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1956 15th-round pick (No. 172) to the San Francisco 49ers

January 1, 1956 · Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers

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

The trade

San Francisco 49ers receives

  • a 1956 fifteenth-round pick (No. 172, became Gene Boyd)

Pittsburgh Steelers sent a 1956 fifteenth-round pick (No. 172, became Gene Boyd)

Trade context

Pittsburgh's 1956 fifteenth-round pick went to the 49ers, who used it on Gene Boyd; the return was not documented.

Full trade terms

On January 1, 1956, Pittsburgh Steelers sent a 1956 fifteenth-round pick (No. 172, became Gene Boyd) to San Francisco 49ers; return not recorded.

What the assets did next

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