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Annual NFL Awards

NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year

By James Alder, About.com


Presented annually by The Associated Press!

1967 - Mel Farr, RB Detroit
1968 - Earl McCullouch, OE Detroit
1969 - Calvin Hill, RB Dallas
1970 - Dennis Shaw, QB Buffalo
1971 - John Brockington, RB Green Bay
1972 - Franco Harris, Pittsburgh RB
1973 - Chuck Foreman, RB Minnesota
1974 - Don Woods, RB San Diego
1975 - Mike Thomas, RB Washington
1976 - Sammy White, WR Minnesota
1977 - Tony Dorsett, RB Dallas
1978 - Earl Campbell, RB Houston
1979 - Ottis Anderson, RB St. Louis
1980 - Billy Sims, RB Detroit
1981 - George Rogers, RB New Orleans
1982 - Marcus Allen, RB Raiders
1983 - Eric Dickerson, RB LA Rams
1984 - Louis Lipps, WR Pittsburgh
1985 - Eddie Brown, WR Cincinnati
1986 - Reuben Mayes, RB New Orleans
1987 - Troy Stradford, RB Miami
1988 - John Stephens, RB New England
1989 - Barry Sanders, RB Detroit
1990 - Emmitt Smith, RB Dallas
1991 - Leonard Russell, RB New England
1992 - Carl Pickens, WR Cincinnati
1993 - Jerome Bettis, RB L.A. Rams
1994 - Marshall Faulk, RB Indianapolis
1995 - Curtis Martin, RB New England
1996 - Eddie George, RB Houston
1997 - Warrick Dunn, RB Tampa Bay
1998 - Randy Moss, WR Minnesota
1999 - Edgerrin James, RB Indianapolis
2000 - Mike Anderson, RB Denver
2001 - Anthony Thomas, RB Chicago
2002 - Clinton Portis, RB Denver
2003 - Anquan Boldin, WR Arizona
2004 - Ben Roethlisberger, QB Pittsburgh
2005 - Carnell Williams, RB Tampa Bay
2006 - Vince Young, QB Tennessee
2007 - Adrian Peterson, RB Minnesota

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