2003     Peyton Manning / Steve McNair
2002     Rich Gannon
2001     Kurt Warner 
2000     Marshall Faulk
1999     Kurt Warner 
1998     Terrell Davis
1997     Barry Sanders / Brett Favre
1996     Brett Favre
1995     Brett Favre
1994     Steve Young
1993     Emmitt Smith
1992     Steve Young
1991     Thurman Thomas
1990     Joe Montana
1989     Joe Montana
1988     Boomer Esiason
1987     John Elway
1986     Lawrence Taylor
1985     Marcus Allen
1984     Dan Marino
1983     Joe Theismann
1982     Mark Moseley
1981     Ken Anderson
1980     Brian Sipe
1979     Earl Campbell
1978     Terry Bradshaw
1977     Walter Payton
1976     Bert Jones
1975     Fran Tarkenton
1974     Ken Stabler
1973     OJ Simpson
1972     Larry Brown
1971     Alan Page
1970     John Brodie
1969     Roman Gabriel (AFL * Daryle Lamonica) 
1968     Earl Morrall (AFL * Joe Namath) 
1967     Johnny Unitas (AFL * Daryle Lamonica)
1966     Bart Starr (AFL * Jim Nance)
1965     Jim Brown (AFL * Jack Kemp)
1964     Johnny Unitas (AFL * Gino Cappelletti)
1963     Y.A. Tittle (AFL * Lance Alworth)
1962     Jim Taylor (AFL * Cookie Gilchrist)
1961     Paul Hornung (AFL * George Blanda)
1960     Norm Van Brocklin / Joe Schmidt (AFL * Abner Haynes)
1959     Charley Conerly
1958     Gino Marchetti
1957     Jim Brown
1956     Frank Gifford
1955     Otto Graham
1954     Joe Perry 
1953     Otto Graham
1952  
1951     Otto Graham
1950  
1949 
1948  
1947  
1946     Bill Dudley
1945     Bob Waterfield
1944     Frank Sinkwich
1943     Sid Luckman
1942     Don Hutson
1941     Don Hutson
1940     Ace Parker
1939     Parker Hill
1938     Mel Hein