| Index | |||
| American Football | |||
| Offensive Player of the Year | |||
| 1972 | Larry Brown | RB | Washington Redskins |
| 1973 | O.J. Simpson | RB | Buffalo Bills |
| 1974 | Ken Stabler | QB | Oakland Raiders |
| 1975 | Fran Tarkenton | QB | Minnesota Vikings |
| 1976 | Bert Jones | QB | Baltimore Colts |
| 1977 | Walter Payton | RB | Chicago Bears |
| 1978 | Earl Campbell | RB | Houston Oilers |
| 1979 | Earl Campbell | RB | Houston Oilers |
| 1980 | Earl Campbell | RB | Houston Oilers |
| 1981 | Ken Anderson | QB | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 1982 | Dan Fouts | QB | San Diego Chargers |
| 1983 | Joe Teismann | QB | Washington Redskins |
| 1984 | Dan Marino | QB | Miami Dolphins |
| 1985 | Marcus Allen | RB | Los Angeles Raiders |
| 1986 | Eric Dickerson | RB | Los Angeles Rams |
| 1987 | Jerry Rice | WR | San Francisco 49ers |
| 1988 | Roger Craig | RB | San Francisco 49ers |
| 1989 | Joe Montana | QB | San Francisco 49ers |
| 1990 | Warren Moon | QB | Houston Oilers |
| 1991 | Thurman Thomas | RB | Buffalo Bills |
| 1992 | Steve Young | QB | San Francisco 49ers |
| 1993 | Jerry Rice | WR | San Francisco 49ers |
| 1994 | Barry Sanders | RB | Detroit Lions |
| 1995 | Brett Favre | QB | Green Bay Packers |
| 1996 | Terrell Davis | RB | Denver Broncos |
| 1997 | Barry Sanders | RB | Detroit Lions |
| 1998 | Terrell Davis | RB | Denver Broncos |
| 1999 | Marshall Faulk | RB | St Louis Rams |
| 2000 | Marshall Faulk | RB | St Louis Rams |
| 2001 | Marshall Faulk | RB | St Louis Rams |
| 2002 | Priest Holmes | RB | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 2003 | Jamal Lewis | RB | Baltimore Ravens |
| 2004 | Peyton Manning | QB | Indianapolis Colts |
| 2005 | Shaun Alexander | RB | Seattle Seahawks |
| 2006 | LaDanian Tomlinson | RB | San Diego Chargers |
| 2007 | Tom Brady | QB | New England Patriots |
| 2008 | Drew Brees | QB | New Orleans Saints |
| 2009 | Chris Johnson | RB | Tennessee Titans |
| 2010 | Tom Brady | QB | New England Patriots |
| 2011 | Drew Brees | QB | New Orleans Saints |