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The Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA) Rookie of the Year awards have been given annually to an offensive and defensive rookie in the NFL since 1969, except in 1985. In 2013, PFWA began selecting an overall NFL rookie of the year in addition to its offensive and defensive honors. [32]
Allen Iverson won the award in the 1996–97 NBA season. Pau Gasol won the award in the 2001–02 NBA season. LeBron James won the award in the 2003–04 NBA season. Kevin Durant won the award in the 2007–08 NBA season. Derrick Rose won the award in the 2008–09 NBA season. Luka Dončić won the award in the 2018–19 NBA season.
The Associated Press has given an offensive rookie of the year award since 1957 and a defensive rookie of the year award since 1967. Pepsi began awarding an overall rookie of the year in 2002. Since 2011, the AP and Pepsi awards have been presented at the NFL Honors .
Griffin also won the 2012 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year award. [93] He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team, becoming the second Redskins quarterback to receive this award, joining Heath Shuler in 1994. [94] Griffin was ranked 15th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2013. [95]
Some rookie of the year awards exist outside North America, one example being the Elitserien Rookie of the Year in Swedish ice hockey. The North American sports development system delays athletes' entry into the top level of professional sports until the best of them are ready to make a major impact in their first season.
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).
Running back O. J. Simpson won the award for 1973 after rushing for a record 2,003 yards, becoming the first NFL player to rush for 2,000 yards in a season. [3] When his record was broken by Eric Dickerson in 1984, Dickerson placed second in voting behind quarterback Dan Marino , who that year was the first to pass for 5,000 yards in a season ...
Urlacher quickly established himself as one of the NFL's most productive defensive players, winning the NFL Rookie of the Year Award. During his career, he was selected to eight Pro Bowls, recognized as a first-team All-Pro four times, and won NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2005. [1]