From 1960 to 1969, the United Press International (UPI) gave the annual AFL Player of the Year award in the American Football League, whose teams in 1970 became the American Football Conference (AFC) of the new National Football League (NFL).
From 1970 — following the AFL–NFL merger — until 1996, UPI then gave two annual player of the year awards. One was given in the National Football Conference (NFC) of the new NFL. The other award was given in the American Football Conference (AFC) of the new NFL. An AFC Player of the Year was named from 1970 through 1984, won each year be an offensive player. An AFC Defensive Player of the Year was named from 1975 to 1996, and an AFC Offensive Player of the Year, which replaced the overall player of the year award in 1985, was issued until 1996.[1]
Winners
Multiple-time winners
See also
References
- ^ a b Carroll, Bob (1999). Total Football II: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League. HarperCollins Publishers. pp. 387–389. ISBN 9780062701749. Retrieved June 6, 2022 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Carroll 1999, p. 389.
- ^ "Earl Campbell Collects AFC Player Of Year Crown". The Galveston Daily News. United Press International. December 29, 1978. p. 11. Retrieved March 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jack Lambert best defensively in AFC". The Berkshire Eagle. UPI. January 9, 1980. p. 25. Retrieved June 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Raffo, Dave (January 6, 1984). "Taylor, Martin Top Defensive Players". The Brattleboro Reformer. UPI. p. 11. Retrieved June 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Sherman, Joel (December 28, 1984). "Gastineau earns another honor for play". Telegraph-Forum. UPI. p. 11. Retrieved June 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
