I received a phone call from a freelance writer the other day researching players who won MVP honors while playing for losing professional championship teams.
Of course, as all dyed-in-wool Mountaineer fans know, he was interested in learning more about Jerry West and Chuck Howley, just in case LeBron James was named MVP of the NBA Finals which ended up going to Andre Iguodala of the winning Golden State Warriors.
West earned MVP honors during the 1969 NBA Finals when the Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Boston Celtics and Howley was the MVP of Super Bowl V in 1971 when the Dallas Cowboys lost to the Baltimore Colts.