American Football League Most Valuable Player Award

The American Football League Most Valuable Player Award was an award given out by the American Football League. It was determined by voters of the Associated Press, the United Press International, and The Sporting News.

During the awards ten-year existence (1960–1969), the American Football League's best player for each year was called the "Most Valuable Player" by some sports-news sources and the "Player of the Year" by others, most notably with Sporting News. The awards by the major services are shown below.

Winners

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List of American Football League Most Valuable Player winners
Season Player Position Team Selector(s)
1960 Abner Haynes HB Dallas Texans UPI
1961 George Blanda QB Houston Oilers UPI, AP, TSN
1962 Cookie Gilchrist HB Buffalo Bills UPI, AP
Len Dawson QB Dallas Texans TSN
1963 Lance Alworth WR San Diego Chargers UPI
Tobin Rote QB AP
Clem Daniels HB Oakland Raiders TSN
1964 Gino Cappelletti WR, K Boston Patriots UPI, AP, TSN
1965 Paul Lowe HB San Diego Chargers TSN
Jack Kemp QB Buffalo Bills AP, UPI
1966 Jim Nance HB Boston Patriots UPI, AP, TSN
1967 Daryle Lamonica QB Oakland Raiders
1968 Joe Namath New York Jets
1969 Daryle Lamonica (2) Oakland Raiders UPI, AP, TSN

See also

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References

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  • Carroll, Bob (1999). Total Football II: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League. HarperCollins Publishers. p. 388. ISBN 9780062701749. Retrieved June 6, 2022 – via Internet Archive.
  • "AP AFL Player of the Year Winners". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  • "UPI AFL Player of the Year Winners". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  • "Sporting News Player of the Year Winners". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
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