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Football Awards - Most Valuable Player
The NFL/Miller Lite Player of the Year was introduced in 1997 as the official, league-sanctioned MVP award. The NFL awarded the Joe F. Carr Trophy (named for the league president - 1921-39) to the league MVP from 1938 to 1946. This section also includes some MVP's frpm the old AAFC and AFL, for your reference.
To make it confusing, many other groups also recognize the NFL's Most Valuable Player including, the UP (1953-69), the AP (since 1957), the Maxwell Club of Philadelphia's Bert Maxwell Trophy (since 1959) and the Pro Football Writers Association (since 1976).
For some of the older records the following lengend should be used. NFL = National Football League, AAFC = All American Football Conference, AFL=American Football League. In the awards area AP is Associated Press, Maxwell is the Maxwell Club of Philadelphia, PFWA is the Professional Football Writers Association, and UP is United Press.
Year |
Player | Team | Pos |
Awards |
| 2006 | LaDainian Tomlinson | San Diego | RB | AP, NFL |
| 2005 | Shaun Alexander | Seattle | RB | AP, NFL |
| 2004 | Peyton Manning | Indianapolis | QB | AP, NFL |
| 2003 | Peyton Manning Steve McNair |
Indianapolis Tennessee |
QB QB |
AP, NFL |
2002 |
Rich Gannon | Oakland | QB | AP, NFL |
2001 |
Kurt Warner | St. Louis Rams | QB |
NFL, AP |
| Marshall Faulk | St. Louis Rams | RB |
Maxwell,
PFWA |
|
2000 |
Marshall Faulk | St. Louis Rams | RB |
NFL, AP,
PFWA |
| Rich Gannon | Oakland | QB |
Maxwell |
|
1999 |
Kurt Warner | St. Louis Rams | QB |
AP, Maxwell,
PFWA |
1998 |
Terrell Davis | Denver | RB |
AP, PFWA |
| Randall Cunningham | Minnesota | QB |
NFL, Maxwell |
|
1997 |
Brett Favre | Green Bay | QB |
AP (tie) |
| Barry Sanders | Detroit | RB |
AP (tie),
NFL, Maxwell,PFWA |
|
1996 |
Brett Favre | Green Bay | QB |
AP, Maxwell,
PFWA |
1995 |
Brett Favre | Green Bay | QB |
AP, Maxwell,
PFWA |
1994 |
Steve Young | San Francisco | QB |
AP, Maxwell,
PFWA |
1993 |
Emmitt Smith | Dallas | RB |
AP, Maxwell,
PFWA |
1992 |
Steve Young | San Francisco | QB |
AP, Maxwell,
PFWA |
1991 |
Thurman Thomas | Buffalo | RB |
AP, PFWA |
| Barry Sanders | Detroit | RB |
Maxwell |
|
1990 |
Randall Cunningham | Philadelphia | QB |
Maxwell,
PFWA |
| Joe Montana | San Francisco | QB |
AP |
|
1989 |
Joe Montana | San Francisco | QB |
AP, Maxwell,
PFWA |
1988 |
Boomer Esiason | Cincinnati | QB |
AP, PFWA |
| Randall Cunningham | Philadelphia | QB |
Maxwell |
|
1987 |
Jerry Rice | San Francisco | WR |
Maxwell,
PFWA |
| John Elway | Denver | QB |
AP |
|
1986 |
Lawrence Taylor | NY Giants | LB |
AP, Maxwell,
PFWA |
1985 |
Marcus Allen | LA Raiders | RB |
AP, PFWA |
| Walter Payton | Chicago | RB |
Maxwell |
|
1984 |
Dan Marino | Miami | QB |
AP, Maxwell,
PFWA |
1983 |
Joe Theismann | Washington | QB |
AP, PFWA |
| John Riggins | Washington | RB |
Maxwell |
|
1982 |
Mark Moseley | Washington | PK |
AP |
| Joe Theismann | Washington | QB |
Maxwell |
|
| Dan Fouts | San Diego | QB |
PFWA |
|
1981 |
Ken Anderson | Cincinnati | QB |
AP, Maxwell,
PFWA |
1980 |
Brian Sipe | Cleveland | QB |
AP, PFWA |
| Ron Jaworski | Philadelphia | QB |
Maxwell |
|
1979 |
Earl Campbell | Houston | RB |
AP, Maxwell,
