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Neal Coolong

Super Bowl MVPs: Every Winner in History

The winner of the Super Bowl MVP LVII award will carry that distinction into the rest of his career, even his life. From contract negotiations to speaking appearances to even Hall of Fame debates, being voted on as the best player on the game’s biggest stage carries with it huge rewards. 

Led, of course, by Tom Brady’s five MVPs, five players have won it more than once. Terry Bradshaw and Bart Starr won it in consecutive years. But one winner in each of the last 56 NFL seasons carried the distinction into the following season. Here’s a list of all of them by year and Super Bowl. 

Super Bowl I (1967) – Bart Starr, Green Bay Packers

Super Bowl II (1968) – Bart Starr, Green Bay Packers

Super Bowl III (1969) – Joe Namath, New York Jets

Super Bowl IV (1970) – Len Dawson, Kansas City Chiefs

Super Bowl V (1971) – Chuck Howley, Dallas Cowboys

Super Bowl VI (1972) – Roger Staubach, Dallas Cowboys

Super Bowl VII (1973) – Jake Scott, Miami Dolphins 

Super Bowl VIII (1974) – Larry Cszonka, Miami Dolphins

Super Bowl IX (1975) – Franco Harris, Pittsburgh Steelers

Super Bowl X (1976) – Lynn Swann, Pittsburgh Steelers

Super Bowl XI (1977) – Fred Biletnikoff, Oakland Raiders

Super Bowl XII (1978) – Harvey Martin and Randy White, Dallas Cowboys

Super Bowl XIII (1979) – Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh Steelers

Super Bowl XIV (1980) – Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh Steelers

Super Bowl XV (1981) – Jim Plunkett, Oakland Raiders

Super Bowl XVI (1982) – Joe Montana, San Francisco 49ers

Super Bowl XVII (1983) – John Riggins, Washington Redskins

Super Bowl XVIII (1984) – Marcus Allen, Los Angeles Raiders

Super Bowl XIX (1985) – Joe Montana, San Francisco 49ers

Super Bowl XX (1986) – Richard Dent, Chicago Bears

Super Bowl XXI (1987) – Phil Simms, New York Giants 

Super Bowl XXII (1988) – Doug Williams, Washington Redskins

Super Bowl XXIII (1989) – Jerry Rice, San Francisco 49ers

Super Bowl XXIV (1990) – Joe Montana, San Francisco 49ers

Super Bowl XXV (1991) – Ottis Anderson, New York Giants

Super Bowl XXVI (1992) – Mark Rypien, Washington Redskins

Super Bowl XXVII (1993) – Troy Aikman, Dallas Cowboys

Super Bowl XXVIII (1994) – Emmitt Smith, Dallas Cowboys

Super Bowl XXIX (1995) – Steve Young, San Francisco 49ers

Super Bowl XXX (1996) – Larry Brown, Dallas Cowboys

Super Bowl XXXI (1997) – Desmond Howard, Green Bay Packers

Super Bowl XXXII (1998) – Terrell Davis, Denver Broncos

Super Bowl XXXIII (1999) – John Elway, Denver Broncos

Super Bowl XXXIV (2000) – Kurt Warner, St. Louis Rams

Super Bowl XXXV (2001) – Ray Lewis, Baltimore Ravens

Super Bowl XXXVI (2002) – Tom Brady, New England Patriots

Super Bowl XXXVII (2003) – Dexter Jackson, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Super Bowl XXXVIII (2004) – Tom Brady, New England Patriots

Super Bowl XXXIX (2005) – Deion Branch, New England Patriots

Super Bowl XL (2006) – Hines Ward, Pittsburgh Steelers

Super Bowl XLI (2007) – Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts

Super Bowl XLII (2008) – Eli Manning, New York Giants

Super Bowl XLIII (2009) – Santonio Holmes, Pittsburgh Steelers

Super Bowl XLIV (2010) – Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints

Super Bowl XLV (2011) – Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers

Super Bowl XLVI (2012) – Eli Manning, New York Giants

Super Bowl XLVII (2013) – Joe Flacco, Baltimore Ravens

Super Bowl XLVIII (2014) – Malcolm Smith, Seattle Seahawks 

Super Bowl XLIX (2015) – Tom Brady, New England Patriots

Super Bowl 50 (2016) – Von Miller, Denver Broncos

Super Bowl LI (2017) – Tom Brady, New England Patriots

Super Bowl LII (2018) – Nick Foles, Philadelphia Eagles

Super Bowl LIII (2019) – Julian Edelman, New England Patriots

Super Bowl LIV (2020) – Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs

Super Bowl LV (2021) – Tom Brady, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Super Bowl LVI (2022) – Cooper Kupp, Los Angeles Rams

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