Super Bowl MVP winners: Who has won the award most in NFL history?

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In the history of the Super Bowl there have been only five players to receive the game’s Most Valuable Player award more than once, and all of them are quarterbacks. In fact, quarterbacks have won the award 28 times.

The Patriots' Tom Brady (four Super Bowl MVP awards), of course, is on the list of players with multiple Super Bowl MVP awards, along with Bart Starr (2), Terry Bradshaw (2), Joe Montana (3) and Eli Manning (2). Brady broke a tie with Montana when he won his fourth MVP award in Super Bowl 51. 

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The award has been won by the winning team's quarterback in nine of the last 12 seasons. The three non-QBs over the past 12 years? That would be Steelers wide receiver Santonio Holmes, Seahawks linebacker Malcolm Smith, Broncos linebacker Von Miller and Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman.

Here's a list of every player to win Super Bowl MVP: 

Super Bowl MVPs

Year Super Bowl MVP Team Pos
1967 I Bart Starr Packers QB
1968 II Bart Starr (2) Packers QB
1969 III Joe Namath Jets QB
1970 IV Len Dawson Chiefs QB
1971 V Chuck Howley Cowboys LB
1972 VI Roger Staubach Cowboys QB
1973 VII Jake Scott Dolphins S
1974 VIII Larry Csonka Dolphins RB
1975 IX Franco Harris Steelers RB
1976 X Lynn Swann Steelers WR
1977 XI Fred Biletnikoff Raiders WR
1978 XII Harvey Martin/Randy White Cowboys DE/DT
1979 XIII Terry Bradshaw Steelers QB
1980 XIV Terry Bradshaw (2) Steelers QB
1981 XV Jim Plunkett Raiders QB
1982 XVI Joe Montana 49ers QB
1983 XVII John Riggins Redskins RB
1984 XVIII Marcus Allen Raiders RB
1985 XIX Joe Montana (2) 49ers QB
1986 XX Richard Dent Bears DE
1987 XXI Phil Simms Giants QB
1988 XXII Doug Williams Redskins QB
1989 XXIII Jerry Rice 49ers WR
1990 XXIV Joe Montana (3) 49ers QB
1991 XXV Ottis Anderson Giants RB
1992 XXVI Mark Rypien Redskins QB
1993 XXVII Troy Aikman Cowboys QB
1994 XXVIII Emmitt Smith Cowboys RB
1995 XXIX Steve Young 49ers QB
1996 XXX Larry Brown Cowboys CB
1997 XXXI Desmond Howard Packers KR/PR
1998 XXXII Terrell Davis Broncos RB
1999 XXXIII John Elway Broncos QB
2000 XXXIV Kurt Warner Rams QB
2001 XXXV Ray Lewis Ravens LB
2002 XXXVI Tom Brady Patriots QB
2003 XXXVII Dexter Jackson Buccaneers S
2004 XXXVIII Tom Brady (2) Patriots QB
2005 XXXIX Deion Branch Patriots WR
2006 XL Hines Ward Steelers WR
2007 XLI Peyton Manning Colts QB
2008 XLII Eli Manning Giants QB
2009 XLIII Santonio Holmes Steelers WR
2010 XLIV Drew Brees Saints QB
2011 XLV Aaron Rodgers Packers QB
2012 XLVI Eli Manning (2) Giants QB
2013 XLVII Joe Flacco Ravens QB
2014 XLVIII Malcolm Smith Seahawks LB
2015 XLIX Tom Brady (3) Patriots QB
2016 L Von Miller Broncos LB
2017 LI Tom Brady (4) Patriots QB
2018 LII Nick Foles Eagles QB
2019 LIII Julian Edelman Patriots WR

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Gilbert McGregor

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Gilbert McGregor first joined The Sporting News in 2018 as a content producer for Global editions of NBA.com. Before covering the game, McGregor played basketball collegiately at Wake Forest, graduating with a Communication degree in 2016. McGregor began covering the NBA during the 2017-18 season and has been on hand for a number of league events.