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1987 Gillette MVP trivia
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2025 8:22 am
by Bryan
So I came across my old Gillette Cavalcade of Sports VHS....they award the 1987 Gillette 'People's Choice" NFL MVP award. A panel of experts pick one candidate for each of the six divisions, and then fans call a 1-800 number to submit their vote for the MVP. So...can you guess who the six candidates were? And who ended up winning the MVP for the 1987 season?
AFC East
AFC Central
AFC West
NFC East
NFC Central
NFC West
MVP
Re: 1987 Gillette MVP trivia
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2025 8:54 am
by RichardBak
Here are my selections for the All-Time Gillette Team. They were, you might say, a cut above the rest....
Jim Gillette HB Rams
Walker Gillette WR San Diego
Willie Blade DT Dallas
Bennie Blades DB Detroit
Tyrell Shavers WR Buffalo
Tyrone Shavers WR Cleveland
Ed Beard LB San Fran
Tom Beard C Buffalo
Dana Stubblefield DT San Fran
Interestingly, no Razorbacks among this crowd.
Re: 1987 Gillette MVP trivia
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2025 12:57 pm
by Citizen
Keith Burns and Jeff Wiska didn't quite make it.
Re: 1987 Gillette MVP trivia
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2025 1:13 pm
by RichardBak
Missed it by a razor-thin margin in the voting, unfortunately.
Re: 1987 Gillette MVP trivia
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2025 2:42 am
by Crazy Packers Fan
Bryan wrote: ↑Wed Jan 29, 2025 8:22 am
So I came across my old Gillette Cavalcade of Sports VHS....they award the 1987 Gillette 'People's Choice" NFL MVP award. A panel of experts pick one candidate for each of the six divisions, and then fans call a 1-800 number to submit their vote for the MVP. So...can you guess who the six candidates were? And who ended up winning the MVP for the 1987 season?
AFC East
AFC Central
AFC West
NFC East
NFC Central
NFC West
MVP
Okay, I'll try actually answering the question.
AFC East - Marino
AFC Central - Kosar
AFC West - Elway
NFC East - Completely stumped.
NFC Central - Singletary
NFC West - Rice
MVP: Elway
Re: 1987 Gillette MVP trivia
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2025 12:01 pm
by Bryan
Crazy Packers Fan wrote: ↑Thu Jan 30, 2025 2:42 am
AFC East - Marino
AFC Central - Kosar
AFC West - Elway
NFC East - Completely stumped.
NFC Central - Singletary
NFC West - Rice
MVP: Elway
Your AFC choices are all correct. So:
AFC East - Marino
AFC Central - Kosar
AFC West - Elway
NFC East
NFC Central
NFC West
MVP
Re: 1987 Gillette MVP trivia
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2025 2:03 pm
by Crazy Packers Fan
Bryan wrote: ↑Thu Jan 30, 2025 12:01 pm
Crazy Packers Fan wrote: ↑Thu Jan 30, 2025 2:42 am
AFC East - Marino
AFC Central - Kosar
AFC West - Elway
NFC East - Completely stumped.
NFC Central - Singletary
NFC West - Rice
MVP: Elway
Your AFC choices are all correct. So:
AFC East - Marino
AFC Central - Kosar
AFC West - Elway
NFC East
NFC Central
NFC West
MVP
That obviously makes Joe Montana both NFC West representative and MVP. Which I feel belongs to Rice, because of all those records he broke, but voters weren't fair that year.
Re: 1987 Gillette MVP trivia
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2025 8:59 pm
by Bryan
Crazy Packers Fan wrote: ↑Thu Jan 30, 2025 2:03 pm
That obviously makes Joe Montana both NFC West representative and MVP. Which I feel belongs to Rice, because of all those records he broke, but voters weren't fair that year.
Montana is the NFC West rep, but he was not voted MVP.
AFC East - Marino
AFC Central - Kosar
AFC West - Elway
NFC East
NFC Central
NFC West - Montana
MVP