On this day in 1975…The Rams acquired Tom Dempsey from the Eagles for a 4th round pick in 1976…The Eagles, four months later, traded that pick to the Green Bay Packers for a journeyman named Bill Lueck.
In April of 1976…the Packers sent John Hadl, CB Ken Ellis, draft picks 3/66/1977…and 4/117/1976 to Houston for Lynn Dickey…
The fourth round pick, that originally belonged to the Rams, turned out to be an undersized receiver from Tulsa that the Oilers waived…and then brought back when the Seahawks claimed him…Seattle ended up sending an 8th round pick to Houston for…future hall of famer Steve Largent…
Never underestimate the smallest of deals…
