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Don McIlhenny (1957-1960) trade tree

On July 26, 1957, Green Bay sent Tobin Rote to Detroit involving 6 assets.

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On July 26, 1957, Detroit Lions sent HB Don McIlhenny, G Jim Salsbury, T Norm Masters, and T Oliver Spencer to Green Bay Packers for QB Tobin Rote and Val Joe Walker.

4 trades 13 assets July 26, 1957 first trade

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How the assets moved 2 multi-stop asset chains — assets that moved on through more than one trade in this tree
  • Val Joe Walker moved from New York to Green Bay on August 1, 1953, then to Detroit on July 26, 1957, then to San Francisco on September 19, 1957.
  • HB Don McIlhenny moved from Detroit to Green Bay on July 26, 1957, then to Dallas on March 13, 1960.

Trades in this tree

August 1, 1953 · Chapter 1

New York acquires Arnold Galiffa from Green Bay

Top-5 pick

Green Bay receives

  • 1954 1st-round pick No. 4 (originally NYG) — became Veryl Switzer
  • Val Joe Walker

New York receives

Sources: [1] · Trade page

July 26, 1957 · First trade

Green Bay acquires Don McIlhenny from Detroit

Detroit receives

Green Bay receives

Sources: [1] · Trade page

September 19, 1957 · Chapter 3

San Francisco acquires Val Joe Walker from Detroit

Detroit receives

  • 1958 15th-round pick No. 179 (originally SF) — became John Scheldrup

San Francisco receives

Sources: [1] [2] · Trade page

March 13, 1960 · Chapter 4

Dallas acquires Bill Butler from Green Bay

Dallas receives

Green Bay sent Bill Butler, Don McIlhenny (HB), Nate Borden

Note

1960 expansion draft: Dallas selects three players from Green Bay.

Sources: [1] · Trade page