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1958 18th-round pick (No. 212) to the Detroit Lions

December 1, 1957 · Detroit Lions, Pittsburgh Steelers

This trade is the root of the Bill Austin (1957) trade tree — the full chain is traced there.

The trade

Detroit Lions receives

  • a 1958 eighteenth-round pick (No. 212, became Bill Austin)

Pittsburgh Steelers sent a 1958 eighteenth-round pick (No. 212, became Bill Austin)

Trade context

Pittsburgh's 1958 eighteenth-round pick went to the Lions, who used it on Bill Austin; the return was not documented.

Full trade terms

On December 1, 1957, Pittsburgh Steelers sent a 1958 eighteenth-round pick (No. 212, became Bill Austin) to Detroit Lions; return not recorded.

What the assets did next

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