Green Bay sent guard Jack Spinks to the New York Giants…
Green Bay sent guard Jack Spinks to the New York Giants during the 1956 season for the Giants' 1957 twelfth-round draft choice. Green Bay used the acquired No. 145 pick on Wisconsin back Glenn Bestor, who never appeared in an NFL regular-season game. Spinks played three games for the 1956 champion Giants and seven more in 1957, giving New York the only realized NFL playing value from this exchange.
Green Bay Packers Received
- pick 1957 twelfth-round pick (#145-Glenn Bestor)
New York Giants Received
- player Jack Spinks
Trade Analysis
What the Record Actually Represents
This legacy row had combined multiple Packers-Giants transactions into one record. The supported core transaction is much narrower: Green Bay moved guard Jack Spinks to New York and received the Giants' 1957 twelfth-round draft choice. Pro Sports Transactions identifies that acquired pick as No. 145, Glenn Bestor, and Packers historical draft material likewise marks Bestor as the selection received for Spinks. The separate John Martinkovic trade that produced the 1958 third-round choice used on Ray Nitschke is already preserved elsewhere as GB-1957-0091 and should not be duplicated here.
What New York Received
NFL career records show Spinks splitting 1956 between Green Bay and New York, then remaining with the Giants in 1957. He appeared in three games for the 1956 Giants and seven games in 1957, with three starts across those two New York seasons. Alcorn State's historical profile also credits him with a championship ring from the 1956 Giants. That is modest roster value rather than a major acquisition, but it is tangible NFL service from a player obtained for a very late future selection.
What Green Bay Received
Green Bay used the acquired twelfth-round choice on Wisconsin back Glenn Bestor at No. 145 in the 1957 draft. Pro Football Reference's draft history lists Bestor with zero NFL games, so the pick did not become regular-season production for the Packers. The selection still had legitimate speculative value when acquired, but the hindsight result was empty compared with Spinks' limited Giants service.
Final Verdict
New York Giants Win, narrowly. The Giants received 10 games and three starts from Spinks and had him on the roster during their 1956 championship season. Green Bay's return became a player who never appeared in an NFL regular-season game. A B- for New York and D+ for Green Bay keeps the scale proportional to a small transaction. The exact calendar date of the 1956 player move remains unresolved in the available sources, so the legacy 1957 sort date is retained for the draft-linked record rather than inventing a precise transaction date.