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Billy Patterson to the Pittsburgh Steelers

August 10, 1940 · Chicago Bears, Pittsburgh Steelers

This trade is the root of the Billy Patterson (1940) trade tree — the full chain is traced there.

The trade

Chicago Bears receives

a 1941 first-round pick (No. 3, became Norm Standlee)

Pittsburgh Steelers receives

HB Billy Patterson

Trade context

The Bears acquired the Steelers' 1941 first-round pick (No. 3 overall, Norm Standlee) for halfback Billy Patterson.

Full trade terms

On August 10, 1940, Chicago Bears sent HB Billy Patterson to Pittsburgh Steelers for a 1941 first-round pick (No. 3, became Norm Standlee).

What the assets did next

HB Billy Patterson — no other recorded trade.
a 1941 first-round pick (No. 3, became Norm Standlee) — no other recorded trade.

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