United Press International NFL Most Valuable Player Award

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

References

1. "UPI NFL MVP Winners". pro-football-reference.com.
2. Carroll, Bob (1999). Total Football II: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League. HarperCollins Publishers. pp. 387–389. ISBN 9780062701749. Retrieved June 6, 2022 – via Internet Archive.
3. "Connerly Named Prize Rookie; Harder Honored". The Tuscaloosa News. United Press. December 15, 1948. p. 13. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
4. "Graham Picked As Top Player In Pro League". Spokane Daily Chronicle. United Press. December 23, 1953. p. 11. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
5. "Perry Top Pro Gridman of '54". The Bend Bulletin. United Press. December 22, 1954. p. 3. Archived from the original on October 9, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Tittle, Francis Feted at Million Dollar Dinner". The Bulletin. United Press. January 29, 1958. p. 3. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
7. Wright, Earl (January 8, 1959). "Brown Named Standout Pro Gridder of Season". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. United Press International. p. 14. Archived from the original on February 26, 2017. Retrieved February 26, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Buck Shaw Is Coach Of Year; Van Brocklin Also Honored". Daily Independent Journal. United Press International. December 23, 1960. p. 7. Archived from the original on March 12, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.