Nfl Rookie Of The Year Award

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The Detroit Lions and the Pittsburgh Steelers have both won a total of 6 Rookie of the Year awards. Detroit has won 4 Offensive ROTYs and 2 Defensive ROTYs, Pittsburgh 3 Offensive and 3 Defensive.

Running Back s have won an astounding 30 out of 39 Offensive ROTY awards, or 77%.

Linebacker s have won almost half of the Defensive ROTY awards (18 out of 39)

Ben Roethlisberger , 2004 Offensive ROTY, was only the second quarterback to win the award, and the first since Dennis Shaw in 1970, a 34 year span. Two years later, Vince Young , another quarterback, would win the 2006 ROTY award.

The Eagles, Jaguars, and Seahawks are the only franchises to never have a player win either award.

1967 marked the only year that one team won both awards, as the Lions took home the Offensive (Mel Farr) and Defensive (Lem Barney) trophies.

Buddy Curry & Al Richardson are the only co-winners; both Atlanta Falcons linebackers won the 1980 Defensive ROTY award.

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NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year (from 1967)

NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year (from 1967)

NFL-NFC Rookie of the Year (1955-1996)

AFL-AFC Rookie of the Year (1960-1996)