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Billy Gault to the Minnesota Vikings

August 31, 1961 · Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings

This trade appears in 3 trade trees — the full chains are traced there:

The trade

Cleveland Browns receives

  • a 1962 eleventh-round pick (No. 142, became Ronnie Meyers)
  • a 1962 second-round pick (No. 17, became Chuck Hinton)

Minnesota Vikings receives

  • Billy Gault
  • Dick Grecni
  • Jamie Caleb
  • Jim Marshall
  • Jim Prestel
  • Paul Dickson

Trade context

Browns traded six players to the Vikings for 1962 2nd- and 11th-round picks.

Full trade terms

On August 31, 1961, Cleveland Browns sent Billy Gault, Dick Grecni, Jamie Caleb, Jim Marshall, Jim Prestel, and Paul Dickson to Minnesota Vikings for a 1962 eleventh-round pick (No. 142, became Ronnie Meyers) and a 1962 second-round pick (No. 17, became Chuck Hinton).

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