 The club was the first to award a "MVP" award to a defensive player, Gene Brito, in 1955.The Philadelphia Maxwell Club awarded a similar honor to Andy Robustelli in 1962.As voted on by the Washington D.C. Touchdown Club
1945—Bob Waterfield, Cleveland Rams 
1946—Bill Dudley, Pittsburgh Steelers 
1947—Sammy Baugh, Washington Redskins 
1948—Sammy Baugh (2), Washington Redskins 
1949—Steve Van Buren, Philadelphia Eagles; Otto Graham, Cleveland Browns 
1950—Bob Waterfield, Los Angeles Rams 
1951—Otto Graham, Cleveland Browns 
1952—Lynn Chandnois, Pittsburgh Steelers 
1953—Lou Groza, Cleveland Browns 
1954—Norm Van Brocklin, Los Angeles Rams
1955—Gene Brito, Washington Redskins 
1956—Frank Gifford, New York Giants 
1957—John Unitas, Baltimore Colts 
1958—Johnny Unitas (2), Baltimore Colts and Jim Brown, Cleveland Browns
1959—Charley Conerly, New York Giants 
1960—Norm Van Brocklin (2), Philadelphia Eagles 
1961—Paul Hornung, Green Bay Packers 
1962—Y.