Dallas received an undisclosed high draft choice when…
Dallas received an undisclosed high draft choice when Minnesota acquired Jim Colvin, also listed as Rocky Colvin. Colvin spent part of the Vikings' 1967 preseason with the club but was returned to Dallas after a knee injury prevented him from playing. Because the attempted acquisition produced no regular-season value and the exact pick cannot be traced securely, the documented results do not establish a clear Dallas advantage.
Dallas Cowboys Received
- pick undisclosed high draft pick (selection not identified)
Minnesota Vikings Received
- player Jim Colvin / Rocky Colvin
Trade Analysis
Why the Trade Happened
Dallas Cowboys and Minnesota Vikings made this deal during the 1967 football year. Dallas Cowboys received undisclosed high draft pick (selection not identified), while Minnesota Vikings received Jim Colvin / Rocky Colvin. The exchange fits the roster-building logic of the era, when clubs regularly moved veteran rights and future draft capital to solve immediate needs. The terms are stated exactly at the level carried by the transaction record, without turning uncertain draft links into facts.
What Dallas Cowboys Received
Dallas Cowboys came away with undisclosed high draft pick (selection not identified). The grade considers whether that return created usable roster value, a meaningful draft opportunity, or a later asset that can be traced with confidence. Jim Colvin spent part of Minnesota's 1967 preseason with the Vikings but was returned to Dallas after a knee injury prevented him from playing. Because the attempted acquisition did not create regular-season value for Minnesota, the deal belongs near the neutral range. Where the downstream path is uncertain, the evaluation stops at the strongest documented point rather than awarding credit for a speculative connection.
What Minnesota Vikings Received
Minnesota Vikings received Jim Colvin / Rocky Colvin. Its grade is measured by the same standard: practical football value, durability of the return, and any securely traceable later movement. Historical trades from this period can have incomplete paper trails, so the comparison favors documented outcomes over assumptions. That keeps both sides on equal footing and avoids overstating what the surviving evidence can prove.
Final Verdict
The final grades are Dallas Cowboys B- and Minnesota Vikings B-. The verdict is Even Trade. Neither side has a sufficiently clear documented advantage to justify separating the grades, so the exchange lands as an even result. This is a complete historical judgment of the recorded deal while preserving uncertainty where the old transaction trail does not support a stronger claim.