NFL's Thanksgiving Galloping Gobbler Award

Sports Football

Awarded to the MVP(s) of the Thanksgiving game televised on CBS and later on Fox. Created by Sportscaster John Madden in 1989. Originally known as the 'Turkey Leg Award' until 2001. This game features an NFC team vs. either the Dallas Cowboys or Detroit Lions. Dallas Cowboys represents their offense line (1992) Missing: * Brett Perriman (1995) * Germane Crowell (1999) * Dre Bly (2003) * Dawson Knox (2021)

This Category is Ranked. Sort by Ranking Based on Votes by clicking on Vote Ranking. Sort by the Collection's Ranking by clicking on List Ranking.

Vote RankingList Ranking  

31

1989

Reggie White

Football Player

0% (0 of 5 votes)

1

1990

Emmitt Smith

Football Player

100% (2 of 2 votes)

12

1990

Troy Aikman

Football Player

83.33% (5 of 6 votes)

19

1991

Barry Sanders

Football Player

50.0% (1 of 2 votes)

2

1992

Emmitt Smith

Football Player

100% (2 of 2 votes)

21

1992

Dallas Cowboys

Sports Team

30.48% (32 of 105 votes)

29

1993

Richard Dent

Football Player

0% (0 of 0 votes)

3

1994

Emmitt Smith

Football Player

100% (2 of 2 votes)

15

1994

Brett Favre

Football Player

57.72% (71 of 123 votes)

23

1994

Sterling Sharpe

Football Player

0% (0 of 0 votes)

37

1994

Jason Garrett

Football Player

0% (0 of 1 votes)

35

1995

Johnnie Morton

Football Player

0% (0 of 0 votes)

36

1995

Herman Moore

Football Player

0% (0 of 2 votes)

4

1996

Emmitt Smith

Football Player

100% (2 of 2 votes)

10

1997

Luther Elliss

Football Player

100% (1 of 1 votes)

33

1998

Randy Moss

Football Player

0% (0 of 0 votes)

9

1999

Gus Frerotte

Football Player

100% (5 of 5 votes)

43

1999

Germane Crowell

Football Player

0% (0 of 1 votes)

46

1999

Johnnie Morton

Football Player

0% (0 of 0 votes)

28

2000

Daunte Culpepper

Football Player

0% (0 of 0 votes)

30

2000

Robert Smith (NFL)

Football Player

0% (0 of 1 votes)

34

2000

Randy Moss

Football Player

0% (0 of 0 votes)

16

2001

Brett Favre

Football Player

57.72% (71 of 123 votes)

32

2001

Ahman Green

Football Player

0% (0 of 1 votes)

5

2002

Emmitt Smith

Football Player

100% (2 of 2 votes)

42

2004

Julius Jones

Football Player

0% (0 of 0 votes)

11

2005

Michael Vick

Football Player

92.11% (35 of 38 votes)

6

2006

Tony Romo

Football Player

100% (7 of 7 votes)

17

2007

Brett Favre

Football Player

57.72% (71 of 123 votes)

40

2008

DeMarcus Ware

Football Player

0% (0 of 0 votes)

18

2009

Donald Driver

Football Player

50.0% (1 of 2 votes)

38

2010

Drew Brees

Football Player

0% (0 of 6 votes)

20

2011

Aaron Rodgers

Football Player

48.82% (145 of 297 votes)

39

2012

Robert Griffin III

Football Player

0% (0 of 1 votes)

7

2013

Reggie Bush

Football Player

100% (1 of 1 votes)

45

2014

LeSean McCoy

Football Player

0% (0 of 0 votes)

22

2015

Matthew Stafford

Football Player

5.71% (2 of 35 votes)

14

2016

Dak Prescott

Football Player

83.33% (5 of 6 votes)

24

2016

Ezekiel Elliott

Football Player

0% (0 of 0 votes)

26

2017

Case Keenum

Football Player

0% (0 of 0 votes)

27

2018

Amari Cooper

Football Player

0% (0 of 0 votes)

8

2019

Mitchell Trubisky

Football Player

100% (1 of 1 votes)

25

2020

Alex Smith (NFL)

Football Player

0% (0 of 0 votes)

41

2021

Andy Dalton

Football Player

0% (0 of 1 votes)

13

2022

Dak Prescott

Football Player

83.33% (5 of 6 votes)

44

2023

Jordan Love

Football Player

0% (0 of 2 votes)