Al Michaels made the Disney trade for Oswald. Oswald is a cartoon character created in 1927 by Walt Disney for Universal Pictures. Likewise, it belonged to Universal for a long time, until 2006. In February 2006, Disney CEO Bob Iger decided to get Oswald back and initiated a trade with NBC Universal. The trade involved sending sportscaster Al Michaels from ABC/ESPN to NBC Sports. About the trade, Al Michaels said, “I’m going to be a trivia answer someday.”