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Full list of NFL MVP winners

A look back at past NFL MVP winners. 
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The 2015 AP NFL MVP will be named at the NFL Honors show on Saturday, the day before the Carolina Panthers take on the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl 50.

Panthers quarterback Cam Newton is the favorite to win the award. The ceremony will take place at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco.

Before the award is given out, here’s the list of the past NFL MVP winners. 

Past MVP winners:

• RB Jim Brown, Cleveland Browns - 1957, 1958, 1965

• QB Johnny Unitas, Baltimore Colts - 1959, 1964, 1967

• QB Norm Van Brocklin, Philadelphia Eagles - 1960

• RB Paul Hornung, Green Bay Packers - 1961

• RB Jim Taylor, Green Bay Packers - 1962

• QB Y.A. Tittle, New York Giants - 1963

• QB Bart Starr, Green Bay Packers - 1966

• QB Earl Morrall, Baltimore Colts - 1968

• QB Roman Gabriel, Los Angeles Rams - 1969

• QB John Brodie, San Francisco 49ers - 1970 

• DT Alan Page, Minnesota Vikings - 1971

• RB Larry Brown, Washington Redskins - 1972

• RB O.J. Simpson, Buffalo Bills - 1973

• QB Ken Stabler, Oakland Raiders - 1974

• QB Fran Tarkenton, Minnesota Vikings - 1975

• QB Bert Jones, Baltimore Colts - 1976

• RB Walter Payton, Chicago Bears - 1977

• QB Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh Steelers - 1978

• RB Earl Campbell, Houston Oilers - 1979

• QB Brian Sipe, Cleveland Browns - 1980

• QB Ken Anderson, Cincinnati Bengals - 1981

• K Mark Moseley, Washington Redskins - 1982

• QB Joe Theismann, Washington Redskins - 1983

• QB Dan Marino, Miami Dolphins - 1984

• RB Marcus Allen, Los Angeles Raiders - 1985

• LB Lawrence Taylor, New York Giants - 1986

• QB John Elway, Denver Broncos - 1987

• QB Boomer Esiason, Cincinnati Bengals - 1988

• QB Joe Montana, San Francisco 49ers - 1989, 1990

• RB Thurman Thomas, Buffalo Bills - 1991

• QB Steve Young, San Francisco 49ers - 1992, 1994

• RB Emmitt Smith, Dallas Cowboys - 1993

• QB Brett Favre, Green bay Packers - 1995, 1996, 1997

• RB Barry Sanders, Detroit Lions - 1997

• RB Terrell Davis, Denver Broncos - 1998

• QB Kurt Warner, St. Louis Rams - 1999, 2001

• RB Marshall Faulk, St. Louis Rams - 2000

• QB Rich Gannon, Oakland Raiders - 2002

• QB Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts/Denver Broncos - 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2013

• QB Steve McNair, Tennessee Titans - 2003

• RB Shaun Alexander, Seattle Seahawks - 2005

• RB LaDainian Tomlinson, San Diego Chargers - 2006

• QB Tom Brady, New England Patriots - 2007, 2010

• QB Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers - 2011, 2014

• RB Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings - 2012