Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison won the 2008 NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award.
WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award was created in 1997.
NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award was created in 1983.
NBA Development League Defensive Player of the Year Award was created in 2002.
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Pittsburgh Steelers strong safety Troy Polamalu won the 2010 NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award.
Through the 2008 season, as far as the Associated Press awards go that has happened once. In 2003, the Associated Press awarded their Offensive Player of the Year award to Jamal Lewis and their Defensive Player of the Year award to Ray Lewis, both of the Baltimore Ravens.
There are 8. MVP award. Rookie of the year award. Coach of the year. Defensive player of the year. Sixth man award. Most improved player. Sportsmanship award. J. Walter Kenedy Citizenship award.
The NBA has been awarding a Defensive Player of the Year award since 1983. As of the 2008-09 season, two players have won the award 4 times, Dikembe Mutombo (1995, 1997, 1998, 2001) and Ben Wallace (2002, 2003, 2005, 2006). No other player has won the award more than twice.
For the 1989-90 season, the winner of the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award was Dennis Rodman of the Detroit Pistons.
1983 Doug Betters, Miami Dolphins Defensive end
1987 Reggie White, Philadelphia Eagles Defensive end
1990 Bruce Smith, Buffalo Bills Defensive end