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Y.A. Tittle to the New York Giants

August 18, 1961 · New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers

This trade is the root of the Y.A. Tittle (1961) trade tree — the full chain is traced there.

The trade

New York Giants receives

  • QB Y.A. Tittle

San Francisco 49ers receives

  • G Lou Cordileone

Trade context

49ers traded Hall of Fame QB Y.A. Tittle to the Giants for G Lou Cordileone.

Full trade terms

On August 18, 1961, New York Giants sent G Lou Cordileone to San Francisco 49ers for QB Y.A. Tittle.

What the assets did next

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