Steve Young Is Runaway Winner as NFL’s MVP

Quarterback Steve Young of the San Francisco 49ers was voted the NFL’s most valuable player by the Associated Press, it was announced Wednesday. Young received 56 of 80 votes cast by a nationwide panel of media members.

“Wow. That’s just wild,” said Young, who led the 49ers to a league-best 14-2 record. “My first reaction is it’s an unbelievable honor.”

Young completed 268 of 402 passes for 3,465 yards and 25 touchdowns, with seven interceptions. He had an 8.62 average gain per pass play and a 107 rating. He also ran for 537 yards and four touchdowns.

Running backs Barry Foster of Pittsburgh and Emmitt Smith of Dallas were next in the balloting with 11 and 10 votes, respectively. Sterling Sharpe of Green Bay, who set a league record with 108 receptions, got two votes. Cortez Kennedy of Seattle, the AP defensive player of the year, got one.