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Charles Shepard to the Pittsburgh Steelers

August 29, 1956 · Baltimore Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers

This trade is the root of the Charles Shepard (1956) trade tree — the full chain is traced there.

The trade

Baltimore Colts receives

  • a 1957 sixteenth-round pick (No. 185, became Joe Cannavino)

Pittsburgh Steelers receives

  • FB Charles Shepard

Trade context

Baltimore traded Charles Shepard to Pittsburgh for a 1957 sixteenth-round pick.

Full trade terms

On August 29, 1956, Baltimore Colts sent FB Charles Shepard to Pittsburgh Steelers for a 1957 sixteenth-round pick (No. 185, became Joe Cannavino).

What the assets did next

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