In the history of the Super Bowl there have been only five players to receive the game’s Most Valuable Player award more than once, and all of them are quarterbacks. In fact, quarterbacks have won the award 28 times.
The Patriots' Tom Brady (four Super Bowl MVP awards), of course, is on the list of players with multiple Super Bowl MVP awards, along with Bart Starr (2), Terry Bradshaw (2), Joe Montana (3) and Eli Manning (2). Brady broke a tie with Montana when he won his fourth MVP award in Super Bowl 51.
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The award has been won by the winning team's quarterback in nine of the last 12 seasons. The three non-QBs over the past 12 years? That would be Steelers wide receiver Santonio Holmes, Seahawks linebacker Malcolm Smith, Broncos linebacker Von Miller and Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman.
Here's a list of every player to win Super Bowl MVP:
Super Bowl MVPs
| Year | Super Bowl | MVP | Team | Pos |
| 1967 | I | Bart Starr | Packers | QB |
| 1968 | II | Bart Starr (2) | Packers | QB |
| 1969 | III | Joe Namath | Jets | QB |
| 1970 | IV | Len Dawson | Chiefs | QB |
| 1971 | V | Chuck Howley | Cowboys | LB |
| 1972 | VI | Roger Staubach | Cowboys | QB |
| 1973 | VII | Jake Scott | Dolphins | S |
| 1974 | VIII | Larry Csonka | Dolphins | RB |
| 1975 | IX | Franco Harris | Steelers | RB |
| 1976 | X | Lynn Swann | Steelers | WR |
| 1977 | XI | Fred Biletnikoff | Raiders | WR |
| 1978 | XII | Harvey Martin/Randy White | Cowboys | DE/DT |
| 1979 | XIII | Terry Bradshaw | Steelers | QB |
| 1980 | XIV | Terry Bradshaw (2) | Steelers | QB |
| 1981 | XV | Jim Plunkett | Raiders | QB |
| 1982 | XVI | Joe Montana | 49ers | QB |
| 1983 | XVII | John Riggins | Redskins | RB |
| 1984 | XVIII | Marcus Allen | Raiders | RB |
| 1985 | XIX | Joe Montana (2) | 49ers | QB |
| 1986 | XX | Richard Dent | Bears | DE |
| 1987 | XXI | Phil Simms | Giants | QB |
| 1988 | XXII | Doug Williams | Redskins | QB |
| 1989 | XXIII | Jerry Rice | 49ers | WR |
| 1990 | XXIV | Joe Montana (3) | 49ers | QB |
| 1991 | XXV | Ottis Anderson | Giants | RB |
| 1992 | XXVI | Mark Rypien | Redskins | QB |
| 1993 | XXVII | Troy Aikman | Cowboys | QB |
| 1994 | XXVIII | Emmitt Smith | Cowboys | RB |
| 1995 | XXIX | Steve Young | 49ers | QB |
| 1996 | XXX | Larry Brown | Cowboys | CB |
| 1997 | XXXI | Desmond Howard | Packers | KR/PR |
| 1998 | XXXII | Terrell Davis | Broncos | RB |
| 1999 | XXXIII | John Elway | Broncos | QB |
| 2000 | XXXIV | Kurt Warner | Rams | QB |
| 2001 | XXXV | Ray Lewis | Ravens | LB |
| 2002 | XXXVI | Tom Brady | Patriots | QB |
| 2003 | XXXVII | Dexter Jackson | Buccaneers | S |
| 2004 | XXXVIII | Tom Brady (2) | Patriots | QB |
| 2005 | XXXIX | Deion Branch | Patriots | WR |
| 2006 | XL | Hines Ward | Steelers | WR |
| 2007 | XLI | Peyton Manning | Colts | QB |
| 2008 | XLII | Eli Manning | Giants | QB |
| 2009 | XLIII | Santonio Holmes | Steelers | WR |
| 2010 | XLIV | Drew Brees | Saints | QB |
| 2011 | XLV | Aaron Rodgers | Packers | QB |
| 2012 | XLVI | Eli Manning (2) | Giants | QB |
| 2013 | XLVII | Joe Flacco | Ravens | QB |
| 2014 | XLVIII | Malcolm Smith | Seahawks | LB |
| 2015 | XLIX | Tom Brady (3) | Patriots | QB |
| 2016 | L | Von Miller | Broncos | LB |
| 2017 | LI | Tom Brady (4) | Patriots | QB |
| 2018 | LII | Nick Foles | Eagles | QB |
| 2019 | LIII | Julian Edelman | Patriots | WR |
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