HONOR

Award issued by the National Football League to NFL players for volunteer and charity work as well as excellence on the field. Named for Walter Payton.

1970	Johnny Unitas	Baltimore Colts
1971	John Hadl	San Diego Chargers
1972	Willie Lanier	Kansas City Chiefs
1973	Len Dawson	Kansas City Chiefs
1974	George Blanda	Oakland Raiders
1975	Ken Anderson	Cincinnati Bengals
1976	Franco Harris	Pittsburgh Steelers
1977	Walter Payton	Chicago Bears
1978	Roger Staubach	Dallas Cowboys
1979	Mean Joe Greene	Pittsburgh Steelers
1980	Harold Carmichael	Philadelphia Eagles
1981	Lynn Swann	Pittsburgh Steelers
1982	Joe Theismann	Washington Redskins
1983	Rolf Benirschke	San Diego Chargers
1984	Marty Lyons	New York Jets
1985	Dwight Stephenson	Miami Dolphins
1986	Reggie Williams	Cincinnati Bengals
1987	Dave Duerson	Chicago Bears
1988	Steve Largent	Seattle Seahawks
1989	Warren Moon	Houston Oilers
1990	Mike Singletary	Chicago Bears
1991	Anthony Muñoz	Cincinnati Bengals
1992	John Elway	Denver Broncos
1993	Derrick Thomas	Kansas City Chiefs
1994	Junior Seau	San Diego Chargers
1995	Boomer Esiason	New York Jets
1996	Darrell Green	Washington Redskins
1997	Troy Aikman	Dallas Cowboys
1998	Dan Marino	Miami Dolphins
1999	Cris Carter	Minnesota Vikings
2000	Derrick Brooks	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2000	Jim Flanigan	Chicago Bears
2001	Jerome Bettis	Pittsburgh Steelers
2002	Troy Vincent	Philadelphia Eagles
2003	Will Shields	Kansas City Chiefs
2004	Warrick Dunn	Atlanta Falcons
2005	Peyton Manning	Indianapolis Colts
2006	Drew Brees	New Orleans Saints
2006	LaDainian Tomlinson	San Diego Chargers

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