The first Super Bowl MVP Trophy was presented in January 1967 following the Green Bay Packers victory over the Kansas City Chiefs.

Being the brightest star in the biggest sporting event in the nation can create quite a legacy for the players that are honored with this award.  As with many  football MVP awards, offensive stars dominate with quarterbacks earning the majority of the trophies.  Discover not only the year by year award winners, but also  learn what NFL teams and college programs have produced the most Super Bowl MVPs throughout the championship game's history.    

NFL Season	Super Bowl	MVP Award Winner Position	NFL Team	College
1966	I	Bart Starr - QB	Green Bay Packers	Alabama
1967	II	Bart Starr - QB	Green Bay Packers	Alabama
1968	III	Joe Namath - QB	New York Jets	Alabama
1969	IV	Len Dawson - QB	Kansas City Chiefs	Purdue
1970	V	Chuck Howley - LB	Dallas Cowboys	West Virginia
1971	VI	Roger Staubach - QB	Dallas Cowboys	Navy
1972	VII	Jake Scott - S	Miami Dolphins	Georgia
1973	VIII	Larry Csonka - RB	Miami Dolphins	Syracuse
1974	IX	Franco Harris - RB	Pittsburgh Steelers	Penn State
1975	X	Lynn Swann - WR	Pittsburgh Steelers	USC
1976	XI	Fred Biletnikoff - WR	Oakland Raiders	Florida State
1977	XII	Harvey Martin - DE Randy White - DT	Dallas Cowboys Dallas Cowboys	East Texas St. Maryland
1978	XIII	Terry Bradshaw - QB	Pittsburgh Steelers	Louisiana Tech
1979	XIV	Terry Bradshaw - QB	Pittsburgh Steelers	Louisiana Tech
1980	XV	Jim Plunkett - QB	Oakland Raiders	Stanford
1981	XVI	Joe Montana - QB	San Francisco 49ers	Notre Dame
1982	XVII	John Riggins -RB	Washington Redskins	Kansas
1983	XVIII	Marcus Allen -RB	Los Angeles Raiders	USC
1984	XIX	Joe Montana - QB	San Francisco 49ers	Notre Dame
1985	XX	Richard Dent - DE	Chicago Bears	Tennessee St.
1986	XXI	Phil Simms - QB	New York Giants	Morehead St.
1987	XXII	Doug Williams - QB	Washington Redskins	Grambling
1988	XXIII	Jerry Rice - WR	San Francisco 49ers	Mississippi Valley State
1989	XXIV	Joe Montana - QB	San Francisco 49ers	Notre Dame
1990	XXV	Otis Anderson - RB	New York Giants	Miami
1991	XXVI	Mark Rypien - QB	Washington Redskins	Washington State
1992	XXVII	Troy Aikman - QB	Dallas Cowboys	UCLA
1993	XXVIII	Emmit Smith - RB	Dallas Cowboys	Florida
1994	XXIX	Steve Young - QB	San Francisco 49ers	BYU
1995	XXX	Larry Brown - CB	Dallas Cowboys	TCU
1996	XXXI	Desmond Howard - K/P Returner	Green Bay Packers	Michigan
1997	XXXII	Terrell Davis - RB	Denver Broncos	Georgia
1998	XXXIII	John Elway - QB	Denver Broncos	Stanford
1999	XXXIV	Kurt Warner - QB	St. Louis Rams	Northern Iowa
2000	XXXV	Ray Lewis - LB	Baltimore Ravens	Miami
2001	XXXVI	Tom Brady - QB	New England Patriots	Michigan
2002	XXXVII	Dexter Jackson - S	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Florida State
2003	XXXVIII	Tom Brady - QB	New England Patriots	Michigan
2004	XXXIX	Deion Branch - WR	New England Patriots	Louisville
2005	XL	Hines Ward - WR	Pittsburgh Steelers	Georgia
2006	XLI	Peyton Manning - QB	Indianapolis Colts	Tennessee
2007	XLII	Eli Manning - QB	New York Giants	Ole Miss
2008	XLIII	Santonio Holmes - WR	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ohio State
2009	XLIV	Drew Brees - QB	New Orleans Saints	Purdue
2010	XLV	Aaron Rodgers - QB	Green Bay Packers	California
2011	XLVI	Eli-Manning - QB	New York Giants	Ole Miss
2012	XLVII	Joe Flacco - QB	Baltimore Ravens	Deleware
2013	XLVIII	Malcolm Smith - LB	Seattle Seahawks	USC
2014	XLIX	Tom Brady - QB	New England Patriots	Michigan
2015	XLX	Von Miller - LB	Denver Broncos	Texas A&M
2016	LI	Tom Brady - QB	New England Patriots	Michigan
2017	LII	Nick Foles QB	Philadelphia Eagles	Arizona
2018	LIII	Julian Edelman QB	New England Patriots	Kent State

Super Bowl MVP Trivia and Facts

The first two awards were won by the same player, Bart Starr. The University of Alabama produced the first three MVP award winners with Starr capturing the first two and Joe Namath earning the third. The first defensive player to win the award was the Dallas Cowboys linebacker Chuck Howley who won the trophy in Super Bowl V. Chuck Howley was also the first player to win the award on a Super Bowl losing team.  The Cowboys fell to the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl V. The first running back to win the award was Larry Csonka of the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl VIII Lynn Swann was the first wide receiver to gain Super Bowl MVP honors.  Swann helped the Steelers to a win over the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl X. The awarding of Super Bowl Co-MVPs following Super Bowl II marked the first and only time the trophy has been given to two players.  Dallas' defensive stars Harvey Martin and Randy White shared the award. In Super Bowl XXXI, the Green Bay Packers Desmond Howard became the first non-positional player to win the award.  Howard secured the trophy as a punt/kick returner. Eli Manning's Super Bowl XLII Most Valuable Player Award combined with Peyton Manning's SB XLI MVP trophy marked the first time that brothers had won the award.   Desmond Howard is the only Heisman Trophy winner to earned a Super Bowl MVP award. Only Terry Bradshaw and Joe Montana have won consecutive Super Bowl MVP Awards.