The Associated Press has been honoring the Offensive Player of the Year since 1972!
1972 - Larry Brown, RB Washington
1973 - O.J. Simpson, RB Buffalo
1974 - Ken Stabler, QB Oakland
1975 - Fran Tarkenton, QB Minnesota
1976 - Bert Jones, QB Baltimore
1977 - Walter Payton, RB Chicago
1978 - Earl Campbell, RB Houston
1979 - Earl Campbell, RB Houston
1980 - Earl Campbell, RB Houston
1981 - Ken Anderson, QB Cincinnati
1982 - Dan Fouts, QB San Diego
1983 - Joe Theismann, QB Washington
1984 - Dan Marino, QB Miami
1985 - Marcus Allen, RB LA Raiders
1986 - Eric Dickerson, RB LA Rams
1987 - Jerry Rice, WR San Francisco
1988 - Roger Craig, RB San Francisco
1989 - Joe Montana, QB San Francisco
1990 - Warren Moon, QB Houston
1991 - Thurman Thomas, RB Buffalo
1992 - Steve Young, QB San Francisco
1993 - Jerry Rice, WR San Francisco
1994 - Barry Sanders, RB Detroit
1995 - Brett Favre, QB Green Bay
1996 - Terrell Davis, RB Denver
1997 - Barry Sanders, RB Detroit
1998 - Terrell Davis, RB Denver
1999 - Marshall Faulk, RB St. Louis
2000 - Marshall Faulk, RB St. Louis
2001 - Marshall Faulk, RB St. Louis
2002 - Priest Holmes, RB Kansas City
2003 - Jamal Lewis, RB Baltimore
2004 - Peyton Manning, QB Indianapolis
2005 - Shaun Alexander, RB Seattle
2006 - LaDainian Tomlinson, RB San Diego
2007 - Tom Brady, QB New England
2008 - Drew Brees, QB New Orleans