PFWA |
1978 |
Terry Bradshaw | Pittsburgh | QB |
AP, Maxwell |
| Earl Campbell | Houston | RB |
PFWA |
|
1977 |
Walter Payton | Chicago | RB |
AP, PFWA |
| Bob Griese | Miami | QB |
Maxwell |
|
1976 |
Bert Jones | Baltimore | QB |
AP, PFWA |
| Ken Stabler | Oakland | QB |
Maxwell |
|
1975 |
Fran Tarkenton | Minnesota | QB |
AP, Maxwell |
1974 |
Ken Stabler | Oakland | QB |
AP |
| Merlin Olsen | LA Rams | DT |
Maxwell |
|
1973 |
O.J. Simpson | Buffalo | RB |
AP, Maxwell |
1972 |
Larry Brown | Washington | RB |
AP, Maxwell |
1971 |
Alan Page | Minnesota | DT |
AP |
| Roger Staubach | Dallas | QB |
Maxwell |
|
1970 |
John Brodie | San Francisco | QB |
AP |
| George Blanda | Oakland | QB-PK |
Maxwell |
|
1969 |
Roman Gabriel | LA Rams | QB |
UP, AP,
Maxwell |
AFL |
Daryle Lamonica | Oakland | QB |
UP |
AFL |
Joe Namath | NY Jets | QB |
AP |
1968 |
Earl Morrall | Baltimore | QB |
UP, AP |
| Leroy Kelly | Cleveland | RB |
Maxwell |
|
AFL |
Joe Namath | NY Jets | QB |
UP |
1967 |
Johnny Unitas | Baltimore | QB |
UP, AP,
Maxwell |
AFL |
Daryle Lamonica | Oakland | QB |
UP, AP |
1966 |
Bart Starr | Green Bay | QB |
UP, AP |
| Don Meredith | Dallas | QB |
Maxwell |
|
AFL |
Jim Nance | Boston | FB |
UP, AP |
1965 |
Jim Brown | Cleveland | FB |
UP, AP |
| Pete Retzlaff | Philadelphia | TE |
Maxwell |
|
AFL |
Jack Kemp | Buffalo | QB |
UP |
1964 |
Johnny Unitas | Baltimore | QB |
UP, AP,
Maxwell |
AFL |
Gino Cappelletti | Boston | WR |
UP |
1963 |
Jim Brown | Cleveland | FB |
UP, Maxwell |
| Y.A. Tittle | NY Giants | QB |
AP |
|
AFL |
Lance Alworth | San Diego | WR |
UP |
1962 |
Y.A. Tittle | NY Giants | QB |
UP |
| Jim Taylor | Green Bay | FB |
AP |
|
| Andy Robustelli | NY Giants | DE |
Maxwell |
|
AFL |
Cookie Gilchrist | Buffalo | FB |
UP |
1961 |
Paul Hornung | Green Bay | HB |
UP, AP,
Maxwell |
AFL |
George Blanda | Houston | UP |
|
1960 |
Norm Van Brocklin | Philadelphia | QB |
AP (tie),
UP, Maxwell |
| Joe Schmidt | Detroit | LB |
AP (tie) |
|
AFL |
Abner Haynes | Dallas Texans | HB |
UP |
1959 |
Johnny Unitas | Baltimore | QB |
UP, Maxwell |
| Charley Conerly | NY Giants | QB |
AP |
|
1958 |
Jim Brown | Cleveland | FB |
UP |
| Gino Marchetti | Baltimore | DE |
AP |
|
1957 |
Y.A. Tittle | San Francisco | QB |
UP |
| Jim Brown | Cleveland | FB |
AP |
|
1956 |
Frank Gifford | NY Giants | HB |
UP |
1955 |
Otto Graham | Cleveland | QB |
UP |
1954 |
Joe Perry | San Francisco | FB |
UP |
1953 |
Otto Graham | Cleveland Browns | QB |
UP |
1952 |
No Award (NFL) | |||
1951 |
Otto Graham | Cleveland |
QB |
UP |
1950 |
No Award (NFL) | |||
1949 |
No Award (NFL) | |||
1948 |
No Award (NFL) | |||
| Otto Graham (AAFC) Frankie Albert (AAFC) |
Cleveland San Francisco |
QB QB |
||
1947 |
No Award (NFL) | |||
| Otto Graham (AAFC) | Cleveland | QB |
||
1946 |
Bill Dudley, (NFL) | Pittsburgh | HB |
Carr |
| Glenn Dobbs, (AAFC) | Brooklyn | HB |
||
1945 |
Bob Waterfield | Cleveland Rams | QB |
Carr |
1944 |
Frank Sinkwich | Detroit | HB |
Carr |
1943 |
Sid Luckman | Chicago Bears | QB |
Carr |
1942 |
Don Hutson | Green Bay | E |
Carr |
1941 |
Don Hutson | Green Bay | E |
Carr |
1940 |
Ace Parker | Brooklyn | HB |
Carr |
1939 |
Parker Hall | Cleveland Rams | HB |
Carr |
1938 |
Mel Hein | NY Giants | C |
Carr |