ph ins ▁▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁– ▁Larry ▁Brown , ▁Washington ▁Red sk ins ▁▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁– ▁O . ▁J . ▁Sim pson , ▁Buff alo ▁B ills ▁▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁– ▁Ken ▁St ab ler , ▁Oak land ▁Ra iders ▁▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁– ▁O . ▁J . ▁Sim pson , ▁Buff alo ▁B ills ▁▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁– ▁Roger ▁Sta ub ach , ▁Dallas ▁Cow bo ys ▁▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁– ▁Walter ▁Pay ton , ▁Chicago ▁B ears ▁▁▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁– ▁Earl ▁Campbell , ▁Houston ▁O ilers ▁▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁– ▁Dan ▁F outs , ▁San ▁Diego ▁Ch arg ers ▁▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁– ▁Brian ▁Si pe , ▁Cleveland ▁Brow ns ▁▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁– ▁Ken ▁Anderson , ▁C inc inn ati ▁Beng als ▁ ▁Sam ▁B . ▁Nicola ▁Tro phy ▁N amed ▁for ▁the ▁Club ' s ▁founder , ▁this ▁tro phy ▁is ▁presented ▁ann ually ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁High ▁School ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year . ▁▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁– ▁Kevin ▁Wil h ite , ▁Cord ova , ▁CA ▁▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁– ▁Robert ▁B anks , ▁Ham pton , ▁V A ▁▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁– ▁Chris ▁Spiel man , ▁Mass ilon , ▁O H ▁▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁– ▁Ned ▁Bol car , ▁Phill ips burg , ▁N J ▁▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁– ▁Jeff ▁George , ▁Indian apolis ,