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Mike McCormack to the Cleveland Browns
March 25, 1953 · Baltimore Colts, Cleveland Browns
This trade appears in 3 trade trees — the full chains are traced there:
The trade
Baltimore Colts receives
- G Art Spinney
- DB Bert Rechichar
- DB Carl Taseff
- T Dick Batten
- DB Don Shula
- LB Ed Sharkey
- G Elmer Willhoite
- E Gern Nagler
- QB Harry Agganis
- T Stu Sheets
Cleveland Browns receives
- DT Don Colo
- G Herschell Forester
- DB John Petitbon
- T Mike McCormack
- LB Tom Catlin
Trade context
The Colts acquired 10 players from the Browns for five in the largest trade in NFL history to that point.
Full trade terms
On March 25, 1953, Baltimore Colts sent DT Don Colo, G Herschell Forester, DB John Petitbon, T Mike McCormack, and LB Tom Catlin to Cleveland Browns for G Art Spinney, DB Bert Rechichar, DB Carl Taseff, T Dick Batten, DB Don Shula, LB Ed Sharkey, G Elmer Willhoite, E Gern Nagler, QB Harry Agganis, and T Stu Sheets.
What the assets did next
- DT Don Colo — no other recorded trade.
- G Herschell Forester — no other recorded trade.
- DB John Petitbon
- T Mike McCormack — no other recorded trade.
- LB Tom Catlin — no other recorded trade.
- G Art Spinney — no other recorded trade.
- DB Bert Rechichar — no other recorded trade.
- DB Carl Taseff — no other recorded trade.
- T Dick Batten — no other recorded trade.
- DB Don Shula — no other recorded trade.
- LB Ed Sharkey — no other recorded trade.
- G Elmer Willhoite — no other recorded trade.
- E Gern Nagler — no other recorded trade.
- QB Harry Agganis — no other recorded trade.
- T Stu Sheets — no other recorded trade.
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