← All trade trees

Bob Schmidt (1961) trade tree

On July 1, 1961, New York sent Bob Schmidt to Minnesota involving 7 assets.

Full trade terms

On July 1, 1961, Minnesota Vikings sent a 1962 fifth-round pick (No. 58, became Bookie Bolin), a 1962 draft pick, DB Dave Whitsell, and Zeke Smith to New York Giants for Bob Schmidt, Bob Schnelker, and Mel Triplett.

Blockbuster score: 34 · #2,231 of 3,307 trades Ranks trades by how much they matter to fans — famous players first, then draft capital. Higher means a bigger deal.|View all trades involving Bob Schmidt →

4 trades 9 assets July 1, 1961 first trade

Trade Custody Map

Share

Pan and zoom the graph to explore how draft picks and players moved across trades. Click any node to highlight its chain.

PlayerDraft pickVoidedFrom another tree

Connected trees 1 connected trees — picks that became players, players whose picks traveled

Picks in this tree became

How the assets moved 2 multi-stop asset chains — assets that moved on through more than one trade in this tree
  • DB Dave Whitsell moved from Detroit to Minnesota on January 26, 1961, then to New York on July 1, 1961, then to Chicago on July 24, 1961.
  • Zeke Smith moved from Indianapolis to Minnesota on January 26, 1961, then to New York on July 1, 1961.

Trades in this tree

January 26, 1961 · Chapter 1

Minnesota acquires Zeke Smith from Indianapolis

Minnesota receives

Indianapolis sent Zeke Smith

Note

Vikings selected Zeke Smith from the Colts in the 1961 expansion draft.

Sources: [1] · Trade page

January 26, 1961 · Chapter 2

Minnesota acquires Dave Whitsell from Detroit

Minnesota receives

Detroit sent Dave Whitsell (DB)

Note

Vikings selected Dave Whitsell from the Lions in the 1961 expansion draft. Later traded MIN->NYG July 1, 1961.

Sources: [1] · Trade page

July 1, 1961 · First trade

New York acquires Dave Whitsell from Minnesota

Minnesota receives

New York receives

Sources: [1] · Trade page

July 24, 1961 · Chapter 4

Chicago acquires Dave Whitsell from New York

Chicago receives

New York sent Dave Whitsell (DB)

Sources: [1] [2] · Trade page