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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.[2]
Season | Player | Team | Position | Ref[1] |
---|---|---|---|---|
1948 | Pat Harder | Chicago Cardinals | Fullback | [3] |
1949 | No Award | |||
1950 | ||||
1951 | Otto Graham | Cleveland Browns | Quarterback | |
1952 | No Award | |||
1953 | Otto Graham (2) | Cleveland Browns | Quarterback | [4] |
1954 | Joe Perry | San Francisco 49ers | Fullback | [5] |
1955 | Otto Graham (3) | Cleveland Browns | Quarterback | |
1956 | Frank Gifford | New York Giants | Halfback | |
1957 | Y. A. Tittle | San Francisco 49ers | Quarterback | [6] |
1958 | Jim Brown | Cleveland Browns | Fullback | [7] |
1959 | Johnny Unitas | Baltimore Colts | Quarterback | |
1960 | Norm Van Brocklin | Philadelphia Eagles | Quarterback | [8] |
1961 | Paul Hornung | Green Bay Packers | Halfback | |
1962 | Y. A. Tittle (2) | New York Giants | Quarterback | |
1963 | Jim Brown (2) | Cleveland Browns | Fullback | |
1964 | Johnny Unitas (2) | Baltimore Colts | Quarterback | |
1965 | Jim Brown (3) | Cleveland Browns | Fullback | |
1966 | Bart Starr | Green Bay Packers | Quarterback | |
1967 | Johnny Unitas (3) | Baltimore Colts | Quarterback | |
1968 | Earl Morrall | Baltimore Colts | Quarterback | |
1969 | Roman Gabriel | Los Angeles Rams | Quarterback |