Super Bowl most valuable player award - wikipedia Super Bowl most valuable player award This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 25 May 2018. Nick Foles, the MVP of Super Bowl LII The Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award, or Super Bowl MVP, is presented annually to the most valuable player of the Super Bowl, the National Football League 's ( NFL ) championship game. The winner is chosen by a fan vote during the game and by a panel of 16 football writers and broadcasters who vote after the game. The media panel 's ballots count for 80 percent of the vote tally, while the viewers ' ballots make up the other 20 percent. The game 's viewing audience can vote on the Internet or by using cellular phones ; Super Bowl XXXV, held in 2001, was the first Super Bowl with fan voting. The Super Bowl MVP has been awarded annually since the game 's inception in 1967. Through 1989, the award was presented by SPORT magazine. Bart Starr was the MVP of the first two Super Bowls. Since 1990, the award has been presented by the NFL. At Super Bowl XXV, the league first awarded the Pete Rozelle Trophy, named after former NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle, to the Super Bowl MVP. Ottis Anderson was the first to win the trophy. Most award winners have received cars from various sponsors. The most recent Super Bowl MVP, from Super Bowl LII held on February 4, 2018, is Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles, who passed for 373 yards and three touchdowns and scored a fourth touchdown as a receiver, becoming the first player to both throw and catch a touchdown pass in a Super Bowl. Tom Brady is the only player to have won four Super Bowl MVP awards ; Joe Montana has won three and three others -- Starr, Terry Bradshaw, and Eli Manning -- have won the award twice. Starr and Bradshaw are the only ones to have won it in back - to - back years. The MVP has come from the winning team every year except 1971, when Dallas Cowboys linebacker Chuck Howley won the award despite the Cowboys ' loss in Super Bowl V to the Baltimore Colts. Harvey Martin and Randy White were named co-MVPs of Super Bowl XII, the only time co-MVPs have been chosen. Including the Super Bowl XII co-MVPs, seven Cowboys players have won Super Bowl MVP awards, the most of any NFL team. Quarterbacks have earned the honor 29 times in 52 games. Contents 1 Table key 2 Winners 2.1 By team 2.2 By position 2.3 Multiple winners 3 Notes 4 References Table key Table key # Denotes player who is still active in NFL * Elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame + Player was on losing team of the Super Bowl Player ( # ) Denotes the number of times the player has won the award. Year Each year is linked to an article about that particular NFL season Winners Tom Brady, the MVP of Super Bowls XXXVI, XXXVIII, XLIX, and LI Terry Bradshaw, the MVP of Super Bowls XIII and XIV. Joe Montana won three Super Bowl MVP awards. Jerry Rice, the MVP of Super Bowl XXIII Super Bowl Most Valuable Players Year Super Bowl Winner Team Position Ref. 1967 Bart Starr Green Bay Packers Quarterback 1968 II Bart Starr ( 2 ) Green Bay Packers Quarterback 1969 III Joe Namath New York Jets Quarterback 1970 IV Len Dawson Kansas City Chiefs Quarterback 1971 V Chuck Howley Dallas Cowboys Linebacker 1972 VI Roger Staubach Dallas Cowboys Quarterback 1973 VII Jake Scott Miami Dolphins Safety VIII Larry Csonka Miami Dolphins Running back IX Franco Harris Pittsburgh Steelers Running back 1976 X Lynn Swann Pittsburgh Steelers Wide receiver 1977 XI Fred Biletnikoff Oakland Raiders Wide receiver 1978 XII Harvey Martin Dallas Cowboys Defensive end Randy White Defensive tackle 1979 XIII Terry Bradshaw Pittsburgh Steelers Quarterback 1980 XIV Terry Bradshaw ( 2 ) Pittsburgh Steelers Quarterback 1981 XV Jim Plunkett Oakland Raiders Quarterback 1982 XVI Joe Montana San Francisco 49ers Quarterback XVII John Riggins Washington Redskins Running back 1984 XVIII Marcus Allen Los Angeles Raiders Running back 1985 XIX Joe Montana ( 2 ) San Francisco 49ers Quarterback 1986 XX Richard Dent Chicago Bears Defensive end XXI Phil Simms New York Giants Quarterback XXII Doug Williams Washington Redskins Quarterback XXIII Jerry Rice San Francisco 49ers Wide receiver XXIV Joe Montana ( 3 ) San Francisco 49ers Quarterback 1991 XXV Ottis Anderson New York Giants Running back XXVI Mark Rypien