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Paul Krause to the Minnesota Vikings

July 4, 1968 · Minnesota Vikings, Washington Redskins

This trade is the root of the Paul Krause (1968) trade tree — the full chain is traced there.

The trade

Minnesota Vikings receives

  • DB Paul Krause

Washington Redskins receives

  • a 1969 seventh-round pick (No. 173, became John Didion)
  • Marv McKeever

Trade context

On July 4, 1968, the Washington Redskins traded defensive back Paul Krause to the Minnesota Vikings for Marv McKeever and a seventh-round pick in the 1969 draft (#173). Krause went on to a Hall of Fame career in Minnesota.

Full trade terms

On July 4, 1968, Minnesota Vikings sent a 1969 seventh-round pick (No. 173, became John Didion) and Marv McKeever to Washington Redskins for DB Paul Krause.

What the assets did next

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