1980-81Wayne GretzkyEdmonton Oilers
1981-82Wayne GretzkyEdmonton Oilers
1982-83Wayne GretzkyEdmonton Oilers
1983-84Wayne GretzkyEdmonton Oilers
1984-85Wayne GretzkyEdmonton Oilers
1985-86Wayne GretzkyEdmonton Oilers
1986-87Wayne GretzkyEdmonton Oilers
1987-88Mario LemieuxPittsburgh Penguins
1988-89Wayne GretzkyLos Angeles Kings
1989-90Mark MessierEdmonton Oilers
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1997 MVP Winners Griffey Jr and WalkerThere are two MVP award winners each year in Major League Baseball. One winner for each League, American, and National.The 1997 American League MVP was Ken Griffey Jr.The 1997 National League MVP was Larry Walker.
Wayne Gretzky won the most NHL MVP Awards with 9. This is the record for all north American Sports. Barry Bonds won the most MLB (NL or AL) MVP Awards with 7. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won the most NBA MVP Awards with 6. Peyton Manning has won the most NFL MVP award with 4.
(see related link for all Super Bowl MVP winners)
I believe there have been four winners since the NFL-AFL merger. Barry Sanders was the last to win both. He won the Heisman in 1988 and shared the NFL MVP with Brett Favre in 1997. Marcus Allen won the Heisman in 1981 and the MVP in 1985. Earl Campbell won the Heisman in 1977 and the MVP in 1979. Finally, OJ Simpson won the Heisman in 1967 and the NFL MVP in 1973. Don't forget Paul Hornung -- the first to do it.