AFA’s MVP of the Year:
Lance Westendorf (QB) - Puget Sound Jets

AFA Coach of the Year:
Ken Austin - Puget Sound Jets
AFA 2002 National Champions

AFA Executive of the Year:
Terry Sullivan (Commissioner)
Minnesota Football League

AFA General Manager of the Year:
Derrick Pollock (GM)
St. Petersburg Florida Sharks

AFA Offensive Player of the Year:
Chris Esterley (QB) - Minnesota Maulers

AFA Defensive Player of the Year:
Terrance Ivory (CB) - Puget Sound Jets

AFA Offensive Lineman of the Year:
Don Cornelius (OG) - Cleveland Lions

AFA Defensive Lineman of the Year:
William McDaniel (DT) - Inglewood Blackhawks

AFA Special Teams Player of the Year:
Joe Hand (KR) - Jacksonville Raiders

AFA Silver Toe Award:
Steve Zellar (PK) - South Bend Stampede

AFA Woman of the Year:
Helen (Ms. Mac) McIntosh (owner) - Puget Sound Jets

AFA President's Award:
Joe Hulsebus - Kalamazoo, Michigan
American Football News

2001 AFA GOLD BALL AWARDS

Most Valuable Player of the Year - Leroy McFadden - Kane County (Illinois) Eagles

Coach of the Year - Eliseo ‘Sal’ Saldivar, Kane County (Illinois) Eagles

General Manager of the Year - Patrick Sharpe, Kane County (Illinois) Eagles

Executive of the Year - Paul Henderson, Ohio Valley Football League

Offensive Player of the Year - Ronnie Gordon, Kane County (Illinois) Eagles

Defensive Player of the Year - Milton Myers, Puget Sound (Wash.) Jets

Offensive Lineman of the Year - Scott Ponder, Wichita Falls (Texas) Drillers

Defensive Lineman of the year - Scott Holland, Marlboro (Mass.) Shamrocks

Special Teams Player of the Year - Sean Scales, Prince Wm. (Virginia) Monarchs

Silver Toe Award - Kurt Hintz, Racine (Wisconsin) Raiders

AFA Woman of the Year - Maggie Burrows, Cleveland (Ohio) Lions

AFA Presidents Award - Joe Hulsebus, American Football News Service