1972 NFL Awards

NFL Coach of the Year	Don Shula	Miami Dolphins	AP
NFL Player of the Year	Larry Brown	Washington Redskins	AP NEA MAX PFW
AFC Player of the Year	Earl Morrall	Miami Dolphins	TSN
AFC Player of the Year	O.J. Simpson	Buffalo Bills	UPI
NFC Player of the Year	Larry Brown	Washington Redskins	UPI TSN
NFL Offensive Player of the Year	Larry Brown	Washington Redskins	AP NEA PFW
NFL Defensive Player of the Year	Joe Greene	Pittsburgh Steelers	AP NEA PFW
AFC Rookie of the Year	Franco Harris	Pittsburgh Steelers	UPI NEA TSN
NFC Rookie of the Year	Willie Buchanon	Green Bay Packers	NEA
NFC Rookie of the Year	Chester Marcol	Green Bay Packers	UPI TSN
NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year	Franco Harris	Pittsburgh Steelers	AP PFW
NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year	Willie Buchanon	Green Bay Packers	AP
NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year	Sherm White	Cincinnati Bengals	PFW

All-NFL
Offense	Position	Team	Selectors
Fred Biletnikoff	WR	Oakland Raiders	AP NEA PFW
Otis Taylor	WR	Kansas City Chiefs	PFWA
Paul Warfield	WR	Miami Dolphins	NEA
Gene Washington	WR	San Francisco 49ers	AP PFWA PFW
Bob Brown	OT	Oakland Raiders	PFWA PFW
George Kunz	OT	Atlanta Falcons	NEA
Rayfield Wright	OT	Dallas Cowboys	AP NEA PFWA PFW
Ron Yary	OT	Minnesota Vikings	AP
Larry Little	OG	Miami Dolphins	AP NEA PFWA PFW
John Niland	OG	Dallas Cowboys	AP PFWA PFW
Blaine Nye	OG	Dallas Cowboys	NEA
Gene Upshaw	OG	Oakland Raiders	PFWA
Forrest Blue	C	San Francisco 49ers	AP PFWA PFW
Len Hauss	C	Washington Redskins	NEA
Ted Kwalick	TE	San Francisco 49ers	AP NEA PFW
Bob Tucker	TE	New York Giants	PFWA
Earl Morrall	QB	Miami Dolphins	AP
Joe Namath	QB	New York Jets	NEA PFWA PFW
Larry Brown	RB	Washington Redskins	AP NEA PFWA PFW
Larry Csonka	RB	Miami Dolphins	PFW
O.J. Simpson	RB	Buffalo Bills	AP NEA PFWA
Defense	Position	Team	Selectors
Jack Gregory	DE	New York Giants	NEA PFWA PFW
Claude Humphrey	DE	Atlanta Falcons	AP NEA PFWA PFW
Bill Stanfill	DE	Miami Dolphins	AP
Joe Greene	DT	Pittsburgh Steelers	AP NEA PFWA PFW
Bob Lilly	DT	Dallas Cowboys	PFW
Mike Reid	DT	Cincinnati Bengals	AP NEA PFWA
Dick Butkus	LB	Chicago Bears	AP NEA PFWA
Chris Hanburger	LB	Washington Redskins	AP NEA PFWA PFW
Willie Lanier	LB	Kansas City Chiefs	PFW
Dave Wilcox	LB	San Francisco 49ers	AP NEA PFWA PFW
Willie Brown	CB	Oakland Raiders	PFWA PFW
Ken Ellis	CB	Green Bay Packers	AP
