Vikings Win
4-for-1 heist from Cleveland: CB Tom Franckhauser (key 1962 starter, 4 INT), OT Errol Linden (starting RT 1963-65, 134 career games), TE Charley Ferguson (one Viking season, later 2× AFL champion), and K Fred Cox (Vikings 1963-1977, franchise scoring leader 1,365 points, 2× NFL scoring leader, 4 Super Bowls, invented Nerf football).
Minnesota Vikings Received
- player Tom Franckhouser / Tom Franckhauser
- player Errol Linden
- player Charley Ferguson / Charlie Ferguson
- player Fred Cox
Cleveland Browns Received
- pick 1963 sixth round pick (#72-Ernie Borghetti)
Trade Summary
4-for-1 heist from Cleveland: CB Tom Franckhauser (key 1962 starter, 4 INT), OT Errol Linden (starting RT 1963-65, 134 career games), TE Charley Ferguson (one Viking season, later 2× AFL champion), and K Fred Cox (Vikings 1963-1977, franchise scoring leader 1,365 points, 2× NFL scoring leader, 4 Super Bowls, invented Nerf football).
Trade Analysis
4-for-1 heist from Cleveland: CB Tom Franckhauser (key 1962 starter, 4 INT), OT Errol Linden (starting RT 1963-65, 134 career games), TE Charley Ferguson (one Viking season, later 2× AFL champion), and K Fred Cox (Vikings 1963-1977, franchise scoring leader 1,365 points, 2× NFL scoring leader, 4 Super Bowls, invented Nerf football). Browns received 1963 6th-round pick #72 Ernest Borghetti, who never played an NFL down.