Howley played with the Cowboys for 165 games over thirteen seasons, in two NFL championship games and two Super Bowls. He was also named most valuable player of Super Bowl V, after intercepting two passes and forcing a fumble in the Cowboys' 16–13 loss to the Colts, making him the first defensive player and non-quarterback to receive the AP AFL Player of the Year; UPI MVP; UPI AFL Player of the Year; PFWA MVP; Newspaper Ent. Assoc. MVP; Sporting News Player of the Year; Joe F. Carr Trophy (MVP) Bert Bell Award (Player of the Year) AAFC MVP; Super Bowl MVP; Walter Payton Man of the Year; NFLPA Alan Page Community Award; AP Offensive Player of the Year; AP Defensive Player of the DALLAS (AP) — Chuck Howley brought home a cowboy blue Dodge Charger after being named MVP of Super Bowl 5 — still the only losing player to earn the honor all these years later. The son of the former Dallas Cowboys linebacker was sure his dad would give him that car when he was old enough to drive, which would have put him on a short list Dallas Cowboys linebacker Chuck Howley was the last player to win the Super Bowl MVP on a losing team in NFL history. Howley won the award in Super Bowl V at the Orange Bowl in Miami against the Baltimore Colts. Super Bowl V was played on January 17, 1971. Only one defensive player, Chuck Howley (Super Bowl V), has won the MVP while playing for the losing team. Super Bowl MVPs by Year. Are the Kansas City Chiefs the New Villains of the NFL? Dallas Cowboys linebacker Chuck Howley was named MVP of Super Bowl 5 after falling to the Baltimore Colts 16-13 on a late field goal. Howley recorded two interceptions and one fumble recovery to Over the history of the Super Bowl, only one player - Chuck Howley of the Dallas Cowboys - has been named Super Bowl MVP while playing for the losing team. It was Super Bowl V, and the Dallas Cowboys were squaring off against the Dallas Cowboys at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. Howley's efforts were enough to win Super Bowl MVP honors. Howley was the first defensive player to win the award. A total of 10 defensive players have won Super Bowl MVP honors in nine Super Bowls. NFL Super Bowl MVP winners list year by year with team. List of Super Bowl MVP winners since NFL Super Bowl 1 in 1967. Chuck Howley: LB: Dallas Cowboys: 1970: IV The fourth player in franchise history inducted into the Ring of Honor and the only player to this day named Super Bowl MVP of a losing team, Howley was in his hometown of Wheeling, West Virginia, pumping gas while the Cowboys were going 0-11-1 in their inaugural 1960 season. In this way, Chuck Howley became the first—and so far, the only—player in the history of the sport to lose a Super Bowl final and still be recognized as the MVP of the event. Howley’s journey with the Cowboys. Chuck Howley spent his college days wearing the colors of West Virginia. Chuck Howley retired from professional football after 15 games over two seasons (1958-59) with the Chicago Bears following a knee injury that also cost him the entire 1960 season. Still passionate about the game, Howley decided to test his knee and play in an alumni game at his alma mater, West Virginia University, in 1961. The positive result ignited a spark to give the game one more try at Howley was an all-pro from 1966-1970 and went to six Pro Bowls. In Super Bowl V, he had two interceptions against the Baltimore Colts and became the first player to be named the MVP while playing for the losing team. In 1971, he helped Dallas win Super Bowl VI. Dallas Cowboys linebacker Chuck Howley was named MVP of Super Bowl 5 after falling to the Baltimore Colts 16-13 on a late field goal. Howley recorded two interceptions and one fumble recovery to The only player from a losing team to win Super Bowl MVP is headed to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Former Dallas Cowboys linebacker Chuck Howley is a senior choice in the class of 2023. That category is for players who have been retired at least 25 years. Howley had two interceptions and a forced fumble when Dallas lost to Baltimore 16-13 in Super Bowl 5. Howley had another pick and a fumble Chuck Howley #5 (1990 Pro Set Super Bowl MVP | Football Cards) prices are based on the historic sales. The prices shown are calculated using our proprietary algorithm. Historic sales data are completed sales with a buyer and a seller agreeing on a price. The only player from a losing team to win Super Bowl MVP is headed to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Former Dallas Cowboys linebacker Chuck Howley is a senior choice in the class of 2023. That In Super Bowl V, one of the sloppiest championship games, Howley intercepted two passes and forced a fumble. With both offenses stumbling, he kept Dallas in the contest, but Jim O’Brien’s last-minute field goal won the game for Baltimore. Barkley is a firm favorite for offensive player of the year after his debut season with the Philadelphia Eagles, but his first year away from New York could get even better at the Super Bowl. Although it’s been 27 years since a running back won Super Bowl MVP, you only have to go back three years to find the last non-quarterback to win the Most of the time, the team that wins the Super Bowl has the MVP on their roster. However, that wasn’t the case for the Dallas Cowboys, who, after losing to the Colts, had Chuck Howley as the winner.
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