1965 Awards Voting
NFL AP MVP Voting
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Rk | Pos | Player | Tm | Votes | Share | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Sk | Int |
1 | FB | Jim Brown | Cleveland Browns | 34.0 | 81% | 14 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 289 | 1544 | 17 | 34 | 328 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 |
2 | QB | Johnny Unitas | Baltimore Colts | 3.0 | 7.1% | 11 | 11 | 164 | 282 | 2530 | 23 | 12 | 17 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
3 | LE | Dave Parks | San Francisco 49ers | 2.0 | 4.8% | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 1344 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 |
4 | TE | Pete Retzlaff | Philadelphia Eagles | 1.0 | 2.4% | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 1190 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 |
5 | HB | Gale Sayers | Chicago Bears | 1.0 | 2.4% | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 166 | 867 | 14 | 29 | 507 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 |
6 | FB | Ken Willard | San Francisco 49ers | 1.0 | 2.4% | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 189 | 778 | 5 | 32 | 253 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 |
AFL AP AFL Player of the Year Voting
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Rk | Pos | Player | Tm | Votes | Share | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Sk | Int |
1 | QB | Jack Kemp | Buffalo Bills | 10.0 | 43.5% | 14 | 13 | 179 | 391 | 2368 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 49 | 4 | 1 | -9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
2 | FL | Lance Alworth | San Diego Chargers | 8.0 | 34.8% | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -12 | 0 | 69 | 1602 | 14 | 0.0 | 0 |
3 | HB | Paul Lowe | San Diego Chargers | 4.0 | 17.4% | 14 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 1121 | 6 | 17 | 126 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
4 | LLB | Bobby Bell | Kansas City Chiefs | 1.0 | 4.3% | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 |
NFL UPI MVP Voting
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Rk | Pos | Player | Tm | Votes | Share | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Sk | Int |
1 | FB | Jim Brown | Cleveland Browns | 29.0 | 69% | 14 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 289 | 1544 | 17 | 34 | 328 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 |
2 | HB | Gale Sayers | Chicago Bears | 4.0 | 9.5% | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 166 | 867 | 14 | 29 | 507 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 |
3 | QB | John Brodie | San Francisco 49ers | 2.0 | 4.8% | 13 | 13 | 242 | 391 | 3112 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
4 | QB | Rudy Bukich | Chicago Bears | 2.0 | 4.8% | 14 | 12 | 176 | 312 | 2641 | 20 | 9 | 28 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
5 | QB | Johnny Unitas | Baltimore Colts | 2.0 | 4.8% | 11 | 11 | 164 | 282 | 2530 | 23 | 12 | 17 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
6 | TE | Pete Retzlaff | Philadelphia Eagles | 1.0 | 2.4% | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 1190 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 |
7 | RDT | Joe Rutgens | Washington Redskins | 1.0 | 2.4% | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 0 |
8 | QB | Frank Ryan | Cleveland Browns | 1.0 | 2.4% | 12 | 12 | 119 | 243 | 1751 | 18 | 13 | 19 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
AFL UPI AFL Player of the Year Voting
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Rk | Pos | Player | Tm | Votes | Share | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Sk | Int |
1 | QB | Jack Kemp | Buffalo Bills | 9.0 | 39.1% | 14 | 13 | 179 | 391 | 2368 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 49 | 4 | 1 | -9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
2 | FL | Lance Alworth | San Diego Chargers | 4.0 | 17.4% | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -12 | 0 | 69 | 1602 | 14 | 0.0 | 0 |
3 | HB | Paul Lowe | San Diego Chargers | 4.0 | 17.4% | 14 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 1121 | 6 | 17 | 126 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
4 | LLB | Bobby Bell | Kansas City Chiefs | 3.0 | 13% | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 |
5 | MLB | Nick Buoniconti | Boston Patriots | 1.0 | 4.3% | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 |
6 | K | Pete Gogolak | Buffalo Bills | 1.0 | 4.3% | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
7 | RDT | Tom Sestak | Buffalo Bills | 1.0 | 4.3% | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 0 |
NFL AP Rookie of the Year Voting
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Rk | Pos | Player | Tm | Votes | Share | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Sk | Int |
1 | HB | Gale Sayers | Chicago Bears | 35.0 | 83.3% | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 166 | 867 | 14 | 29 | 507 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 |
2 | FB | Ken Willard | San Francisco 49ers | 4.0 | 9.5% | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 189 | 778 | 5 | 32 | 253 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 |
3 | MLB | Dick Butkus | Chicago Bears | 3.0 | 7.1% | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 5 |
AFL AP AFL Rookie of the Year Voting
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Rk | Pos | Player | Tm | Votes | Share | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Sk | Int |
1 | QB | Joe Namath | New York Jets | 18.0 | 78.3% | 13 | 9 | 164 | 340 | 2220 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
