Los Angeles Rams received Gary Kerkorian. Los Angeles…
Los Angeles Rams received Gary Kerkorian. Los Angeles received Gary Kerkorian. The available post-trade research does not establish a substantial Rams regular-season contribution from him after the exchange. His broader football history should not be imported into this specific return unless it occurred for Los Angeles after the trade.
Los Angeles Rams Received
- player Gary Kerkorian
Pittsburgh Steelers Received
- player Flavious Smith
Trade Analysis
The Exchange
On 1953-06-24, Los Angeles Rams and Pittsburgh Steelers completed a trade in which Los Angeles Rams received Gary Kerkorian, while Pittsburgh Steelers received Flavious Smith. This review credits only value the acquiring team actually realized and traces later assets only when the downstream connection is supportable.
Los Angeles Rams Return
Los Angeles received Gary Kerkorian. The available post-trade research does not establish a substantial Rams regular-season contribution from him after the exchange. His broader football history should not be imported into this specific return unless it occurred for Los Angeles after the trade.
Pittsburgh Steelers Return
Pittsburgh received Flavious Smith. The available record likewise does not show a substantial Steelers regular-season return after the transaction. With no meaningful long-term playing outcome identified for either acquired player, Pittsburgh's side remains a low-value result.
Value in Hindsight
The deal produced no clearly superior acquiring-team outcome. Both sides received players who failed to generate substantial documented post-trade value, supporting the existing low-grade even treatment. Unidentified picks, cash amounts, or future consideration remain explicit rather than being converted into a guessed player or value. That keeps the comparison tied to documented outcomes instead of the apparent value of the names at the time of the trade.
Where the surviving record is incomplete, the evaluation stays deliberately conservative: documented games, starts, production, and traceable asset outcomes receive credit, while unsupported assumptions about hidden consideration or later careers do not.
Final Verdict
Even Trade. Los Angeles Rams earns a D, while Pittsburgh Steelers earns a D. The grades reflect the actual post-trade service, production, and traceable downstream value described above.