Lombardi Trophy
Awarded to the team that wins the Super Bowl every year, the Lombardi trophy was conceived in 1966 when the vice-president of jewellery company Tiffany & Co. at the time, Oscar Reidner sketched a concept on a napkin to the then-commissioner of the NFL, Pete Rozelle. To this day, the trophy is still produced by Tiffany & Co.
The Vince Lombardi Trophy, to give it its full name, is named after the legendary ex-Green Bay Packers head coach Vince Lombardi.
Following his sudden death at the age of 57, the Super Bowl trophy was renamed in Lombardi’s honour - replacing the Ed Thorp Memorial Trophy, which was given to the winners of the NFL Championship until 1967.
The Vince Lombardi Trophy, to give it its full name, is named after the legendary ex-Green Bay Packers head coach Vince Lombardi.
Following his sudden death at the age of 57, the Super Bowl trophy was renamed in Lombardi’s honour - replacing the Ed Thorp Memorial Trophy, which was given to the winners of the NFL Championship until 1967.
Lamar Hunt Trophy
Ever since the 1984 season, the Lamar Hunt trophy has been awarded to the winners of the AFC (American Football Conference) Championship. Named after the great Lamar Hunt, the award serves as a tribute to his outstanding contribution to both the game and the sport in its entirety.
Referred to as “the founder of the NFL as we know it today”, Hunt founded both the American Football League and the Kansas City Chiefs, whilst also being credited with the name “Super Bowl”. Outside of the NFL, Hunt also founded the North American Soccer League, World Championship Tennis and the MLS - alongside three MLS teams. Lamar Hunt is enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the National Soccer Hall of Fame and the International Tennis Hall of Fame - making him true sporting royalty.
George Halas Trophy
Like the Lamar Hunt trophy, the George Halas trophy has been awarded to the winners of the NFC (American Football Conference) Championship every year since 1984 - with Tiffany & Co. also designing the trophy. Recognising his prominent role within the history of the NFL, the award is named after legendary head coach, player and owner, George Halas.
Halas was not only the founder of the Chicago Bears - one of the league’s oldest franchises - but he was also one of the founding members of the NFL itself in 1920. Halas went on to win eight NFL Championships with the Chicago Bears throughout his 64-year career, before he passed away in 1983.
Super Bowl MVP Trophy
The Super Bowl MVP has been awarded the Pete Rozelle Trophy every since Super Bowl XXV - with the name paying tribute to Pete Rozelle, who was the NFL Commissioner for 30 years, from 1960-1989. Running back Ottis Anderson was the first recipient of the newly-named award - after recording 102 rushing yards and a touchdown, as the New York Giants lifted the Lombardi Trophy.
Every Super Bowl, a panel of 16 writers and broadcasters - as well as fans - vote to decide which of the winning team’s players will be crowned Super Bowl MVP. Quarterbacks have won the award more than any other position - accounting for approximately 56% of winners. While Tom Brady has lifted the Pete Rozelle Trophy more than any other player (six times), Patrick Mahomes has already claimed the award on three occasions - with plenty of time left in his career to catch the Patriots legend.
NFL MVP Trophy
Various organisations have issued an NFL MVP since Mel Hein became the first winner in 1938. Between 1938 and 1946, the accolade was known as the Joe F. Carr trophy - with the name honouring NFL commissioner Joseph Carr. From then until 1957, Sporting News, United Press International and the Newspaper Enterprise Association all crowned an NFL MVP at different times.
From 1957 onwards, however, the Associated Press has been the lead authority on the award - with the trophy being presented at the NFL’s annual honors ceremony ever since 2011. Like with the Super Bowl MVP, quarterbacks are the most common recipients of the NFL MVP - lifting the trophy 70% of the time. Peyton Manning has won the award more than any other player in history, with five wins. Just twice in the history of the award have two players be named ‘co-winners’ - once in 1997 with Brett Favre and Barry Sanders and again in 2003 with Peyton Manning and Steve McNair.
