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Cam Newton joins the state's MVP list

Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton was named The Associated Press’ NFL Most Valuable Player for the 2015 season on Saturday night, leaving former Auburn players holding the MVP awards for the NFL and the American League at the same time with Newton andToronto Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson. That's the first time one college has had an MLB MVP and the NFL MVP at the same time. Newton joined a list of 13 players with Alabama roots who have been named league MVPs in the three major U.S. sports.

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Don Hutson, 1941 NFL MVP

The NFL awarded the Joe F. Carr Award to its MVP from 1938 through 1946. The Green Bay Packers end, a former Alabama All-American, won the 1941 award as he led the NFL with 58 receptions for 738 yards and 10 touchdowns. He also topped the league with 95 points.

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Don Hutson, 1942 NFL MVP

The Alabama Antelope repeated as the Joe F. Carr Award winner by setting NFL single-season records with 74 receptions, 1,211 receiving yards, 17 touchdown receptions and 138 points for the Green Bay Packers.

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Willie Mays, 1954 National League MVP

After spending 1953 in the military, the Westfield native came back to earn his first trip to the All-Star Game, top the NL with a .365 batting average and .667 slugging percentage and lead the New York Giants to the World Series title.

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Harlon Hill, 1955 NFL MVP

Before the AP MVP Award came along, the Newspaper Enterprise Association presented an NFL MVP honor. The former Lauderdale High School and North Alabama standout won the 1955 award as he led the NFL with nine TD receptions as an end for the Chicago Bears.

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Hank Aaron, 1957 National League MVP

The Mobile native finished in the top three of the MVP voting seven times, but this was his only first-place finish. In 1957, Aaron topped the NL with 118 runs, 44 home runs, 132 RBIs and 369 total bases while leading the Milwaukee Braves to the World Series title.

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Willie Mays, 1965 National League MVP

Mays won his second MVP 11 years after he won his first. In the 10 intervening seasons, he finished in the top six in the MVP voting nine times. Mays reached a career-high 52 home runs with the San Francisco Giants in 1965.

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Bart Starr, 1966 NFL MVP

The former Sidney Lanier High and Alabama standout was the quarterback for five Green Bay Packers teams that won NFL championships. The 1966 team won the first Super Bowl. Starr had the NFL’s top passer rating in 1966.

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Joe Namath, 1968 AFL MVP

Before the AFL and NFL merger, Namath led the New York Jets to the “other” league’s title in 1968, then their stunning Super Bowl III victory against the Colts. The former Alabama quarterback threw for 3,147 yards and 15 TDs in 1968.

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Willie McCovey, 1969 National League MVP

The Mobile native led the NL for the second straight season in home runs, RBIs and slugging percentage, and in 1969, the San Francisco Giants first baseman also led in on-base average by drawing 45 intentional walks, at the time an MLB record.

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Ken Stabler, 1974 NFL MVP

The former Foley High and Alabama star was the NFL All-Pro quarterback in 1974, when the Snake led the league with 26 touchdown passes for the Oakland Raiders, who reached the AFC championship game.

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Charles Barkley, 1992-93 NBA MVP

In his first season with Phoenix, the former Leeds High and Auburn star led the Suns to the NBA Finals, where they lost to Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls. Sir Charles averaged 25.6 points, 12.1 rebounds and 5.1 assists during the season.

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Frank Thomas, 1993 American League MVP

The former Auburn baseball and football player went to the All-Star Game for the first time in 1993. Thomas led the Chicago White Sox to the AL Championship Series with 106 runs, 41 home runs, 128 RBIs, .317 batting average and .607 slugging percentage.

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Frank Thomas, 1994 American League MVP

The 1994 player strike cut short a phenomenal season for Thomas, who won his second straight AL MVP. He led the AL with 106 runs, 109 walks, a .487 on-base average and a .729 slugging percentage. He also had 38 home runs, 101 RBIs and a .353 batting average in only 113 games for the White Sox.

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Shaun Alexander, 2005 NFL MVP

The former Alabama star was an All-Pro running back as he led the Seattle Seahawks to the Super Bowl. Alexander led the NFL with 1,880 rushing yards. He also scored 28 touchdowns, which at the time was a league single-season record.

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Josh Donaldson, 2015 American League MVP

The former Faith Academy and Auburn standout was the leading vote-getter for the MLB All-Star Game on his way to winning the AL MVP honor. The Toronto Blue Jays third baseman led the league with 122 runs and 123 RBIs while slugging 41 home runs.

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Cam Newton, 2015 NFL MVP

Auburn’s 2010 Heisman Trophy winner led the Carolina Panthers to a 15-1 record in the regular season and on to Sunday’s Super Bowl 50 in his fifth NFL campaign. Newton passed for 35 touchdowns and ran for 10 more scores in the regular season as he became the first player with five seasons of at least 3,000 passing yards and 500 rushing yards.