Manhattan 75
Temple 74 - Holy Cross 72
Dartmouth 61 - West Virginia 59 (OT)

Semifinals
Temple 65 - Connecticut 59
Canisius 66 - Dartmouth 58

Third Place
Dartmouth 85 - Connecticut 64

Final
Temple 60 - Canisius 58

Midwest Regional First Round
Morehead St. 107 - Marshall 92
Wayne St. 72 - DePaul 63

Semifinals
Iowa 97 - Morehead St. 83
Kentucky 84 - Wayne St. 64

Third Place
Morehead St. 95 - Wayne St. 84

Final
Iowa 89 - Kentucky 77

West Regional First Round
SMU 68 - Texas Tech 67
Oklahoma City 97 - Memphis St. 81

Semifinals
SMU 89 - Houston 74
Oklahoma City 97 - Kansas St. 93

Third Place
Kansas St. 89 - Houston 70

Final
SMU 84 - Oklahoma City 63

Far West Regional First Round
Seattle 68 - Idaho St. 66

Semifinals
Utah 81 - Seattle 72
San Francisco 72 - UCLA 61

Third Place
UCLA 94 - Seattle 70

Final
San Francisco 92 - Utah 77

Final Four
(McGaw Hall, Evanston, IL)

Semifinals
Iowa 83 - Temple 76
San Francisco 76 - SMU 68

Third Place
Temple 90 - SMU 81

Championship
San Francisco 83 - Iowa 71

All-Tournament Team
Hal Lear, Temple (Most Outstanding)
Hal Perry, San Francisco
Bill Russell, San Francisco
Carl Cain, Iowa
Bill Logan, Iowa

Championship Box Score

San Francisco	FG-A	FT-A	RB	PF	Pts
Carl Boldt	7	2-2	4	16
Mike Farmer	0	0-0	12	2	0
Mike Preaseau	3	1-2	3	7
Bill Russell	11-24	4-5	27	2	26
Tom Nelson	0	0-0	0	0
Hal Perry	6	2-2	2	14
Gene Brown	6	4-4	0	16
Warren Baxter	2	0-0	0	4
Totals	35-87	13-15	60	13	83
Iowa	FG-A	FT-A	RB	PF	Pts
Carl Cain	7	3-4	12	1	17
Bill Schoof	5	4-4	3	14
Bill Logan	5	2-2	15	3	12
Bob George	0	0-0	0	0
Milton Scheuerman	4	3-4	2	11
Bill Seaberg	5	7-10	1	17
Augie Martel	0	0 -0	0	0
Jim McConnell	0	0-0	0	0
Totals	26-80	19-24	48	10	71

Halftime: San Francisco 38, Iowa 33.
Attendance: 10,600.

Popeye the Sailor also made huge moves in popularity on TV in 1956.

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