Arizona Cardinals received Art Murakowski and Bob Momsen. The…
Arizona Cardinals received Art Murakowski and Bob Momsen. The Cardinals received Art Murakowski and Bob Momsen, but neither produced the expected Cardinals return. Murakowski did not play a Cardinals regular-season game, and Momsen's documented 1952 regular-season service came with San Francisco rather than Arizona. Those outside-team appearances cannot be credited to the Cardinals.
Arizona Cardinals Received
- player Art Murakowski
- player Bob Momsen
Detroit Lions Received
- player Jim Hardy
Trade Analysis
The Exchange
On 1952-03-30, Arizona Cardinals and Detroit Lions completed a trade in which Arizona Cardinals received Art Murakowski and Bob Momsen, while Detroit Lions received Jim Hardy. This review credits only value the acquiring team actually realized and traces later assets only when the downstream connection is supportable.
Arizona Cardinals Return
The Cardinals received Art Murakowski and Bob Momsen, but neither produced the expected Cardinals return. Murakowski did not play a Cardinals regular-season game, and Momsen's documented 1952 regular-season service came with San Francisco rather than Arizona. Those outside-team appearances cannot be credited to the Cardinals.
Detroit Lions Return
Detroit received quarterback Jim Hardy and got nine games of direct 1952 service. Hardy threw for 434 yards with three touchdowns and five interceptions. The production was modest and short-lived, but it was still real Lions value, unlike the lack of Cardinals regular-season service from the two players Detroit sent.
Value in Hindsight
The researched outcomes reverse the old framing: Detroit received the only documented acquiring-team playing value, while neither player sent to the Cardinals produced regular-season service for them. 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
Detroit Lions Win. Arizona Cardinals earns a D, while Detroit Lions earns a C+. The grades reflect the actual post-trade service, production, and traceable downstream value described above.