ed ▁since ▁ 1 9 5 0 ; ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁first ▁Sun ▁Bowl ▁Association ▁president , ▁Dr . ▁C . ▁M . ▁Hend r icks . ▁Two ▁players ▁have ▁been ▁two - time ▁M VP s ; ▁Char ley ▁Johnson ▁( 1 9 5 9 , ▁ 1 9 6 0 ) ▁and ▁Billy ▁Stevens ▁( 1 9 6 5 , ▁ 1 9 6 7 ). ▁ ▁Source : ▁ ▁Jimmy ▁Rog ers ▁Jr . ▁Most ▁Val u able ▁Lin eman ▁Tro phy ▁Award ed ▁since ▁ 1 9 6 1 ; ▁named ▁after ▁former ▁Sun ▁Bowl ▁president ▁Jimmy ▁Rog ers ▁Jr . ▁ ▁Source : ▁ ▁John ▁Fol mer ▁Most ▁Val u able ▁Special ▁Teams ▁Player ▁Tro phy ▁Award ed ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 4 ; ▁named ▁after ▁former ▁Sun ▁Bowl ▁president ▁John ▁Fol mer . Pos itions : ▁P = P unter , ▁K = K icker , ▁PR = P unt ▁return er , ▁K R = K ick off ▁return er ▁ ▁Source : ▁ ▁Most ▁appearances ▁Only ▁teams ▁with ▁at ▁least ▁three ▁appearances ▁are ▁listed . ▁ ▁California ▁and ▁Colorado ▁are ▁the ▁only ▁current ▁Pac - 1 2 ▁members ▁to ▁have ▁never ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁Sun ▁Bowl . ▁Northern ▁Arizona ▁( now ▁in ▁the ▁FC S ) ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁former ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Border ▁Conference ▁to ▁have ▁never ▁appeared ▁in ▁a ▁Sun ▁Bowl . ▁Texas - El ▁Pas o : ▁ ▁Was ▁known ▁as ▁Texas ▁M ines ▁and ▁Texas ▁Western . ▁ ▁Records ▁reference