Jacky Lee
Trade history, asset movement, verdicts, and team impact for Jacky Lee.
Trade Impact Summary
Jacky Lee appears in 2 trade records in the TradeVerdicts database.
Related Trades
Kansas City acquired Jacky Lee; Ernie Ladd; 1968 first round pick (#22-George Daney) from Houston Oilers for Pete Beathard. The known record supports a modest Kansas City edge: the Chiefs appear to have captured slightly cleaner value, though the margin is not large enough for a major win
Denver sent All-AFL lineman Bud McFadin and the 1965 No. 2 overall pick — the slot that became Joe Namath — to Houston for a two-year loan of quarterback Jacky Lee. This remains one of the most damaging transactions in early AFL history. Denver rented a short-term quarterback while surrendering a premium draft slot and a proven defensive cornerstone. The lend-lease structure obscured the cost at the time, but Namath's rise into a league-defining star made the trade look catastrophic in hindsight