Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Don Hutson and the 1942 MVP Award

Green Bay Packers’ wide receiver Don Hutson is seen here being presented with the award for being selected as the Most Valuable Player following the 1942 National Football League season. The NFL awarded the Joe F. Carr Trophy (named after the league president, 1921-1939) to the league's MVP from 1938 to 1946. Hutson later was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the charter Class of 1963. He also won the Joe F. Carr trophy as NFL MVP in 1941.