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Erich Barnes to the New York Giants
January 28, 1961 · Chicago Bears, Los Angeles Rams, New York Giants
This trade appears in 3 trade trees — the full chains are traced there:
The trade
Los Angeles Rams receives
- a 1962 first-round pick (No. 13, became Jerry Hillebrand)
- a 1962 sixth-round pick (No. 83, became John McGeever)
- DB Lindon Crow
- QB Zeke Bratkowski
New York Giants receives
- a 1962 fifth-round pick (No. 59, became Curtis Miranda)
- DB Erich Barnes
- LB John Guzik
Trade context
Three-team trade: Bears got QB Bill Wade from the Rams; Giants got DB Erich Barnes and LB John Guzik; Rams got DB Lindon Crow, QB Zeke Bratkowski and two 1962 draft picks.
Full trade terms
On January 28, 1961, Chicago Bears sent DB Erich Barnes and QB Zeke Bratkowski; Los Angeles Rams sent a 1962 fifth-round pick (No. 59, became Curtis Miranda), QB Bill Wade, and LB John Guzik; New York Giants sent a 1962 first-round pick (No. 13, became Jerry Hillebrand), a 1962 sixth-round pick (No. 83, became John McGeever), and DB Lindon Crow.
What the assets did next
- DB Erich Barnes — no other recorded trade.
- QB Zeke Bratkowski
- a 1962 fifth-round pick (No. 59, became Curtis Miranda) — no other recorded trade.
- QB Bill Wade — no other recorded trade.
- LB John Guzik — no other recorded trade.
- a 1962 first-round pick (No. 13, became Jerry Hillebrand)
- a 1962 sixth-round pick (No. 83, became John McGeever) — no other recorded trade.
- DB Lindon Crow
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