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    All-Time Most Valuable Players

    30s | 40s | 50s | 60s | 70s | 80s | 90s | 00s

    1938    Ordell McElhaney, Albion, E
    1939 Bob Powers, Hope, C, and Dan Wood, Kalamazoo, B

    30s | 40s | 50s | 60s | 70s | 80s | 90s | 00s

    1940 Dick Thompson, Adrian, T
    1941    Bob Kirby, Alma, B
    1942 Burt Manby, Hillsdale, B
    1946 William Young, Hillsdale, B
    1947 Tom Ward, Hillsdale, B
    1948 Rex Roseman, Alma, G
    1949 Nick Yonker, Hope, QB

    30s | 40s | 50s | 60s | 70s | 80s | 90s | 00s

    1950    Tom Van Wingen, Hope, FB
    1951 Frank Joranko, Albion, DB
    1952 Bob Wikstrom, Albion, RB
    1953 Fritz Shurmur, Albion, C
    1954 Marv Frankel, Hillsdale, B
    1955 Marv Raab, Alma, B
    1956 Bob Urschalitz, Kalamazoo, B
    1957 Doug Maison, Hillsdale, B
    1958 Tom Taylor, Albion, E, and Larry TerMolen, Hope, T
    1959 Jim Northrup, Alma, OB

    30s | 40s | 50s | 60s | 70s | 80s | 90s | 00s

    1960    Duke Davis, Hillsdale, C
    1961 Joe Shurmur, Albion, OG-LB, and Sherwood VanderWoude, Hope, LB
    1962 Bryce Fauble, Adrian, OB
    1963 J.B. Elzy, Albion, OB
    1964 Irv Sigler, Olivet, OB
    1965 Jim Gray, Alma, LB, and Ron Springer, Albion, OT
    1966 Barry Siler, Albion, DE
    1967 Bob Harple, Olivet, RB, and Gordon Hetrick, Alma, DB
    1968 Tom Jakovac, Alma, QB
    1969 Chris Clark, Alma, RB

    30s | 40s | 50s | 60s | 70s | 80s | 90s | 00s

    1970    Dave Egnatuk, Albion, RB
    1971 Ted Rycenga, Hope, IL
    1972 Rick Johnson, Alma, DB-E
    1973 Ed Sanders, Hope, RB
    1974 Tim E. Baker, Olivet, RB
    1975 Tim Van Heest, Hope, QB
    1976 Steve Robb, Albion, QB
    1977 Steve Spencer, Albion, DT
    1978 Joe Bacani, Adrian, WR, and Tim Lont, Hope, LB
    1979 Fletcher Williams, Adrian, LB

    30s | 40s | 50s | 60s | 70s | 80s | 90s | 00s

    1980    Ray Moran, Adrian, MG
    1981 Tom Koenigsknecht, Adrian, LB
    1982 Todd Holstege, Hope, RB
    1983 Steve Motte, Adrian, FB, and John Iafolla, Adrian, LB
    1984 Offense - Greg Heeres, Hope, QB
    Defense - Dan Korson, Albion, LB
    1985 Offense - Lance Brown, Albion, RB, and
       Bob Smedley, Adrian, TE
    Defense - Dirk VerMeulen, Hope, D
    1986 Offense - Chris Mendels, Hope, QB
    Defense - Mike Grant, Albion, DB
    1987  Offense - Todd Ackermann, Hope, TE, and
       Bill Vanderbilt, Hope, TE
    Defense - Don Dahlquist, Hope, LB
    1988 Offense - Bill Badour, Adrian, FB
    Defense - Tim Doty, Adrian, LB
    1989 Offense - Bill Barker, Albion, RB
    Defense - Scott Ammons, Albion, T

    30s | 40s | 50s | 60s | 70s | 80s | 90s | 00s

    1990    Offense - Ken Kubiak, Olivet, QB
    Defense - Jeff Veronie, Olivet, LB
    1991 Offense - Hank Wineman, Albion, RB
    Defense - Mike Sherrill, Olivet, LB
    1992 Offense - Mike Montico, Albion, QB
    Defense - Kris Knobloch, Albion, T
    1993 Offense - Jeff Robinson, Albion, RB
    Defense - Chad Ackermann, Hope, DE
    1994 Offense - Jeff Robinson, Albion, RB, and
       Todd Morris, Albion, RB
    Defense - Jim Davis, Albion, LB
    1995 Offense - Jason Falk, Alma, QB
    Defense - Robert Taylor, Albion, DL
    1996 Offense - Kyle Klein, Albion, QB
    Defense - Jason Beglin, Albion, DL
    1997 Offense - Brandon Graham, Hope, RB
    Defense - Landon Casey, Olivet, DB
    1998 Offense - Jason Van Der Maas, Alma QB
    Defense - Pat Slone, Albion, DT
    1999 Offense - J.D. Graves, Hope, QB
    Defense - Eric Gerwin, Kalamazoo, LB

    30s | 40s | 50s | 60s | 70s | 80s | 90s | 00s

    2000    Offense - J.D. Graves, Hope, QB
    Defense - Ben Gitler, Albion, LB
    2001 Offense - Brian Adloff, Hope, WR
    Defense - Brant Haverdink, Kalamazoo, LB
    2002 Offense - Steve Slowke, Alma, QB
    Defense - Travis Lehman, Olivet, DB
    2003 Offense - Phil Butler, Hope, QB
    Defense - Glen Brittich, Albion, LB
    2004 Offense - Dustin Louwaert, Albion, RB
    Defense - Jeremy Vanisacker, Kalamazoo, LB
    2005 Offense - Steve Wasil, Albion, QB
    Defense - Mike Lewis, Adrian, DL
    2006 Offense - Josh Brehm, Alma, QB
    Defense - Matt Rugenstein, Hope, DL
    2007 Offense - Troy Niblock, Adrian, QB & Doug Van Eerden, Hope, WR
    Defense - Marc Miller, Olivet, DL & Courtney Pearson, Tri-State, LB

    (A most valuable player on offense and defense has been selected since 1984.)

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