Sporting News NFL Executive of the Year Award

Summary

The Sporting News NFL Executive of the Year Award was originally established in 1955. It is given annually to one executive - including general managers - in the National Football League.[1]

The Sporting News first published their NFL Executive of the Year awards in 1955 & 1956, but it was discontinued. However, at the end of the 1972 NFL season, the Sporting News revived the award and has been given out almost every year since. The only exception since the revival was 2013, when no NFL executive was picked. The award itself recognizes the efforts of an executive who's done good work in assembling and building a winning NFL team, especially if the team either reached or won the Super Bowl.

Key edit

Year Links to the article about that corresponding NFL season
Player (X) Denotes winning executive and number of times they had won the award at that point (if more than one)
Bold The winning executive's team was the NFL champion that same season
Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame

Award winners edit

Year Name Team
1955 Dan Reeves Los Angeles Rams
1956 George Halas Chicago Bears
1972 Dan Rooney (1) Pittsburgh Steelers
1973 Jim Finks (1) Minnesota Vikings
1974 Art Rooney Pittsburgh Steelers
1975 Joe Thomas Baltimore Colts
1976 Al Davis Oakland Raiders
1977 Tex Schramm Dallas Cowboys
1978 John Thompson Seattle Seahawks
1979 Johnny Sanders San Diego Chargers
1980 Eddie LeBaron Atlanta Falcons
1981 Paul Brown Cincinnati Bengals
1982 Bobby Beathard (1) Washington Redskins
1983 Bobby Beathard (2) Washington Redskins
1984 George Young (1) New York Giants
1985 Michael McCaskey Chicago Bears
1986 George Young (2) New York Giants
1987 Jim Finks (2) New Orleans Saints
1988 Bill Polian (1) Buffalo Bills
1989 John McVay San Francisco 49ers
1990 George Young (3) New York Giants
1991 Bill Polian (2) Buffalo Bills
1992 Ron Wolf Green Bay Packers
1993 George Young (4) New York Giants
1994 Carmen Policy San Francisco 49ers
1995 Bill Polian (3) Carolina Panthers
1996 Bill Polian (4) Carolina Panthers
1997 George Young (5) New York Giants
1998 Jeff Diamond Minnesota Vikings
1999 Bill Polian (5) Indianapolis Colts
2000 Randy Mueller New Orleans Saints
2001 Dan Rooney (2) Pittsburgh Steelers
2002 Bruce Allen Oakland Raiders
2003 Scott Pioli (1) New England Patriots
2004 Scott Pioli (2) New England Patriots
2005 Art Rooney II Pittsburgh Steelers
2006 Mickey Loomis New Orleans Saints
2007 Ted Thompson (1) Green Bay Packers
2008 Thomas Dimitroff (1) Atlanta Falcons
2009 Bill Polian (6) Indianapolis Colts
2010 Thomas Dimitroff (2) Atlanta Falcons
2011 Ted Thompson (2) Green Bay Packers
2012 Ryan Grigson Indianapolis Colts
2014 Steve Keim Arizona Cardinals
2015 Dave Gettleman Carolina Panthers
2016 Reggie McKenzie Oakland Raiders
2017 Howie Roseman Philadelphia Eagles
2018 Ryan Pace Chicago Bears
2019 Eric DeCosta Baltimore Ravens
2020 Brandon Beane Buffalo Bills
2021 Duke Tobin Cincinnati Bengals
2022 Brandon Beane (2) Buffalo Bills
2023 Brad Holmes Detroit Lions

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "NFL awards: Cowboys, Bengals break through in voting for Sporting News' 2021 honors". The Sporting News. February 2, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2022.