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Posted on: Wednesday, February 7, 2007

Most Valuable Players

Associated Press

Most Outstanding Player Award-winners since the Pro Bowl began in 1971 (in 1971 and 72, an outstanding back and an outstanding lineman were chosen):

2006 — Derrick Brooks, LB, Tampa Bay

2005 — Peyton Manning, QB, Indianapolis

2004 — Marc Bulger, QB, St. Louis

2003 — Ricky Williams, RB, Miami

2002 — Rich Gannon, QB, Oakland

2001 — Rich Gannon, QB, Oakland

2000 — Randy Moss, WR, Minnesota

1999 — Keyshawn Johnson, WR, New York Jets, and Ty Law, CB, New England

1998 — Warren Moon, QB, Seattle

1997 — Mark Brunell, QB, Jacksonville

1996 — Jerry Rice, WR, San Francisco

1995 — Marshall Faulk, RB, Indianapolis

1994 — Andre Rison, WR, Atlanta

1993 — Steve Tasker, WR, Buffalo

1992 — Michael Irvin, WR, Dallas

1991 — Jim Kelly, QB, Buffalo

1990 — Jerry Gray, CB, Los Angeles Rams

1989 — Randall Cunningham, QB, Philadelphia

1988 — Bruce Smith, DE, Buffalo

1987 — Reggie White, DE, Philadelphia

1986 — Phil Simms, QB, New York Giants

1985 — Mark Gastineau, DE, New York Jets

1984 — Joe Theismann, QB, Washington

1983 — Dan Fouts, QB, San Diego, and John Jefferson, WR, Green Bay

1982 — Lee Roy Selmon, DE, Tampa Bay, and Kellen Winslow, TE, San Diego

1981 — Ed Murray, PK, Detroit

1980 — Chuck Muncie, RB, New Orleans

1979 — Ahmad Rashad, WR, Minnesota

1978 — Walter Payton, RB, Chicago

1977 — Mel Blount, DB, Pittsburgh

1976 — Billy "White Shoes" Johnson, WR, Houston

1975 — James Harris, QB, Los Angeles

1974 — Garo Yepremian, PK, Miami

1973 — O.J Simpson, RB, Buffalo

1972 — Back-Jan Stenerud, PK, Kansas City; Lineman-Willie Lanier, LB, Kansas City

1971 — Back-Mel Renfro, WR, Dallas; Lineman-Fred Carr, LB, Green Bay