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Willie Townes to the New Orleans Saints

September 9, 1970 · Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints

This trade is the root of the Willie Townes (1970) trade tree — the full chain is traced there.

The trade

Dallas Cowboys receives

  • a 1971 fourth-round pick (No. 80, became Joe Carter)

New Orleans Saints receives

  • DE Willie Townes

Trade context

The Cowboys acquired New Orleans' 1971 fourth-round pick for Willie Townes.

Full trade terms

On September 9, 1970, Dallas Cowboys sent DE Willie Townes to New Orleans Saints for a 1971 fourth-round pick (No. 80, became Joe Carter).

What the assets did next

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