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Bert Bell Award
American football award
American football award
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Bert Bell Award |
| image | The Bert Bell Award.png |
| caption | Professional Football Player of the Year |
| description | NFL player of the year |
| presenter | Maxwell Football Club |
| country | United States |
| year | 1959 |
| mostwins | Peyton Manning, Randall Cunningham, & Johnny Unitas (3) |
| holder | Saquon Barkley |
| website |
The Bert Bell Award is presented by the Maxwell Football Club to the player of the year in the National Football League (NFL). The award is named in honor of Bert Bell (1895–1959), commissioner of the NFL and founder of the Maxwell Club. Voters for the Pro Awards are NFL owners, football personnel, head and assistant coaches as well as members of the Maxwell Football Club, national media, and local media. The award consists of a trophy in the form of a statue in the likeness of Bell. The award is presented at the club's annual football banquet.
Winners
| Season | Player | Position | Team | Ref | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterback | Baltimore Colts | |||||||||
| Quarterback | Philadelphia Eagles | |||||||||
| Running back | Green Bay Packers | title=Hornung, Ferguson Honored as 'Best' | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19620206&id=HG5QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uBAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7130,2491937&hl=en | access-date=July 11, 2016 | work=The Milwaukee Sentinel | agency=Associated Press | date=February 6, 1962}} | |||
| Defensive end | New York Giants | |||||||||
| Running back | Cleveland Browns | |||||||||
| (2) | Quarterback | Baltimore Colts | title=Unitas, Ressler To Receive Awards | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1873&dat=19641204&id=A5MeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mMwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3442,713555&hl=en | access-date=July 11, 2016 | work=Daytona Beach Morning Journal | agency=Associated Press | date=December 4, 1964 | page=17}} | |
| Tight end | Philadelphia Eagles | title=Bell award goes to Rice | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1346&dat=19880115&id=u5QsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8vsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3195,6600956&hl=en | access-date=July 11, 2016 | work=Lakeland Ledger | date=January 15, 1988 | page=5D}} | |||
| Quarterback | Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||
| (3) | Quarterback | Baltimore Colts | ||||||||
| Running back | Cleveland Browns | |||||||||
| Quarterback | Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||
| Quarterback | Oakland Raiders | title=New Award For Blanda | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19701218&id=idlaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0WwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2477,3129409&hl=en | access-date=July 11, 2016 | work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | agency=Associated Press | date=December 18, 1970 | page=21}} | ||
| Quarterback | Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||
| Running back | Washington Redskins | |||||||||
| Running back | Buffalo Bills | title=O.J. Is Two-Timer: Cappolletti, Simpson Maxwell Winners | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2519&dat=19731221&id=dOJdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AV8NAAAAIBAJ&pg=5652,3910660&hl=en | access-date=July 12, 2016 | work=Observer-Reporter | agency=Associated Press | date=December 21, 1973 | page=B4}} | ||
| Defensive tackle | Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||
| Quarterback | Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||
| Quarterback | Oakland Raiders | |||||||||
| Quarterback | Miami Dolphins | |||||||||
| Quarterback | Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||
| Running back | Houston Oilers | |||||||||
| Quarterback | Philadelphia Eagles | |||||||||
| Quarterback | Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||
| Quarterback | Washington Redskins | |||||||||
| Running back | Washington Redskins | |||||||||
| Quarterback | Miami Dolphins | |||||||||
| Running back | Chicago Bears | |||||||||
| Linebacker | New York Giants | |||||||||
| Wide receiver | San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||
| Quarterback | Philadelphia Eagles | |||||||||
| Quarterback | San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||
| (2) | Quarterback | Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||||
| Running back | Detroit Lions | |||||||||
| Quarterback | San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||
| Running back | Dallas Cowboys | title=Bert Bell Award (Player of the Year) Winners | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/bert-bell-award.htm | website=Pro-Football-Reference.com | publisher=Sports Reference LLC | access-date=July 11, 2016}} | ||||
| (2) | Quarterback | San Francisco 49ers | ||||||||
| Quarterback | Green Bay Packers | |||||||||
| (2) | Quarterback | Green Bay Packers | ||||||||
| (2) | Running back | Detroit Lions | ||||||||
| (3) | Quarterback | Minnesota Vikings | ||||||||
| Quarterback | St. Louis Rams | |||||||||
| Quarterback | Oakland Raiders | |||||||||
| Running back | St. Louis Rams | |||||||||
| (2) | Quarterback | Oakland Raiders | ||||||||
| Quarterback | Indianapolis Colts | |||||||||
| (2) | Quarterback | Indianapolis Colts | ||||||||
| Running back | Seattle Seahawks | |||||||||
| Running back | San Diego Chargers | |||||||||
| Quarterback | New England Patriots | |||||||||
| Running back | Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||
| Quarterback | New Orleans Saints | |||||||||
| Quarterback | Philadelphia Eagles | |||||||||
| Quarterback | Green Bay Packers | |||||||||
| (2) | Running back | Minnesota Vikings | ||||||||
| (3) | Quarterback | Denver Broncos | ||||||||
| Defensive end | Houston Texans | |||||||||
| Quarterback | Carolina Panthers | |||||||||
| Quarterback | Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||
| Quarterback | Philadelphia Eagles | url = https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/bert-bell-award.htm | title = Bert Bell Award (Player of the Year) Winners Pro-Football-Reference.com | website = Pro-Football-Reference.com}} | ||||||
| Quarterback | Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||
| Quarterback | Baltimore Ravens | |||||||||
| No award given. | ||||||||||
| Running back | Indianapolis Colts | |||||||||
| Quarterback | Philadelphia Eagles | |||||||||
| (2) | Quarterback | Baltimore Ravens | ||||||||
| Running back | Philadelphia Eagles |
References
;General
;Footnotes
References
- (January 17, 1990). "Joe Montana Wins Bert Bell Award Handily". Los Angeles Times.
