Turkey Leg Award
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[edit] Background
In 1989, John Madden of The NFL on CBS awarded the first "Turkey Leg Award," for the game's most valuable player. Reggie White of the Philadelphia Eagles was the first recipient. The gesture was seen mostly as a humorous gimmick relating to Madden's famous multi-legged turkeys served on Thanksgiving.
- For more details on this topic, see Turducken.
[edit] Later years
Since then, however, the award has gained subtle notoriety, and currently, each year an MVP has been chosen for both the CBS and FOX games. Madden brought the award to FOX in 1994, but it was abandoned and replaced with the "Galloping Gobbler" when Madden left for ABC in 2002. When CBS returned to the NFL in 1998, they introduced their own award, the "All-Iron Award."
[edit] Notable winners
- 1989 - Reggie White (Eagles vs. Cowboys)
- 1993 - Richard Dent (Lions vs. Bears)
- 1995 - Herman Moore, Brett Perriman, & Johnnie Morton (Lions vs. Vikings)
- 1997 - Luther Ellis (Lions vs. Bears)
- 2001 - Ahman Green & Brett Favre (Packers vs. Lions)
