first ever 6th man of the year

Johnny Unitas won the Man of the Year award in 1970.

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NAMEWPMOYSEASONTMGPYDSYDS/GTDRUSH YDSRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSREC YDS/GREC TDKR YDSKR YDS/GKR TDPR YDSPR YDS/GPR TD
1Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
1
1970
14
16
1.1
0
16
1.1
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
2John Hadl
J. Hadl
1
1971
14
74
5.3
1
75
5.4
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
3Willie Lanier
W. Lanier
1
1972
13
2
0.2
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
4Len Dawson
L. Dawson
1
1973
8
39
4.9
0
40
5.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
5George Blanda
G. Blanda
1
1974
14
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
6Ken Anderson
K. Anderson
1
1975
13
180
13.8
2
188
14.5
2
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
7Franco Harris
F. Harris
1
1976
14
1,279
91.4
14
1,128
80.6
14
151
10.8
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
8Walter Payton
W. Payton
1
1977
14
2,216
158.3
16
1,852
132.3
14
269
19.2
2
95
6.8
0
0
0.0
0
9Roger Staubach
R. Staubach
1
1978
15
180
12.0
1
182
12.1
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
10Joe Greene
J. Greene
1
1979
15
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
11Harold Carmichael
H. Carmichael
1
1980
16
815
50.9
9
0
0.0
0
815
50.9
9
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
12Lynn Swann
L. Swann
1
1981
13
505
38.8
5
0
0.0
0
505
38.8
5
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
13Joe Theismann
J. Theismann
1
1982
9
129
14.3
0
150
16.7
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
14Rolf Benirschke
R. Benirschke
1
1983
16
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
15Marty Lyons
M. Lyons
1
1984
13
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
16Dwight Stephenson
D. Stephenson
1
1985
16
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
17Reggie Williams
R. Williams
1
1986
16
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
18Dave Duerson
D. Duerson
1
1987
12
20
1.7
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
10
0.8
0
19Steve Largent
S. Largent
1
1988
15
642
42.8
2
-3
-0.2
0
645
43.0
2
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
20Warren Moon
W. Moon
1
1989
16
255
15.9
4
268
16.8
4
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
21Mike Singletary
M. Singletary
1
1990
16
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
22John Elway
J. Elway
1
1992
12
94
7.8
2
94
7.8
2
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
23Derrick Thomas
D. Thomas
1
1993
16
86
5.4
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
24Junior Seau
J. Seau
1
1994
16
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
25Boomer Esiason
B. Esiason
1
1995
12
-13
-1.1
0
14
1.2
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0

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