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Don Ellersick to the Minnesota Vikings

January 26, 1961 · Los Angeles Rams, Minnesota Vikings

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

The trade

Minnesota Vikings receives

  • Don Ellersick

Los Angeles Rams sent Don Ellersick

Trade context

Vikings selected Don Ellersick from the Rams in the 1961 expansion draft.

Full trade terms

On January 26, 1961, Minnesota Vikings selected Don Ellersick from Los Angeles Rams in the 1961 expansion draft.

What the assets did next

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