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The first award described as a most valuable player award was the Joe F. Carr Trophy, presented by the NFL from 1938 to 1946. Other organizations that previously issued an MVP include The Sporting News , United Press International (UPI), and the Jim Thorpe Trophy by the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA).
In his last two seasons in the NFL Jordan started 30 of 32 games and had 5 interceptions and 4 sacks and appeared in the 1991 playoffs with the Falcons. [27] In 1992, Jordan switched to baseball and played 15 years as an outfielder from 1992 to 2006, mostly for the St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta Braves. He had a career batting average of .282 ...
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Since 1993, no non-quarterback has won MVP without a 2,000-yard rushing season or setting an NFL touchdown record. It just doesn't happen. But NFL Offensive Player of the Year is possible.
It’s been a quarterback or running back all but three times since Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown was the AP’s first NFL MVP in 1957. Defensive tackle Alan Page won it in 1971 and ...
During an October 26, 1980, game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Jones made NFL history when he was sacked a record 12 times. This broke the record at the time held by many quarterbacks, including Jones's then back-up, Greg Landry , who had been sacked 11 times while he was a member of the Detroit Lions in a game against the Dallas Cowboys on ...
During the awards ten-year existence (1960–1969), the American Football League's best player for each year was called the "Most Valuable Player" by some sports-news sources and the "Player of the Year" by others, most notably with Sporting News. The awards by the major services are shown below.
NFL Most Valuable Player (1977) NFL Offensive Player of the Year (1977) NFL Man of the Year (1977) 5× First-team All-Pro (1976, 1977, 1980, 1984, 1985) 3× Second-team All-Pro (1978, 1979, 1986) 9× Pro Bowl (1976–1980, 1983–1986) NFL rushing yards leader (1977) NFL rushing touchdowns leader (1977) Bert Bell Award (1985) NFL 1970s All ...