Jimmy Johnson	CB	San Francisco 49ers	AP NEA PFWA PFW
Dick Anderson	S	Miami Dolphins	AP NEA PFWA
Bill Bradley	S	Philadelphia Eagles	AP NEA PFWA PFW
Jake Scott	S	Miami Dolphins	PFW
Special Teams	Position	Team	Selectors
Jerrel Wilson	P	Kansas City Chiefs	PFWA PFW
Don Cockroft	K-P	Cleveland Browns	NEA
Chester Marcol	K	Green Bay Packers	AP NEA PFWA PFW
All-AFC
Offense	Position	Team	Selectors
Fred Biletnikoff	WR	Oakland Raiders	AP UPI TSN PB
Otis Taylor	WR	Kansas City Chiefs	UPI
Paul Warfield	WR	Miami Dolphins	AP TSN PB
Bob Brown	OT	Oakland Raiders	AP UPI TSN
Winston Hill	OT	New York Jets	AP UPI TSN PB
Art Shell	OT	Oakland Raiders	PB
Larry Little	OG	Miami Dolphins	AP UPI TSN PB
Gene Upshaw	OG	Oakland Raiders	AP UPI PB
Bruce Van Dyke	OG	Pittsburgh Steelers	TSN
Bob Johnson	C	Cincinnati Bengals	UPI
Jim Otto	C	Oakland Raiders	AP TSN PB
Raymond Chester	TE	Oakland Raiders	AP UPI TSN PB
Earl Morrall	QB	Miami Dolphins	AP
Joe Namath	QB	New York Jets	UPI TSN PB
Larry Csonka	RB	Miami Dolphins	AP UPI TSN-tie PB
Franco Harris	RB	Pittsburgh Steelers	TSN
O.J. Simpson	RB	Buffalo Bills	UPI AP TSN-tie PB
Defense	Position	Team	Selectors
Elvin Bethea	DE	Houston Oilers	TSN-AFC
Fred Biletnikoff	WR	Oakland Raiders	AP-AFC UPI-AFC TSN-AFC PB-AFC
Vern Den Herder	DE	Miami Dolphins	AP-AFC
Deacon Jones	DE	San Diego Chargers	PB-AFC
Bill Stanfill	DE	Miami Dolphins	AP-AFC UPI-AFC TSN-AFC PB-AFC
Otis Taylor	WR	Kansas City Chiefs	UPI-AFC
Paul Warfield	WR	Miami Dolphins	AP-AFC TSN-AFC PB-AFC
Dwight White	DE	Pittsburgh Steelers	UPI-AFC
Jerrel Wilson	P	Kansas City Chiefs	TSN-AFC PB-AFC
Bob Brown	OT	Oakland Raiders	AP-AFC UPI-AFC TSN-AFC
Roy Gerela	K	Pittsburgh Steelers	TSN-AFC PB-AFC
Joe Greene	DT	Pittsburgh Steelers	AP-AFC UPI-AFC TSN-AFC PB-AFC
Winston Hill	OT	New York Jets	AP-AFC UPI-AFC TSN-AFC PB-AFC
Mike Reid	DT	Cincinnati Bengals	AP-AFC UPI-AFC TSN-AFC PB-AFC
Art Shell	OT	Oakland Raiders	PB-AFC
Larry Little	OG	Miami Dolphins	AP-AFC UPI-AFC TSN-AFC PB-AFC
Mercury Morris	KR	Miami Dolphins	PB-AFC
Gene Upshaw	OG	Oakland Raiders	AP-AFC UPI-AFC PB-AFC
Bruce Van Dyke	OG	Pittsburgh Steelers	TSN-AFC
Bobby Bell	LB	Kansas City Chiefs	TSN-AFC
Nick Buoniconti	LB	Miami Dolphins	AP-AFC PB-AFC
Ted Hendricks	LB	Baltimore Colts	AP-AFC UPI-AFC PB-AFC
Bob Johnson	C	Cincinnati Bengals	UPI-AFC
Willie Lanier	LB	Kansas City Chiefs	UPI-AFC TSN-AFC
Jim Otto	C	Oakland Raiders	AP-AFC TSN-AFC PB-AFC
