The 1976 Brownlow Medal was the 49th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Victorian Football League (VFL) home and away season.
 Graham Moss of the Essendon Football Club won the medal by polling forty-eight votes during the 1976 VFL season.
 The count was the first of two occasions in which the two field umpires independently voted for the best players on the ground under the 3-2-1 system.
 This meant that the winner of the Brownlow had a higher number of votes than usual.
 From 1978 onwards, the field umpires conferred after each game and awarded a single set of votes, rather than voting independently.
The 1993 Brownlow Medal was the 66th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Australian Football League (AFL) home and away season.
 Gavin Wanganeen of the Essendon Football Club won the medal by polling eighteen votes during the 1993 AFL season.
 Wanganeen was the first Aboriginal player to win the Brownlow Medal in the history of the award and at age 20, he was the youngest winner since Denis Ryan in 1936.
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 The South Australian also added a Premiership Medallion to his collection after Essendon defeated Carlton in the 1993 premiership decider.
 Both medals were already in addition to the 1993 Michael Tuck Medal Wanganeen was awarded for being 'best on ground' in the Night / Pre-Season Grand Final.
The 1977 Brownlow Medal was the 50th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Victorian Football League (VFL) home and away season.
 Graham Teasdale of the South Melbourne Football Club won the medal by polling fifty-nine votes during the 1977 VFL season.
 The count was the second of two occasions in which the two field umpires independently voted for the best players on the ground under the 3-2-1 system.
 This meant that the winner of the Brownlow had a higher number of votes than usual, and Teasdale's fifty-nine votes set and holds the record for the most votes ever polled in a single season.
 From 1978 onwards, the field umpires conferred after each game and awarded a single set of votes, rather than voting independently.
The 2005 Brownlow Medal was the 78th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Australian Football League (AFL) home and away season.
 Ben Cousins of the West Coast Eagles won the medal by polling twenty votes during the 2005 AFL season.
 It was Cousins' first Brownlow Medal win, and with Daniel Kerr finishing the runner up, it was the first time in 86 years that the top two votesgetters were from the same club.
The 1988 Brownlow Medal was the 61st year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Victorian Football League (VFL) home and away season.
 Gerard Healy of the Sydney Swans won the medal by polling twenty votes during the 1988 VFL season.
The 1995 Brownlow Medal was the 68th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Australian Football League (AFL) home and away season.
 Paul Kelly of the Sydney Swans won the medal by polling twenty-one votes during the 1995 AFL season.
 For the first time, the State Government legalised betting on the Brownlow Medal, a move which concerned some due to the high potential for corruption.
 The pre-count favourites for the medal were Wayne Carey (3/1), Wayne Campbell (7/2), Peter Matera (10/1), James Hird and Craig Bradley (each 12/1).
 Eventual winner Paul Kelly was considered a 25/1 outside chance.
The 2011 Brownlow Medal was the 84th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Australian Football League (AFL) home and away season.
 Dane Swan of the Collingwood Football Club won the medal by polling thirty-four votes during the 2011 AFL season a then-record number of votes in a Brownlow Medal counted under the 3-2-1 voting system, it was surpassed by Patrick Dangerfield in 2016, where he polled thirty-five votes.
 It was then again surpassed by Dustin Martin in 2017 where he polled thirty-six votes
The 2006 Brownlow Medal was the 79th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Australian Football League (AFL) home and away season.
 Adam Goodes of the Sydney Swans won the medal by polling twenty-six votes during the 2006 AFL season.
 It was Goodes' second Brownlow Medal win, after his victory in 2003.
Gerard Healy (born 1 March 1961) is a former Australian rules footballer and commentator.
The 2015 Brownlow Medal was the 88th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Australian Football League (AFL) home and away season.
 Nat Fyfe of the Fremantle Football Club won the medal by polling thirty-one votes during the 2015 AFL season.
 He became the first Fremantle player to win the Brownlow Medal.

Question: The winner of the 1988 Brownlow Medal was born in what year?
Answer: 1961