Joe F. Carr Trophy

The Joe F. Carr Trophy is awarded annually to the league's most outstanding football player. The Joe F. Carr Trophy was named after the League President (1921 - 1939) and after the 1946 season the award was discontinued.

""Mel Hein, a fixture at center for the New York Giants for 15 seasons, was one of the most durable players in NFL history. In the early days, there was no platoon football and players went 60 minutes every game. Yet he called for a timeout just once in his career—for hasty repairs to a broken nose in 1941. Even in his final campaign at the age of 36, Mel was still playing every game from the first kickoff to the final gun. Mel combined great stamina, a cool head, mental alertness and simply superior ability to become an exceptional star." - Pro Football Hall of Fame (Mel Hein Bio Page, Link)

Joe F. Carr Trophy Joe F. Carr Trophy by Football Almanac
Year	Winner^(Quantity)	Position	Team / Roster^{(Franchise Quantity)}
1938	Mel Hein⁽¹⁾	Center	1938 New York Giants⁽¹⁾
1939	Parker Hall⁽¹⁾	Halfback	1939 Cleveland Rams⁽¹⁾
1940	Ace Parker⁽¹⁾	Halfback	1940 Brooklyn Dodgers⁽¹⁾
1941	Don Hutson⁽¹⁾	Tight End	1941 Green Bay Packers⁽¹⁾
1942	Don Hutson⁽²⁾	Tight End	1942 Green Bay Packers⁽²⁾
1943	Sid Luckman⁽¹⁾	Quarterback	1943 Chicago Bears⁽¹⁾
1944	Frankie Sinkwich⁽¹⁾	Halfback	1944 Detroit Lions⁽¹⁾
1945	Bob Waterfield⁽¹⁾	Quarterback	1945 Cleveland Rams⁽²⁾
1946	Bill Dudley⁽¹⁾	Halfback	1946 Pittsburgh Steelers⁽¹⁾
Year	Winner^(Quantity)	Position	Team / Roster^{(Franchise Quantity)}
Joe F. Carr Trophy by Football Almanac

Did you know that Parker Hall and Bob Waterfield both won the Joe F. Carr Trophy during their debut season in the National Football League?

After the Joe F. Carr Trophy stopped being issued in 1946, several other league most valuable player awards surfaced including: the United Press International NFL MVP (started in 1948), the Newspaper Enterprises Association NFL MVP (started in 1955), the Associated Press NFL MVP (started in 1957) and the Pro Football Writers of America NFL MVP (started in 1975).

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