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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).
Pages in category "NFL Most Valuable Player Award winners" The following 63 pages are in this category, out of 63 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The AP has presented an award recognizing the NFL's top player since the 1957 season, [4] [14] although the pre-1961 awardees are recognized in the Official NFL Record and Fact Book as winning the AP's "NFL Most Outstanding Player Award", [10] [15] and the 1962 winner was recognized as the AP's "Player of the Year".
The first award to recognize the NFL's "most valuable player" was the Joe F. Carr Trophy, first given in 1938. Named in honor of NFL commissioner Joseph Carr, it was awarded until 1946, and remains the only MVP award officially sanctioned by the NFL until. [7] The AP MVP award has been presented annually at the NFL Honors since 2012. [8] [9]
For example, during a finals championship series, a 'Finals MVP' award would be bestowed upon the most valuable player in the finals game(s). Ice hockey player, Wayne Gretzky, has been named MVP more times than any player in the history of the other three North American major professional leagues (MLB, NBA, and NFL). He won the award a record ...
List of NFL MVP awards; Newspaper Enterprise Association NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award; NFL 50th Anniversary All-Time Team; NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team; NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team; NFL Alumni; NFL Moment of the Year Award; NFL Rookie of the Week; NFL Teacher of the Year; NFLPA Alan Page Community Award
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 10 February 2025. Award presented during the NFL's championship game "Pete Rozelle Trophy" redirects here. Not to be confused with Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award or National Football League Most Valuable Player Award. Super Bowl MVP Award The Pete Rozelle Trophy Awarded for Most valuable player of ...
United Press International gave an NFL Most Valuable Player Award from 1948 through 1969, excepting 1949–50, and 1952. [1] When the NFL's merger with the American Football League formed the National Football Conference (NFC) and American Football Conference (AFC) in 1970, UPI began awarding individual NFC and AFC player of the year awards.