Big Deals

A chronological list of some blockbuster trades in the history of Los Angeles sports:

* June 13, 1952--The Dallas Texans trade the selection rights to Les Richter to the Los Angeles Rams for Dick Hoerner, Tom Keane, George Sims, Joe Reid, Billy Baggett, Jack Halliday, Dick McKissack, Vic Vasicek, Richard Wilkins, Aubrey Phillips and Dave Anderson.

* March 23, 1959--The Chicago Cardinals trade Ollie Matson to the Los Angeles Rams for Frank Fuller, Glenn Holtzman, Ken Panfil, Art Hauser, John Tracey, Larry Hickman, Don Brown, the Rams’ second-round choice in 1960, and a player to be delivered during the 1959 training camp.

* July 5, 1968--The Philadelphia 76ers trade Wilt Chamberlain to the Los Angeles Lakers for Darrell Imhoff, Archie Clark and Jerry Chambers plus an undisclosed amount of cash.

* Jan. 28, 1971--The Washington Redskins trade Marlin McKeever, first- and second-round choices in 1971, and third-, fourth-, fifth-, sixth-, and seventh-round choices in 1972 to the Los Angeles Rams for Maxie Baughan, Jack Pardee, Myron Pottios, Jeff Jordan, John Wilbur, Diron Talbert and a fifth-round choice in 1971.

* July 13, 1972--Los Angeles Rams part-owner Robert Irsay purchases the remaining $19 million in stock and swaps franchises with Baltimore Colt owner Carroll Rosenbloom.

* Oct. 22, 1974--The Los Angeles Rams trade John Hadl to the Green Bay Packers for a first- second- and third-round choice in the 1975 draft and a first- and second-round choice in the 1976 draft.

* June 16, 1975--The Milwaukee Bucks trade Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, along with Walt Wesley, to the Los Angeles Lakers for Elmore Smith, Brian Winters, Dave Meyers and Junior Bridgeman.

* Oct. 31, 1987--The Los Angeles Rams trade Eric Dickerson to the Indianapolis Colts in a three-team deal. The Colts trade the rights to Cornelius Bennett to the Buffalo Bills. The Colts send Owen Gill and their first- and second-round choices in 1988 and first-round choice in 1989, plus Bill running back Greg Bell and Buffalo’s first-round choice in 1988 and first- and second-round choices in 1989 to the Rams.

* Aug. 9, 1988--The Edmonton Oilers trade Wayne Gretzky, Mike Krushelnyski and Marty McSorley to the Los Angeles Kings for an undisclosed amount of cash, Jimmy Carson, Martin Gelinas, and first-round draft picks in 1989, 1991 and 1993.