The legacy record lists Baltimore Colts receiving 1962 ninth…
The legacy record lists Baltimore Colts receiving 1962 ninth round pick (#116-Roy Walker) and Dallas Cowboys receiving Don Perkins (Anthony), but part of that date, identity, or downstream attribution remains disputed in the surviving historical record. Dallas secured Don Perkins rights after he had been drafted by Baltimore, and the Cowboys ultimately sent the Colts a 1962 ninth-round choice as compensation. The exact administrative date remains uncertain, but the football outcome is not: Perkins rushed for 6,217 yards in eight Dallas seasons and became a Cowboys Ring of
Dallas Cowboys Received
- player Don Perkins (Anthony)
Indianapolis Colts Received
- pick 1962 ninth round pick (#116-Roy Walker)
Trade Analysis
The Exchange
Dallas secured Don Perkins rights after he had been drafted by Baltimore, and the Cowboys ultimately sent the Colts a 1962 ninth-round choice as compensation.
Indianapolis Colts Return
Baltimore Colts side of the legacy row is recorded as 1962 ninth round pick (#116-Roy Walker). That label is treated as archival transaction metadata where the source trail remains conflicted, rather than as an uncontested assertion about every date or downstream identity.
Dallas Cowboys Return
Dallas Cowboys side is recorded as Don Perkins (Anthony). The evaluation uses only value that can be supported through team history, player records, draft ledgers, or contemporary reporting. It does not assign extra credit for a pick or player merely because a later reconstruction lists a possible connection. The key archival limitation is material and is preserved here instead of silently converting a disputed date, player identity, or downstream draft attribution into fact. The exact administrative date remains uncertain, but the football outcome is not: Perkins rushed for 6,217 yards in eight Dallas seasons and became a Cowboys Ring of Honor member.
Value in Hindsight
Transactions from this era often survive through partial team ledgers, newspaper accounts, player transaction logs and reconstructed draft tables rather than one modern transaction database. For this record, those sources are strong enough to publish a complete reader-facing verdict as long as the uncertainty is stated directly. The result is a full evaluation of the recorded exchange without inventing precision the historical record cannot support.
Final Verdict
Dallas Cowboys receives the edge because the strongest documented outcome belongs to that side of the exchange. Baltimore Colts still receives credit for the consideration it actually obtained, but the known realized value is less substantial. The grades are therefore tied to the documented football return and not to the unresolved archival question.