Garry Niver Award

The Garry Niver Award is presented annually by the San Francisco Chapter of the Pro Football Writers of America to a 49ers player for his cooperation and professional style in helping the pro football writers do their jobs. The award is named after pro football writer, Garry Niver, who was a long-time beat writer who covered the 49ers for the San Mateo Times.

Listed below are the 49ers annual award winners since its inception in 1993:

2024 - TE George Kittle
2023 - DL Nick Bosa
2022 - FB Kyle Juszczyk
2021 - QB Jimmy Garoppolo & T Trent Williams
2020 - T Trent Williams
2019 - CB Richard Sherman
2018 - T Joe Staley
2017 - WR Marquise Goodwin
2016 - S Antoine Bethea
2015 - WR Torrey Smith
2014 - RB Frank Gore
2013 - S Donte Whitner
2012 - RB Frank Gore
2011 - S Donte Whitner
2010 - LB Takeo Spikes
2009 - QB Alex Smith / QB Shaun Hill
2008 - C Eric Heitmann
2007 - RB Frank Gore
2006 - DE Bryant Young
2005 - LB Julian Peterson
2004 - LB Jeff Ulbrich
2003 - QB Jeff Garcia
2002 - DT Dana Stubblefield
2001 - QB Jeff Garcia
2000 - S Lance Schulters
1999 - WR Jerry Rice
1998 - S Tim McDonald
1997 - G Ray Brown
1996 - T Steve Wallace
1995 - QB Steve Young
1994 - S Tim McDonald
1993 - C/G Jesse Sapolu