NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE COMEBACK PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD

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The 'NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award' has been given out after every season since 1972, except for 1985 when no winner was selected. The player named Comeback Player of the Year shows perseverance in overcoming adversity, in the form of not being in the NFL the previous year, a severe injury, or simply poor performance. Garrison Hearst is the only player to have won the award twice (1995 and 2001).

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Winners

Winners

Season	Player	Team	Position
1972	Earl Morrall	Miami Dolphins	Quarterback
1973	Roman Gabriel	Philadelphia Eagles	Quarterback
1974	Joe Namath	New York Jets	Quarterback
1975	Dave Hampton	Atlanta Falcons	Running back
1976	Greg Landry	Detroit Lions	Quarterback
1977	Craig Morton	Denver Broncos	Quarterback
1978	John Riggins	Washington Redskins	Running back
1979	Larry Csonka	Miami Dolphins	Running back
1980	Jim Plunkett	Oakland Raiders	Quarterback
1981	Ken Anderson	Cincinnati Bengals	Quarterback
1982	Lyle Alzado	Los Angeles Raiders	Defensive end
1983	Billy Johnson	Atlanta Falcons	Wide receiver
1984	John Stallworth	Pittsburgh Steelers	Wide receiver
1985	''No selection''	N/A	N/A
1986	Joe Montana Tommy Kramer	San Francisco 49ers Minnesota Vikings	Quarterback Quarterback
1987	Charles White	Los Angeles Rams	Running back
1988	Greg Bell	Los Angeles Rams	Running back
1989	Ottis Anderson	New York Giants	Running back
1990	Barry Word	Kansas City Chiefs	Running back
1991	Jim McMahon	Philadelphia Eagles	Quarterback
1992	Randall Cunningham	Philadelphia Eagles	Quarterback
1993	Marcus Allen	Kansas City Chiefs	Running back
1994	Dan Marino	Miami Dolphins	Quarterback
1995	Jim Harbaugh Garrison Hearst	Indianapolis Colts Arizona Cardinals	Quarterback Running back
1996	Jerome Bettis	Pittsburgh Steelers	Running back
1997	Robert Brooks	Green Bay Packers	Wide receiver
1998	Doug Flutie	Buffalo Bills	Quarterback
1999	Bryant Young	San Francisco 49ers	Defensive tackle
2000	Joe Johnson	New Orleans Saints	Defensive end
2001	Garrison Hearst	San Francisco 49ers	Running back
2002	Tommy Maddox	Pittsburgh Steelers	Quarterback
2003	Jon Kitna	Cincinnati Bengals	Quarterback
2004	Drew Brees	San Diego Chargers	Quarterback
2005	Tedy Bruschi Steve Smith	New England Patriots Carolina Panthers	Linebacker Wide receiver
2006	Chad Pennington	New York Jets	Quarterback