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Gene Selawski to the Minnesota Vikings

January 26, 1961 · Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings

This trade is the root of the Gene Selawski (1961) trade tree — the full chain is traced there.

The trade

Minnesota Vikings receives

  • Gene Selawski

Cleveland Browns sent Gene Selawski

Trade context

Vikings selected Gene Selawski from the Browns in the 1961 expansion draft. Selawski later moved to the AFL Chargers (1961, undocumented link).

Full trade terms

On January 26, 1961, Minnesota Vikings selected Gene Selawski from Cleveland Browns in the 1961 expansion draft.

What the assets did next

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