Andy Russell	LB	Pittsburgh Steelers	AP-AFC UPI-AFC TSN-AFC PB-AFC
Willie Brown	CB	Oakland Raiders	AP-AFC UPI-AFC TSN-AFC PB-AFC
Raymond Chester	TE	Oakland Raiders	AP-AFC UPI-AFC TSN-AFC PB-AFC
Robert James	CB	Buffalo Bills	AP-AFC UPI-AFC PB-AFC
Lemar Parrish	CB	Cincinnati Bengals	TSN-AFC
Dick Anderson	S	Miami Dolphins	AP-AFC UPI-AFC TSN-AFC
Ken Houston	S	Houston Oilers	PB-AFC
Earl Morrall	QB	Miami Dolphins	AP-AFC
Joe Namath	QB	New York Jets	UPI-AFC TSN-AFC PB-AFC
Jake Scott	S	Miami Dolphins	AP-AFC UPI-AFC TSN-AFC PB-AFC
Larry Csonka	RB	Miami Dolphins	AP-AFC UPI-AFC TSN-AFC+ PB-AFC
Franco Harris	RB	Pittsburgh Steelers	TSN-AFC
O.J. Simpson	RB	Buffalo Bills	UPI-AFC AP-AFC TSN-AFC+ PB-AFC
Special Teams	Position	Team	Selectors
Jerrel Wilson	P	Kansas City Chiefs	TSN PB
Roy Gerela	K	Pittsburgh Steelers	TSN PB
Mercury Morris	KR	Miami Dolphins	PB
All-NFC
Offense	Position	Team	Selectors
John Gilliam	WR	Minnesota Vikings	PB
Harold Jackson	WR	Philadelphia Eagles	AP UPI TSN
Gene Washington	WR	San Francisco 49ers	AP UPI TSN PB
Rayfield Wright	OT	Dallas Cowboys	AP UPI TSN PB
Ron Yary	OT	Minnesota Vikings	AP UPI TSN PB
Tom Mack	OG	Los Angeles Rams	AP UPI TSN PB
John Niland	OG	Dallas Cowboys	AP UPI TSN PB
Forrest Blue	C	San Francisco 49ers	AP UPI TSN PB
Ted Kwalick	TE	San Francisco 49ers	AP UPI PB
Bob Tucker	TE	New York Giants	TSN
Billy Kilmer	QB	Washington Redskins	AP PB
Fran Tarkenton	QB	Minnesota Vikings	UPI TSN
John Brockington	RB	Green Bay Packers	AP UPI TSN PB
Larry Brown	RB	Washington Redskins	PFW UPI TSN PB
Defense	Position	Team	Selectors
Coy Bacon	DE	Los Angeles Rams	PB
Carl Eller	DE	Minnesota Vikings	TSN
Jack Gregory	DE	New York Giants	AP UPI
Claude Humphrey	DE	Atlanta Falcons	AP UPI TSN PB
Bob Lilly	DT	Dallas Cowboys	AP UPI TSN PB
Merlin Olsen	DT	Los Angeles Rams	PB
Alan Page	DT	Minnesota Vikings	AP UPI TSN
Dick Butkus	LB	Chicago Bears	AP UPI TSN
Chris Hanburger	LB	Washington Redskins	AP UPI TSN PB
Tommy Nobis	LB	Atlanta Falcons	PB
Dave Wilcox	LB	San Francisco 49ers	AP UPI TSN PB
Lem Barney	CB	Detroit Lions	UPI TSN PB
Ken Ellis	CB	Green Bay Packers	AP UPI
Jimmy Johnson	CB	San Francisco 49ers	AP TSN PB
Bill Bradley	S	Philadelphia Eagles	AP UPI TSN PB
Cornell Green	S	Dallas Cowboys	PB
Paul Krause	S	Minnesota Vikings	AP UPI TSN
Special Teams	Position	Team	Selectors
Dave Chapple	P	Los Angeles Rams	TSN PB
Chester Marcol	K	Green Bay Packers	AP TSN
Ron Smith	KR	Chicago Bears	PB