The first Super Bowl MVP Trophy was presented in January 1967 following the 1966 NFL Season
Being the brightest star in the biggest sporting event in the nation can create quite a legacy for the players that are honored with this award.  As with many
football MVP awards, offensive stars dominate with quarterbacks earning the majority of the trophies.  Discover not only the year by year award winners, but also
learn what NFL teams and college programs have produced the most Super Bowl MVPs throughout the championship game's history.
Congratulations to Super Bowl XLV MVP Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers
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NFL
Season
 Super
Bowl
 MVP Award Winner
Position
 NFL Team
 College
1966
 I
 Bart Starr - QB
 Green Bay Packers
 Alabama
1967
 II
 Bart Starr - QB
 Green Bay Packers
 Alabama
1968
 III
 Joe Namath - QB
 New York Jets
 Alabama
1969
 IV
 Len Dawson - QB
 Kansas City Chiefs
 Purdue
1970
 V
 Chuck Howley - LB
 Dallas Cowboys
 West Virginia
1971
 VI
 Roger Staubach - QB
 Dallas Cowboys
 Navy
1972
 VII
 Jake Scott - S
 Miami Dolphins
 Georgia
1973
 VIII
 Larry Csonka - RB
 Miami Dolphins
 Syracuse
1974
 IX
 Franco Harris - RB
 Pittsburgh Steelers
 Penn State
1975
 X
 Lynn Swann - WR
 Pittsburgh Steelers
 USC
1976
 XI
 Fred Biletnikoff - WR
 Oakland Raiders
 Florida State
1977
 XII
 Harvey Martin - DE
Randy White - DT
 Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys
 East Texas St.
Maryland
1978
 XIII
 Terry Bradshaw - QB
 Pittsburgh Steelers
 Louisiana Tech
1979
 XIV
 Terry Bradshaw - QB
 Pittsburgh Steelers
 Louisiana Tech
1980
 XV
 Jim Plunkett - QB
 Oakland Raiders
 Stanford
1981
 XVI
 Joe Montana - QB
 San Francisco 49ers
 Notre Dame
1982
 XVII
 John Riggins -RB
 Washington Redskins
 Kansas
1983
 XVIII
 Marcus Allen -RB
 Los Angeles Raiders
 USC
1984
 XIX
 Joe Montana - QB
 San Francisco 49ers
 Notre Dame
1985
 XX
 Richard Dent - DE
 Chicago Bears
 Tennessee St.
1986
 XXI
 Phil Simms - QB
 New York Giants
 Morehead St.
1987
 XXII
 Doug Williams - QB
 Washington Redskins
 Grambling
1988
 XXIII
 Jerry Rice - WR
 San Francisco 49ers
 Mississippi Valley
State
1989
 XXIV
 Joe Montana - QB
 San Francisco 49ers
 Notre Dame
1990
 XXV
 Otis Anderson - RB
 New York Giants
 Miami
1991
 XXVI
 Mark Rypien - QB
 Washington Redskins
 Washington State
1992
 XXVII
 Troy Aikman - QB
 Dallas Cowboys
 UCLA
1993
 XXVIII
 Emmit Smith - RB
 Dallas Cowboys
 Florida
1994
 XXIX
 Steve Young - QB
 San Francisco 49ers
 BYU
1995
 XXX
 Larry Brown - CB
 Dallas Cowboys
 TCU
1996
 XXXI
 Desmond Howard - K/P Returner
 Green Bay Packers
 Michigan
1997
 XXXII
 Terrell Davis - RB
 Denver Broncos
 Georgia
1998
 XXXIII
 John Elway - QB
 Denver Broncos
 Stanford
1999
 XXXIV
 Kurt Warner - QB
 St. Louis Rams
 Northern Iowa
2000
 XXXV
 Ray Lewis - LB
 Baltimore Ravens
 Miami
2001
 XXXVI
 Tom Brady - QB
 New England Patriots
 Michigan
2002
 XXXVII
 Dexter Jackson - S
 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
 Florida State
2003
 XXXVIII
 Tom Brady - QB
 New England Patriots
 Michigan
2004
 XXXIX
 Deion Branch - WR
 New England Patriots
 Louisville
2005
 XL
 Hines Ward - WR
 Pittsburgh Steelers
 Georgia
2006
 XLI
 Peyton Manning - QB
 Indianapolis Colts
 Tennessee
2007
 XLII
 Eli Manning - QB
 New York Giants
 Ole Miss
2008
 XLIII
 Santonio Holmes - WR
 Pittsburgh Steelers
 Ohio State
2009
 XLIV
 Drew Brees - QB
 New Orleans Saints
 Purdue
2010
 XLV
 Aaron Rodgers - QB
 Green Bay Packers
 California
2011
 XLVI
 Eli-Manning - QB
 New York Giants
 Ole Miss
Franchises That Have
Produced the Most Super
Bowl MVP Awards
through Super Bowl 46
Dallas Cowboys
 7
Pittsburgh Steelers
 6
San Francisco 49ers
 5
Green Bay Packers
 4
New York Giants
 4
New England Patriots
 3
Oakland - LA Raiders
 3
Washington Redskins
 3
Denver Broncos
 2
Miami Dolphins
 2
Eight teams tied with one
 1
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Super Bowl MVP Trivia and Facts
  • The first two awards were won by the same player, Bart Starr.
  • The University of Alabama produced the first three MVP award winners with Starr capturing the first two and Joe Namath
    earning the third.
  • The first defensive player to win the award was the Dallas Cowboys linebacker Chuck Howley who won the trophy in
    Super Bowl V.
  • Chuck Howley was also the first player to win the award on a Super Bowl losing team.  The Cowboys fell to the
    Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl V.
  • The first running back to win the award was Larry Csonka of the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl VIII
  • Lynn Swann was the first wide receiver to gain Super Bowl MVP honors.  Swann helped the Steelers to a win over the
    Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl X.
  • The awarding of Super Bowl Co-MVPs following Super Bowl II marked the first and only time the trophy has been given
    to two players.  Dallas' defensive stars Harvey Martin and Randy White shared the award.
  • In Super Bowl XXXI, the Green Bay Packers Desmond Howard became the first non-positional player to win the award.  
    Howard secured the trophy as a punt/kick returner.
  • Eli Manning's Super Bowl XLII Most Valuable Player Award combined with Peyton Manning's SB XLI MVP trophy marked
    the first time that brothers had won the award.  
  • Desmond Howard is the only Heisman Trophy winner to earned a Super Bowl MVP award.
  • Only Terry Bradshaw and Joe Montana have won consecutive Super Bowl MVP Awards.
Colleges That Have
Produced the Most Super
Bowl MVP Players
through Super Bowl 46
Michigan
 3
Alabama
 3
Georgia
 3
Notre Dame
 3
Purdue
 2
Florida State
 2
Miami
 2
Stanford
 2
USC
 2
Louisiana Tech
 2
Ole Miss
 2
Former Alabama and
Green Bay star, Bart Starr
won the first two Super
Bowl MVP Awards
Joe Montana is the only
player to have won three
S.B. MVP Awards
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with his incredible performance!
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