Washington Redskins Quarterback XXVII Troy Aikman Dallas Cowboys Quarterback XXVIII Emmitt Smith Dallas Cowboys Running back 1995 XXIX Steve Young San Francisco 49ers Quarterback XXX Larry Brown Dallas Cowboys Cornerback XXXI Desmond Howard Green Bay Packers Kick returner / punt returner 1998 XXXII Terrell Davis Denver Broncos Running back 1999 XXXIII John Elway Denver Broncos Quarterback 2000 XXXIV Kurt Warner St. Louis Rams Quarterback XXXV Ray Lewis Baltimore Ravens Linebacker 2002 XXXVI Tom Brady New England Patriots Quarterback 2003 XXXVII Dexter Jackson Tampa Bay Buccaneers Safety XXXVIII Tom Brady ( 2 ) New England Patriots Quarterback 2005 XXXIX Deion Branch New England Patriots Wide receiver 2006 XL Hines Ward Pittsburgh Steelers Wide receiver 2007 XLI Peyton Manning Indianapolis Colts Quarterback 2008 XLII Eli Manning New York Giants Quarterback 2009 XLIII Santonio Holmes Pittsburgh Steelers Wide receiver XLIV Drew Brees New Orleans Saints Quarterback 2011 XLV Aaron Rodgers Green Bay Packers Quarterback 2012 XLVI Eli Manning ( 2 ) New York Giants Quarterback 2013 XLVII Joe Flacco Baltimore Ravens Quarterback 2014 XLVIII Malcolm Smith Seattle Seahawks Linebacker 2015 XLIX Tom Brady ( 3 ) New England Patriots Quarterback 2016 50 Von Miller Denver Broncos Linebacker 2017 LI Tom Brady ( 4 ) New England Patriots Quarterback 2018 LII Nick Foles Philadelphia Eagles Quarterback By team Emmitt Smith won the Super Bowl XXVIII MVP award while playing for the Dallas Cowboys. Super Bowl MVPs by team Team Total Dallas Cowboys 7 Pittsburgh Steelers 6 New England Patriots 5 San Francisco 49ers 5 Green Bay Packers New York Giants Denver Broncos Oakland -- Los Angeles Raiders Washington Redskins Baltimore Ravens Miami Dolphins Chicago Bears Indianapolis Colts Kansas City Chiefs New Orleans Saints New York Jets Philadelphia Eagles Seattle Seahawks St. Louis Rams Tampa Bay Buccaneers By position Quarterback Eli Manning was the MVP of Super Bowls XLII and XLVI. Super Bowl MVPs by position Position Total Quarterback 29 Running back 7 Wide receiver 6 Linebacker Defensive end Safety Cornerback Defensive tackle Kick returner / punt returner Multiple winners Player Position Wins Super Bowls Tom Brady Quarterback XXXVI, XXXVIII, XLIX, LI Joe Montana Quarterback XVI, XIX, XXIV Terry Bradshaw Quarterback XIII, XIV Eli Manning Quarterback XLII, XLVI Bart Starr Quarterback I, II Notes Jump up ^ Years listed are the year the Super Bowl was actually played. The game, played in January or February, ends the previous year 's NFL season. For example, Super Bowl XLIX, held on February 1, 2015, ended the 2014 season. ^ Jump up to : Harvey Martin and Randy White were named co-MVPs of Super Bowl XII, the only Super Bowl with co-MVPs. Jump up ^ The Cowboys ' total includes the co-MVPs of Super Bowl XII as two different recipients. There were 6 Super Bowls where the Cowboys received MVP awards. References General `` Super Bowl History ''. National Football League. Retrieved January 6, 2009. Specific ^ Jump up to : `` Fans to Vote Online, via Wireless Devices for Cadillac Super Bowl MVP ''. National Football League. Archived from the original on February 10, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2017. Jump up ^ Cummings, Tommy ( January 24, 2001 ). `` MVP Voting Takes Interaction to a New Level ''. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved February 25, 2007. ^ Jump up to : 2009 ESPN Sports Almanac. New York City : ESPN Books. 2008. p. 246. 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Super Bowl MVP Award I : Starr II : Starr III : Namath IV : Dawson V : Howley VI : Staubach VII : Scott VIII : Csonka IX : Harris X : Swann XI : Biletnikoff XII : Martin & White XIII : Bradshaw XIV : Bradshaw XV : Plunkett XVI : Montana XVII : Riggins XVIII : Allen XIX : Montana XX : Dent XXI : Simms XXII : Williams XXIII : Rice XXIV : Montana XXV : Anderson XXVI : Rypien XXVII : Aikman XXVIII : E. Smith XXIX : Young XXX : Brown XXXI : Howard XXXII : Davis XXXIII : Elway XXXIV : Warner XXXV : Lewis XXXVI : Brady XXXVII : Jackson XXXVIII : Brady XXXIX : Branch XL : Ward XLI : P. Manning XLII : E. Manning XLIII : Holmes XLIV : Brees XLV : Rodgers XLVI : E. Manning XLVII : Flacco XLVIII : M. 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Question: what pittsburgh steelers great was the first wide receiver to be named super bowl mvp
Answer: Lynn Swann