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Billy Ray Smith to the Pittsburgh Steelers
September 24, 1958 · Los Angeles Rams, Pittsburgh Steelers
This trade is the root of the Billy Ray Smith (1958) trade tree — the full chain is traced there.
The trade
Los Angeles Rams receives
- a 1959 third-round pick (No. 33, became Tom Franckhauser)
Pittsburgh Steelers receives
Trade context
The Rams traded Jimmy Orr and Billy Ray Smith to the Steelers for Pittsburgh's 1959 third-round pick, which Los Angeles used on Tom Franckhauser.
Full trade terms
On September 24, 1958, Los Angeles Rams sent Billy Ray Smith and Jimmy Orr to Pittsburgh Steelers for a 1959 third-round pick (No. 33, became Tom Franckhauser).
What the assets did next
- Billy Ray Smith — no other recorded trade.
- Jimmy Orr — no other recorded trade.
- a 1959 third-round pick (No. 33, became Tom Franckhauser) — no other recorded trade.
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