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Dave Washington (1972-1978) trade tree

On August 1, 1975, Buffalo Bills sent Dave Washington to San Francisco 49ers for a 1977 fifth-round pick (No. 127, became Neil O'Donoghue).

Blockbuster score: 21 · #2,538 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 6 assets August 1, 1975 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
  • Dave Washington moved from Denver to Buffalo on April 13, 1972, then to San Francisco on August 1, 1975, then to Detroit on January 16, 1978.

Trades in this tree

April 13, 1972 · Chapter 1

Denver acquires Al Andrews from Buffalo

Buffalo receives

Denver receives

Sources: [1] [2] · Trade page

August 1, 1975 · First trade

San Francisco acquires Dave Washington from Buffalo

Buffalo receives

  • 1977 5th-round pick No. 127 (originally SF) — became Neil O'Donoghue

San Francisco receives

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] · Trade page

January 16, 1978 · Chapter 3

Detroit acquires Dave Washington from San Francisco

Detroit receives

San Francisco receives

  • 1978 8th-round pick No. 202 (originally SF) — became Walker Lee
Sources: [1] [2] [3] · Trade page