American Football League Most Valuable Player Award
During its 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. The awards by the major services are shown below.
Winners[]
| Season | Player | Position | Team | Selector(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Abner Haynes | HB | Dallas Texans | UPI, AP |
| 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 | FL | San Diego Chargers | UPI |
| Tobin Rote | QB | AP | ||
| Clem Daniels | HB | Oakland Raiders | TSN | |
| 1964 | Gino Cappelletti | FL, K | Boston Patriots | UPI, AP, TSN |
| 1965 | Paul Lowe | HB | San Diego Chargers | UPI, TSN |
| Jack Kemp | QB | Buffalo Bills | AP | |
| 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, TSN | |
| Joe Namath (2) | New York Jets | AP |
See also[]
References[]
- "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.
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- American Football League Most Valuable Players