Ollie Matson to the Los Angeles Rams

March 1, 1959 · Chicago Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams

This trade is the root of the Ollie Matson (1959) trade tree — the full chain is traced there.

The trade

Chicago Cardinals receives

a 1960 second-round pick (No. 14, became Mike McGee)
a 1960 fourth-round pick (No. 38, became Silas Woods)
DT Art Hauser
HB Don Brown
T Frank Fuller
DE Glenn Holtzman
E John Tracey
T Ken Panfil
FB Larry Hickman

Los Angeles Rams receives

HB Ollie Matson

Trade context

The Cardinals traded Hall of Fame halfback Ollie Matson to the Rams for seven players and two draft picks.

Full trade terms

On March 1, 1959, Chicago Cardinals sent HB Ollie Matson to Los Angeles Rams for a 1960 second-round pick (No. 14, became Mike McGee), a 1960 fourth-round pick (No. 38, became Silas Woods), DT Art Hauser, HB Don Brown, T Frank Fuller, DE Glenn Holtzman, E John Tracey, T Ken Panfil, and FB Larry Hickman.

What the assets did next

HB Ollie Matson — no other recorded trade.
a 1960 second-round pick (No. 14, became Mike McGee) — no other recorded trade.
a 1960 fourth-round pick (No. 38, became Silas Woods) — no other recorded trade.
DT Art Hauser — no other recorded trade.
HB Don Brown — no other recorded trade.
T Frank Fuller — no other recorded trade.
DE Glenn Holtzman — no other recorded trade.
E John Tracey — no other recorded trade.
T Ken Panfil — no other recorded trade.
FB Larry Hickman — no other recorded trade.