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National Football League Most Valuable Player Award
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The National Football League Most Valuable Player Award is given by various entities, most notably the Associated Press,[1] to the player who is considered most valuable in the league.
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The NFL awarded the Joe F. Carr Trophy (named for the league president, 1921-39) to the league's MVP from 1938 to 1946.
| Season | Player | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | Mel Hein | New York Giants | Center |
| 1939 | Parker Hall | Cleveland Rams | Halfback |
| 1940 | Ace Parker | Brooklyn Dodgers | Halfback |
| 1941 | Don Hutson | Green Bay Packers | End |
| 1942 | Don Hutson | Green Bay Packers | End |
| 1943 | Sid Luckman | Chicago Bears | Quarterback |
| 1944 | Frank Sinkwich | Detroit Lions | Halfback |
| 1945 | Bob Waterfield | Cleveland Rams | Quarterback |
| 1946 | Bill Dudley | Pittsburgh Steelers | Halfback |
United Press International gave an NFL MVP Award from 1951 through 1969.
| Season | Player | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Otto Graham | Cleveland Browns | Quarterback |
| 1952 | No Selection | ||
| 1953 | Otto Graham | Cleveland Browns | Quarterback |
| 1954 | Joe Perry | San Francisco 49ers | Fullback |
| 1955 | Otto Graham | Cleveland Browns | Quarterback |
| 1956 | Frank Gifford | New York Giants | Halfback |
| 1957 | Y.A. Tittle | San Francisco 49ers | Quarterback |
| 1958 | Jim Brown | Cleveland Browns | Fullback |
| 1959 | Johnny Unitas | Baltimore Colts | Quarterback |
| 1960 | Norm Van Brocklin | Philadelphia Eagles | Quarterback |
| 1961 | Paul Hornung | Green Bay Packers | Halfback |
| 1962 | Y.A. Tittle | New York Giants | Quarterback |
| 1963 | Jim Brown | Cleveland Browns | Fullback |
| 1964 | Johnny Unitas | Baltimore Colts | Quarterback |
| 1965 | Jim Brown | Cleveland Browns | Fullback |
| 1966 | Bart Starr | Green Bay Packers | Quarterback |
| 1967 | Johnny Unitas | Baltimore Colts | Quarterback |
| 1968 | Earl Morrall | Baltimore Colts | Quarterback |
| 1969 | Roman Gabriel | Los Angeles Rams | Quarterback |
The Bert Bell Award for the Professional American football Player of the Year is presented by the Maxwell Football Club. This award is named in honor of Bert Bell (1895-1959), Commissioner of the National Football League (NFL) and founder of the Maxwell Club. Voters for the award are NFL coaching staffs and football personnel, members of the Maxwell Football Club and the Pro Writers of America Association, and local media. The award consists of a trophy in the form of a statue in the likeness of Bell. The award is presented at the club's annual football banquet.
Note: Not to be confused with the Bert Bell Man of the Year Award presented by the Bakers Club of Philadelphia.
| Season | Player | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | John Unitas | Baltimore Colts | Quarterback |
| 1960 | Norm Van Brocklin | Philadelphia Eagles | Quarterback |
| 1961 | Paul Hornung | Green Bay Packers | Running back |
| 1962 | Andy Robustelli | New York Giants | Defensive end |
| 1963 | Jim Brown | Cleveland Browns | Running back |
| 1964 | John Unitas | Baltimore Colts | Quarterback |
| 1965 | Pete Retzlaff | Philadelphia Eagles | Tight End |
| 1966 | Don Meredith | Dallas Cowboys | Quarterback |
| 1967 | John Unitas | Baltimore Colts | Quarterback |
| 1968 | Leroy Kelly | Cleveland Browns | Running back |
| 1969 | Roman Gabriel | Los Angeles Rams | Quarterback |
| 1970 | George Blanda | Oakland Raiders | Quarterback/Kicker |
| 1971 | Roger Staubach | Dallas Cowboys | Quarterback |
| 1972 | Larry Brown | Washington Redskins | Running back |
| 1973 | O.J. Simpson | Buffalo Bills | Running back |
| 1974 | Merlin Olsen | Los Angeles Rams | Defensive tackle |
| 1975 | Fran Tarkenton | Minnesota Vikings | Quarterback |
| 1976 | Ken Stabler | Oakland Raiders | Quarterback |
| 1977 | Bob Griese | Miami Dolphins | Quarterback |
| 1978 | Terry Bradshaw | Pittsburgh Steelers | Quarterback |
| 1979 | Earl Campbell | Houston Oilers | Running back |
| 1980 | Ron Jaworski | Philadelphia Eagles | Quarterback |
| 1981 | Ken Anderson | Cincinnati Bengals | Quarterback |
| 1982 | Joe Theisman | Washington Redskins | Quarterback |
| 1983 | John Riggins | Washington Redskins | Running back |
| 1984 | Dan Marino | Miami Dolphins | Quarterback |
| 1985 | Walter Payton | Chicago Bears | Running back |
| 1986 | Lawrence Taylor | New York Giants | Linebacker |
| 1987 | Jerry Rice | San Francisco 49ers | Wide receiver |
| 1988 | Randall Cunningham | Philadelphia Eagles | Quarterback |
| 1989 | Joe Montana | San Francisco 49ers | Quarterback |
| 1990 | Randall Cunningham | Philadelphia Eagles | Quarterback |
| 1991 | Barry Sanders | Detroit Lions | Running back |
| 1992 | Steve Young | San Francisco 49ers | Quarterback |
| 1993 | Emmitt Smith | Dallas Cowboys | Running back |
| 1994 | Steve Young | San Francisco 49ers | Quarterback |
| 1995 | Brett Favre | Green Bay Packers | Quarterback |
| 1996 | Brett Favre | Green Bay Packers | Quarterback |
| 1997 | Barry Sanders | Detroit Lions | Running back |
| 1998 | Randall Cunningham | Minnesota Vikings | Quarterback |
| 1999 | Kurt Warner | St. Louis Rams | Quarterback |
| 2000 | Rich Gannon | Oakland Raiders | Quarterback |
| 2001 | Marshall Faulk | St. Louis Rams | Running back |
| 2002 | Rich Gannon | Oakland Raiders | Quarterback |
| 2003 | Peyton Manning | Indianapolis Colts | Quarterback |
| 2004 | Peyton Manning | Indianapolis Colts | Quarterback |
| 2005 | Shaun Alexander | Seattle Seahawks | Running back |
| 2006 | LaDainian Tomlinson | San Diego Chargers | Running back |
This award ran from 1955 through 1997 and was a poll of NFL players.[3] The award consisted of the Jim Thorpe Trophy (not to be confused with collegiate football's Jim Thorpe Award).
- ^ When the NFL MVP is referred to without mentioning the source it is generally the Associated Press MVP.
- ^ It is a common misconception that Gino Marchetti was the Associated Press Most Valuable Player in 1958. In fact, sources such as NFL.com and others list him as such.[1][2] The actual winner was Jim Brown, with 22 votes. Marchetti was the AP NFL Lineman of the Year, an award that existed from 1956 through 1960. Most current newspapers reprint the annual Associated Press release, which at some point apparently confused the awards for the 1958 season.
Images of an Associated Press articles, appearing nationwide, on Jan. 12 and Jan 13, 1959. These are from the Oakland Tribune which reprinted the AP article. - ^ Along with the AP, UPI, the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) MVP was considered official and was in the honors section of the NFL Record and Fact Book and its awards are listed in Total Football and Total Football II. The Awards appeared in the World Almanac from the early 1960s though 1997.