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Val Joe Walker (1953-1957) trade tree

On September 19, 1957, Detroit Lions sent Val Joe Walker to San Francisco 49ers for a 1958 fifteenth-round pick (No. 179, became John Scheldrup).

Blockbuster score: 0 · #3,196 of 3,307 trades Ranks trades by how much they matter to fans — famous players first, then draft capital. Higher means a bigger deal.

3 trades 11 assets September 19, 1957 first trade

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How the assets moved 1 multi-stop asset chain — 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.

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 · Chapter 2

Green Bay acquires Don McIlhenny from Detroit

Detroit receives

Green Bay receives

Sources: [1] · Trade page

September 19, 1957 · First trade

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