• Source: Newspaper Enterprise Association NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award

    • Beginning in 1966 the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) annually awarded the George Halas Trophy to the most outstanding defensive player in the National Football League (NFL). The winner was released via the NEA news service and also appeared in the World Almanac, which was an NEA publication. The award ran through 1998. It was considered one of the major awards and was included in the NFL Record and Fact Book and its winners appeared in the encyclopedia, Total Football II.


    Winners


    1966— Larry Wilson, S, St. Louis Cardinals
    1967— Deacon Jones, DE, Los Angeles Rams
    1968— Deacon Jones, DE, Los Angeles Rams
    1969— Dick Butkus, MLB, Chicago Bears
    1970— Dick Butkus, MLB, Chicago Bears
    1971— Carl Eller, DE, Minnesota Vikings
    1972— Joe Greene, DT, Pittsburgh Steelers
    1973— Alan Page, DT, Minnesota Vikings
    1974— Joe Greene, DT, Pittsburgh Steelers
    1975— Curley Culp, DT, Houston Oilers
    1976— Jerry Sherk, DT, Cleveland Browns
    1977— Harvey Martin, DE, Dallas Cowboys
    1978— Randy Gradishar, ILB, Denver Broncos
    1979— Lee Roy Selmon, DE, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
    1980— Lester Hayes, CB, Oakland Raiders
    1981— Joe Klecko, DE, New York Jets
    1982— Mark Gastineau, DE, New York Jets
    1983— Jack Lambert, MLB, Pittsburgh Steelers
    1984— Mike Haynes, CB, Los Angeles Raiders
    1985— Howie Long, DE, Los Angeles Raiders/
    Andre Tippett, OLB, New England Patriots (tie)
    1986— Lawrence Taylor, OLB, New York Giants
    1987— Reggie White, DE, Philadelphia Eagles
    1988— Mike Singletary, MLB, Chicago Bears
    1989— Tim Harris, OLB, Green Bay Packers
    1990— Bruce Smith, DE, Buffalo Bills
    1991— Pat Swilling, OLB, New Orleans Saints
    1992— Junior Seau, LB, San Diego Chargers
    1993— Bruce Smith, DE, Buffalo Bills
    1994— Deion Sanders, CB, San Francisco 49ers
    1995— Bryce Paup, OLB, Buffalo Bills
    1996— Kevin Greene, LB, Carolina Panthers
    1997— Dana Stubblefield, DT, San Francisco 49ers
    1998— Reggie White, DE, Green Bay Packers
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    See also


    Newspaper Enterprise Association § NFL awards


    References

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