- (December 18, 1959). "Unitas Wins Bell Award". The Pittsburgh Press.
- (December 21, 1960). "Van Brocklin To Receive Bert Bell Award". Park City Daily News.
- (February 6, 1962}}{{Dead link). "Hornung, Ferguson Honored as 'Best'". The Milwaukee Sentinel.
- (February 5, 1963). "Robustelli Says Award Recognition For Linemen". St. Petersburg Times.
- (January 8, 1964). "Jim Brown to Get Bell Award". The New York Times.
- (December 4, 1964). "Unitas, Ressler To Receive Awards". Daytona Beach Morning Journal.
- (January 15, 1988). "Bell award goes to Rice". Lakeland Ledger.
- (January 24, 1967). "Maxwell Club Cites Lynch, Meredith". Eugene Register-Guard.
- (December 20, 1967). "Beban, Unitas Win Awards". The Morning Record.
- (December 18, 1968). "Simpson, Kelly Win Maxwell Awards". The Pittsburgh Press.
- (January 20, 1970). "Reid, Gabriel Are Top Rated". Lodi News-Sentinel.
- (December 18, 1970). "New Award For Blanda". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- (December 23, 1971). "Staubach Wins Bert Bell Award". Ludington Daily News.
- (December 15, 1972). "Redskins' Larry Brown Is Presented Bert Bell Award As Top Gridder Of Year". Gettysburg Times.
- (December 21, 1973). "O.J. Is Two-Timer: Cappolletti, Simpson Maxwell Winners". Observer-Reporter.
- (December 13, 1974). "Joachim, Olsen Get Top Awards". Schenectady Gazette.
- (December 19, 1975). "Two Small Players Who Became Big Stars Receive Annual Maxwell Club Award". Gettysburg Times.
- (January 20, 1977). "Dorsett, Stabler Receive Maxwell, Bert Bell Awards". Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
- (December 16, 1977). "Griese Named Pro Football's Player Of Year". Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
- (December 21, 1978). "Fusina, Bradshaw Maxwell Picks". Reading Eagles.
- (December 20, 1979). "Campbell, White capture awards". Gadsden Times.
- (January 8, 1981). "Jaworski Wins Bert Bell Award". The Victoria Advocate.
- (January 20, 1982). "Ken Anderson Named Winner Of Maxwell's Bert Bell Award". Reading Eagle.
- (January 22, 1983). "Theismann better doing less". The Spokesman-Review.
- (February 23, 1984). "Riggins: I'm not as good as I was". The Day.
- (January 11, 1985). "Marino winner of Bert Bell Award". The Evening News.
- (January 17, 1986). "Payton wins Maxwell Club Bell award". Lodi News-Sentinel.
- (January 16, 1987). "Taylor named Bell Award winner". Herald-Journal.
- (January 10, 1989). "Eagles' QB Cunningham Gets Bell Award". Los Angeles Times.
- (January 23, 1991). "Cunningham wins Maxwell's Award". The Prescott Courier.
- (January 10, 1992). "Sanders, Fontes cop NFL honors". Standard-Speaker.
- (January 15, 1993). "Sports People: Football; Young Wins Award As N.F.L.'s Top Player". The New York Times.
- "Bert Bell Award (Player of the Year) Winners". Sports Reference LLC.
- (January 24, 2016). "NFL Playoffs: Cam Newton won't put the cart before the horse".
- (January 20, 2017). "Matt Ryan wins Bert Bell Professional Player of the Year Award". CBS Sports.
- "Bert Bell Award (Player of the Year) Winners {{!}} Pro-Football-Reference.com".
- (4 February 2022). "Colts' Running Back Jonathan Taylor Named Winner for 2021 Bert Bell Award".
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