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Willie Fry to the San Francisco 49ers

April 30, 1980 · Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers

This trade is the root of the Willie Fry (1980) trade tree — the full chain is traced there.

The trade

Pittsburgh Steelers receives

  • a 1980 twelfth-round pick (No. 306, became Charles Vaclavik)

San Francisco 49ers receives

  • Willie Fry

Trade context

The Steelers traded defensive end Willie Fry to the 49ers for San Francisco's 1980 twelfth-round pick.

Full trade terms

On April 30, 1980, Pittsburgh Steelers sent Willie Fry to San Francisco 49ers for a 1980 twelfth-round pick (No. 306, became Charles Vaclavik).

What the assets did next

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