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Forrest Blue to the Baltimore Colts

September 15, 1975 · Baltimore Colts, San Francisco 49ers

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

The trade

Baltimore Colts receives

  • a 1976 fifteenth-round pick (No. 424, became Gary Alexander)
  • a 1976 sixteenth-round pick (No. 449, became Mike Fuhrman)
  • C Forrest Blue

San Francisco 49ers receives

  • a 1978 third-round pick (No. 79, became Ernie Hughes)

Trade context

The Colts acquired center Forrest Blue from San Francisco for two future draft picks.

Full trade terms

On September 15, 1975, Baltimore Colts sent a 1978 third-round pick (No. 79, became Ernie Hughes) to San Francisco 49ers for a 1976 fifteenth-round pick (No. 424, became Gary Alexander), a 1976 sixteenth-round pick (No. 449, became Mike Fuhrman), and C Forrest Blue.

What the assets did next

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