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Joe Carter to the Pittsburgh Steelers

December 8, 1940 · Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers

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

The trade

Philadelphia Eagles receives

  • B Boyd Brumbaugh
  • G Carl Nery
  • T Clark Goff
  • B George Kiick
  • E George Platukis
  • G Jack Sanders
  • E John Klumb
  • B John Noppenberg
  • B Rocco Pirro
  • T Ted Doyle
  • E Walt Kichefski

Pittsburgh Steelers receives

  • T Clem Woltman
  • B Foster Watkins
  • E Herschel Ramsey
  • B Joe Bukant
  • E Joe Carter
  • T Phil Ragazzo
  • G Ted Schmitt

Trade context

In the Pennsylvania Polka player draft, the Eagles selected eleven Steelers and the Steelers selected seven Eagles as the franchises changed hands.

Full trade terms

On December 8, 1940, Philadelphia Eagles sent T Clem Woltman, B Foster Watkins, E Herschel Ramsey, B Joe Bukant, E Joe Carter, T Phil Ragazzo, and G Ted Schmitt to Pittsburgh Steelers for B Boyd Brumbaugh, G Carl Nery, T Clark Goff, B George Kiick, E George Platukis, G Jack Sanders, E John Klumb, B John Noppenberg, B Rocco Pirro, T Ted Doyle, and E Walt Kichefski.

What the assets did next

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