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The most recent winner of the award is Tommy Mellott, a quarterback from Montana State who earned the honor during the 2024 season. The award was named to honor college and NFL star Walter Payton Armanti Edwards was the first player to win the award more than once (2008, 2009).
Shortly after Chicago Bears running back Walter Payton died (having been the 1977 recipient himself), the award was renamed to honor his legacy as a humanitarian. [ 1 ] The NFL Man of the Year trophy was created in 1969 by artist Daniel Bennett Schwartz, depicting a nondescript caped lineman standing alone on the sidelines, outside of game action.
The Walter Payton Man of the Year award will be presented during the annual NFL Honors show on CBS on Feb. 8 at 9 p.m. ET. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Walter Payton NFL Man of ...
The Chiefs are tied with the Chicago Bears for the most winners of the Walter Payton Man of the Year award with 5. The most recent winner of a major NFL award is Patrick Mahomes who won league MVP for the 2022 season, his second time winning the award. The Chiefs have two awards that are awarded by the team which are voted on by the players and ...
The winner of the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award will receive a $250,000 donation to the charity of his choice. All donations are courtesy of the NFL Foundation and Nationwide.
February 8, 2024 at 11:34 PM. LAS VEGAS (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers defensive lineman Cam Heyward received the NFL’s Walter Payton Man of the Year award on Thursday night at NFL Honors.
The following year, the Associated Press (AP) established a similar award. UPI discontinued the award after 1963, with the exception of 1969. The AP did not give out the award from 1967 to 1998, when the award was reinstituted and given to Doug Flutie. 1962 Frank Gifford, WR, New York Giants [19] 1963 Ed Brown, QB, Pittsburgh Steelers [20]
The two defensive linemen were among a group of NFL players who turned out Friday for the annual Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year event, a chance for the league to honor and promote volunteerism ...