2 | RLB | John Bramlett | Denver Broncos | 3.0 | 13% | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 1 |
3 | HB | Wendell Hayes | Denver Broncos | 1.0 | 4.3% | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 130 | 526 | 5 | 24 | 294 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 |
4 | LCB | Kent McCloughan | Oakland Raiders | 1.0 | 4.3% | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 |
5 | RLB | Gus Otto | Oakland Raiders | 1.0 | 4.3% | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 |
NFL AP Comeback Player of the Year Voting
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Rk | Pos | Player | Tm | Votes | Share | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Sk | Int |
1 | QB | John Brodie | San Francisco 49ers | 12.0 | 34.3% | 13 | 13 | 242 | 391 | 3112 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
2 | FL | Tommy McDonald | Los Angeles Rams | 7.0 | 20% | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 1036 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 |
3 | QB | Rudy Bukich | Chicago Bears | 4.0 | 11.4% | 14 | 12 | 176 | 312 | 2641 | 20 | 9 | 28 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
4 | HB | John David Crow | San Francisco 49ers | 4.0 | 11.4% | 14 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 61 | 1 | 1 | 132 | 514 | 2 | 28 | 493 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 |
5 | hb | Amos Marsh | Detroit Lions | 3.0 | 8.6% | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 495 | 6 | 17 | 159 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 |
6 | RG | Jerry Kramer | Green Bay Packers | 2.0 | 5.7% | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
7 | TE | Pete Retzlaff | Philadelphia Eagles | 2.0 | 5.7% | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 1190 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 |
NFL UPI NFL Rookie of the Year Voting
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Rk | Pos | Player | Tm | Votes | Share | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Sk | Int |
1 | HB | Gale Sayers | Chicago Bears | 34.0 | 81% | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 166 | 867 | 14 | 29 | 507 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 |
2 | MLB | Dick Butkus | Chicago Bears | 3.0 | 7.1% | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 5 |
3 | FB | Ken Willard | San Francisco 49ers | 3.0 | 7.1% | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 189 | 778 | 5 | 32 | 253 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 |
4 | FB | Tucker Frederickson | New York Giants | 1.0 | 2.4% | 13 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 195 | 659 | 5 | 24 | 177 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
5 | LE | Bob Hayes | Dallas Cowboys | 1.0 | 2.4% | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -8 | 1 | 46 | 1003 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 |
AFL UPI AFL Rookie of the Year Voting
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Rk | Pos | Player | Tm | Votes | Share | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Sk | Int |
1 | QB | Joe Namath | New York Jets | 20.0 | 87% | 13 | 9 | 164 | 340 | 2220 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
2 | RLB | John Bramlett | Denver Broncos | 3.0 | 13% | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 1 |
3 | LCB | Kent McCloughan | Oakland Raiders | 1.0 | 4.3% | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 |
NFL AP Coach of the Year Voting
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Rk | Coach | Tm | Votes | Share | G | W | L | T | G plyf | W plyf | L plyf | Playoff Result |
1 | George Halas | Chicago Bears | 14.0 | 34.1% | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2 | Blanton Collier | Cleveland Browns | 9.0 | 22% | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Lost Champ |
3 | Allie Sherman | New York Giants | 8.0 | 19.5% | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Jack Christiansen | San Francisco 49ers | 6.0 | 14.6% | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Don Shula | Baltimore Colts | 2.0 | 4.9% | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Lost Div |
6 | Harry Gilmer | Detroit Lions | 1.0 | 2.4% | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | Vince Lombardi | Green Bay Packers | 1.0 | 2.4% | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | Won Champ |
AFL AP AFL Coach of the Year Voting
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Rk | Coach | Tm | Votes | Share | G | W | L | T | G plyf | W plyf | L plyf | Playoff Result |
1 | Lou Saban | Buffalo Bills | 14.0 | 60.9% | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Won Champ |
2 | Al Davis | Oakland Raiders | 7.0 | 30.4% | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Sid Gillman | San Diego Chargers | 2.0 | 8.7% | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Lost Champ |
4 | Weeb Ewbank | New York Jets | 1.0 | 4.3% | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AFL UPI AFL Coach of the Year Voting
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Rk | Coach | Tm | Votes | Share | G | W | L | T | G plyf | W plyf | L plyf | Playoff Result |
1 | Lou Saban | Buffalo Bills | 14.0 | 60.9% | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Won Champ |
2 | Weeb Ewbank | New York Jets | 5.0 | 21.7% | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Sid Gillman | San Diego Chargers | 2.0 | 8.7% | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Lost Champ |
4 | Mac Speedie | Denver Broncos | 2.0 | 8.7% | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Al Davis | Oakland Raiders | 1.0 | 4.3% | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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