AFL-AFC Rookie of the Year
The AFL-AFC Rookie of the Year award was presented by the United Press International (UPI) to the top Rookie in the American Football League (AFL) from 1960 through 1969. After the merger with the National Football League (NFL), the award was presented to the best Rookie in the American Football Conference (AFC) until 1996 when the AFL-AFC Rookie of the Year award was discontinued.
NOTES: Bold entries denote Rookies who went on to become members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame; Year fields link to the AFL or NFL season in review page, winner's names link to the Rookie's page and team name links to the official roster for the year in which the Rookie won the award.
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Did you know that Abner Hayes (1960), Earl Campbell (1978) and Curt Warner (1983) won both the AFL-AFC Rookie of the Year award AND the AFL-AFC Player of the Year award during the same season?
When the American Football League merged into the National Football League and the award was renamed the American Football Conference Rookie of the Year, the United Press International also began awarding that same season a National Football Conference Rookie of the Year award.
Which Rookie on the chart above deserved the AFL-AFC Rookie of the Year award the least? Which rookie should have won during that particular season? Which rookie has won this award AND the NFL Most Valuable Rookie Award? Share your opinion or discuss football trivia with us on Pigskin Fever today.
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