Did you know who earned the most MVP awards?

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with 6:
1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980
Both Bill Russell and
Michael Jordan have 5 each.
For active players (2007-08 season) the most is 2 each for
Tim Duncan,
Steve Nash.
and
Lebron James 2009 & 2010
Did you know that Michael Jordan was not the
number one draft pick?
Did you know what NBA player has won the most MVP?
Did you know the only basketball award that Jordan did not win was high school state championship?

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Did you know who beat Magic Johnson for the rookie of the year?
Did you know that Magic Johnson became the first rookie ever to win the Finals MVP Award?
Did you know that Larry Bird beat Magic Johnson for the NBA Rookie of the Year Award in the 1979-80 season?
Did you know that Larry Bird went to Indiana State College?
Did you know that Larry won the Rookie of the Year in the 1979-80 season?
Did you know that Bird won three championships with the Boston Celtics in 1981, 1984, and 1986?
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| Did you know these are the only guys in history to ever accomplish this feat? |
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Wes Unseld in 1969
and
Wilt Chamberlain in 1960.

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Did you know thatFred
Lynn
in 1975 and Ichiro Suzuki in

2001 are the only two players who have been named
Rookie of the Year and
Most Valuable Player in the same
year.
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Did you know who won rookie of the year, then the next year won MVP?It has happened three times so far in history, the winners of these prestigious awards were:
Cal Ripken Jr. - American League RoY in 1982 and American League MVP in 1983.
Ryan Howard - National League RoY in 2005 and National League MVP in 2006.
Dustin Pedroia - AL RoY in 2007 and AL MVP in 2008.

Did you know the only player who has ever won back to back Heisman Trophy?
That would be
Archie Griffin of the
Ohio State Buckeyes, he won in 1974 and 1975.
Did you know that only
three sophomores in history have won the Heisman Trophy?
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