It is simply referred to as "The Trade." It was the largest player trade in NFL history, and it led to a Super Bowl caliber Vikings squad being decimated, a 3-time Super Bowl champion Cowboys team being built, and Vikings GM Mike Lynn being perhaps the most hated man in the world by Vikings fans.The Trade took place on October 12, 1989. Believing the Vikings to be only a big-time RB away from winning it all, Lynn acquired Herschel Walker from the Cowboys and new owner Jerry Jones and new coach Jimmy Johnson for 5 roster players (LB Jesse Solomon, DB Issiac Holt, RB Darrin Nelson, LB David Howard, DE Alex Stewart), and 6 assorted draft picks (conditional 1st & 2nd round in '90 and '91; 1st round and conditional 3rd in '92).Nelson, upset at being traded, refused to report to the Cowboys and was traded to the San Diego Chargers, ultimately returning to the Vikings. The result of the trade to San Diego was the Vikings sending a 6th round pick in 1990 and the original conditional 2nd round pick in 1991, and the Chargers sending their 5th round pick in 1990 to Minnesota via Dallas.The Cowboys then waived DE Alex Stewart and threatened to waive other players in order to get all of the conditional draft picks. In February 1990, the Cowboys traded their 3rd and 10th round picks and their 1991 3rd rounder to the Vikings so that they could keep the 3 remaining roster players and all of the conditional draft picks. So the initial trade looked as follows:Vikings got:RB Herschel WalkerDallas's 3rd round pick - 1990San Diego's 5th round pick - 1990Dallas's 10th round pick - 1990Dallas's 3rd round pick - 1991Cowboys got:LB Jesse SolomonLB David HowardCB Isaac HoltMinnesota's 1st round pick in 1990Minnesota's 2nd round pick in 1990Minnesota's 6th round pick in 1990Minnesota's 1st round pick in 1991 (conditional)Minnesota's 2nd round pick in 1991 (conditional)Minnesota's 1st round pick in 1992 (conditional)Minnesota's 2nd round pick in 1992 (conditional)Minnesota's 3rd round pick in 1992 (conditional)
Walker didn't help the Vikings much. You talk RB's in Viking franchise history, the first name that comes to mind is Robert Smith, or even someone like Dave Megget.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AdropOFvenom @ May 21 2006, 05:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>A list of the draft picks would be nice.</div>Well, the draft picks that were traded with those picks were (With the teams that drafted them)layers selected with the actual picks traded to Dallas:1990 1st Round (#21) TE Eric Green Pittsburgh1990 2nd Round (#47) DT Dennis Brown San Francisco1990 6th Round (#158) LB James Williams New Orleans1991 1st Round (#11) OT Pat Harlow New England1991 2nd Round (#38) DB Darryl Lewis Houston1992 1st Round (#13) OL Eugene Chung New England1992 2nd Round (#40) QB Matt Blundin Kansas City1992 3rd Round (#71) RB Kevin Turner New EnglandThose players were not drafted by the Cowboys because the Cowboys packaged picks, etc. for better or more picks. So, here are the end of results of the trade of 1989 between the Vikings and the Cowboys after 1992.The end results of the trade after 1992:CowboysRB Emmitt SmithDT Russell MarylandCB Kevin SmithS Darren WoodsonCB Clayton HolmesVikingsWR Jake Reed
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Street @ Jun 20 2006, 01:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>The end results of the trade after 1992:CowboysRB Emmitt SmithDT Russell MarylandCB Kevin SmithS Darren WoodsonCB Clayton HolmesVikingsWR Jake Reed</div>Ok, id say that was an owning.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AdropOFvenom @ Jun 20 2006, 06:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Street @ Jun 20 2006, 01:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>The end results of the trade after 1992:CowboysRB Emmitt SmithDT Russell MarylandCB Kevin SmithS Darren WoodsonCB Clayton HolmesVikingsWR Jake Reed</div>Ok, id say that was an owning.</div>And when they traded Walker, they sucked. They went 1 - 15, which allowed them to get Aikman in the draft that year.
