[4] Former England player Steve Prescott died of cancer in 2013, aged 39.

[5] Following a short campaign, a petition with over 12,000 signatures was sent to the Rugby Football League, calling for the Man of Steel award to be renamed in Prescott's honour.

[6] In March 2014, the RFL officially announced that the award would be called the "Steve Prescott Man of Steel" from the 2014 season onwards.

[7] In 2018 an additional category for the Woman of Steel from the Women's Super League was inaugurated.

[9] In 2023 a new category for Wheels of Steel from the RFL Wheelchair Super League was inaugurated.