A Plethora of Historical NFL Awards Data Added to PFR
Thanks to the research of John Turney, we have made a big addition in our coverage of historical awards given to the NFL's top players. With this addition, more context can be given to which players were considered the best in various categories. Here follows a list of the latest additions we have made:
- Associated Press (AP) NFL Comeback Player of the Year vote breakdowns (1963-1966, 1998-present)
- United Press International (UPI) NFL Most Valuable Player vote breakdowns (1951-1969)
- UPI AFL Player of the Year vote breakdowns (1960-1969)
- UPI NFL Rookie of the Year winners (1954-1969 NFL, 1970-1996 NFC/AFC) and vote breakdowns (1954-1969)
- UPI AFL Rookie of the Year winners and vote breakdowns (1960-1969)
- AP AFL Rookie of the Year winners and vote breakdowns (1961-1966)
- AP AFL Offensive Rookie of the Year winners and vote breakdowns (1967-1969)
- AP AFL Defensive Rookie of the Year winners and vote breakdowns (1967-1969)
- AP AFL Coach of the Year winners and vote breakdowns (1961-1969)
- UPI AFL Coach of the Year winners and vote breakdowns (1960-1969)
- AP Assistant Coach of the Year (2014-present)
- NFLPA Alan Page Community Award (formerly known as the Whizzer White Man of the Year) (1966-present)
- AAFC Most Valuable Player (1946-1948)
- Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA) Offensive Player of the Year (1992-present)
- PFWA Defensive Player of the Year (1992-present)
- PFWA Most Improved Player (2000-present)
- PFWA Rookie of the Year (1966, 1975-1991, 2013-present)
- PFWA Offensive Rookie of the Year (1992-present)
- PFWA Defensive Rookie of the Year (1992-present)
- PFWA Coach of the Year (1966-present)
- PFWA Assistant Coach of the Year (1993-present)
- PFWA Executive of the Year (1993-present)
- Sporting News (SN) Player of the Year (1954-2008)
- SN Offensive Player of the Year (2008-present)
- SN Defensive Player of the Year (2008-present)
- SN Rookie of the Year (1955-present)
- SN Coach of the Year (1947-present)
- UPI NFL Coach of the Year (1953-1969 NFL, 1970-1996 NFC/AFC)
- UPI Offensive Player of the Year (1983-1996 NFC/AFC)
- UPI Defensive Player of the Year (1975-1996 NFC/AFC)
- Pro Football Weekly's Player of the Week (1976-2012)
Again, a big thanks to John Turney for collecting and providing this data. Turney's name may be familiar as we have also credited him in our addition of AP award voting breakdown data as well as pre-1982 sacks. If you have any suggestions or feedback, feel free to contact us directly via our feedback form.