The American Football League Most Valuable Player award was an award given out by the American Football League. It was determined by voters of the Associated Press, the United Press International, and The Sporting News.
During the awards ten-year existence (1960–1969), the American Football League's best player for each year was called the "Most Valuable Player" by some sports-news sources and the "Player of the Year" by others, most notably with Sporting News. Three of the ten seasons saw a split MVP. The only three-way split occurred in 1963 with Lance Alworth getting the UPI vote, Tobin Rote getting the AP vote and Clem Daniels getting the Sporting News vote.https://newspaperarchive.com/st-louis-sporting-news-jan-11-1964-p-25/ Daryle Lamonica was the only player to receive multiple AFL MVP awards in its ten-year history, being selected in 1967 and 1969.https://newspaperarchive.com/high-point-enterprise-dec-24-1967-p-33/https://newspaperarchive.com/terre-haute-tribune-dec-26-1969-p-17/ The awards by the major services are shown below.
Winners + List of American Football League Most Valuable Player winners Season Player Position Team Selector(s) 1960 Abner Haynes HB Dallas Texans UPI 1961 George Blanda QB Houston Oilers UPI, AP, TSN 1962 Cookie Gilchrist HB Buffalo Bills UPI, AP Len Dawson QB Dallas Texans TSN 1963 Lance Alworth WR San Diego Chargers UPI Tobin Rote QB AP Clem Daniels HB Oakland Raiders TSN 1964 Gino Cappelletti WR, K Boston Patriots UPI, AP, TSN 1965 Paul Lowe HB San Diego Chargers TSN Jack Kemp QB Buffalo Bills AP, UPI 1966 Jim Nance HB Boston Patriots UPI, AP, TSN 1967 Daryle Lamonica QB Oakland Raiders 1968 Joe Namath New York Jets 1969 Daryle Lamonica (2) Oakland Raiders UPI, AP, TSN
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See also UPI AFL-AFC Player of the Year
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