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Clifton McNeil (1968-1973) trade tree

On May 31, 1970, New York Giants sent a 1971 fifth-round pick (No. 122, became George Wells) and a 1972 second-round pick (No. 28, became Ralph McGill) to San Francisco 49ers for WR Clifton McNeil.

Blockbuster score: 222 · #1,448 of 3,307 trades Ranks trades by how much they matter to fans — famous players first, then draft capital. Higher means a bigger deal.

4 trades 18 assets May 31, 1970 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
  • WR Clifton McNeil moved from Cleveland to San Francisco on September 2, 1968, then to New York on May 31, 1970, then to Washington on October 26, 1971, then to Houston on May 15, 1973.

Trades in this tree

September 2, 1968 · Chapter 1

San Francisco acquires Clifton McNeil from Cleveland

Cleveland receives

San Francisco receives

Sources: [1] · Trade page

May 31, 1970 · First trade

New York acquires Clifton McNeil from San Francisco

New York receives

San Francisco receives

  • 1971 5th-round pick No. 122 (originally NYG) — became George Wells
  • 1972 2nd-round pick No. 28 (originally NYG) — became Ralph McGill
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] · Trade page

October 26, 1971 · Chapter 3

Washington acquires Clifton McNeil from New York

New York receives

  • 1972 5th-round pick No. 121 (originally LAR) — became Larry Edwards
  • 1972 7th-round pick No. 177 (originally WAS) — became Mike Zikas

Washington receives

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] · Trade page

May 15, 1973 · Chapter 4

Washington acquires Ken Houston from Houston

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Houston receives

Washington receives

Note

The Redskins acquired Hall of Fame safety Ken Houston from the Oilers for five veteran players.

Sources: [1] [2] · Trade page