The trade that was supposed to break the Dallas Cowboys ended up reinvigorating a declining franchise who were, in reality, handing over the NFL’s best running back for a lot of risk. So the story goes, Cowboys head coach Jimmy Johnson decided using one of their biggest assets to shake up the roster during a morning jog.
With GMs across the league barely believing what they were hearing, Walker was offered around with Minnesota’s offer of five players and eight picks accepted. Still the largest trade in history, it led to Dallas drafting Emmitt Smith and Darren Woodson and winning three Super Bowls while Walker only enjoyed modest success with the Vikings.
Other memorable events to happen on this day:
2003: Ferrari’s Michael Schumacher finishes eighth at the Japanese Grand Prix to claim the F1 world championship – the sixth and penultimate of his career – by two points ahead of McLaren’s Kimi Raikkonen who came second at Suzuka.
2013: Timothy Bradley defeats Juan Manuel Marquez via a split decision in Las Vegas to win the WBA welterweight boxing title.
