Boyd Dowler
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Position: | Wide receiver, Punter | ||||||||||||||
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Date of birth: | October 18, 1937 | ||||||||||||||
Place of birth: | Rock Springs, Wyoming | ||||||||||||||
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High school: | Cheyenne (WY) | ||||||||||||||
College: | Colorado | ||||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1959 / Round: 3 / Pick: 25 | ||||||||||||||
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Boyd Hamilton Dowler (born October 18, 1937) is a former professional football player, a wide receiver in the National Football League. He played twelve seasons from 1959 to 1971, eleven with the Green Bay Packers and one with the Washington Redskins.
Born in Rock Springs, Wyoming, Dowler grew up in Cheyenne, where his father Walter was a high school history teacher.[1] He was also a former football coach who had played college football at Wyoming.[2][3] Boyd was a three-sport athlete at Cheyenne High School.[4] He played college football at the University of Colorado as a single-wing quarterback under head coach Dal Ward.[5][6] Dowler led the Big Seven conference in receiving as a junior in 1957, but spent more time as a passer and runner during his senior season.[2] While at Colorado he was a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity.
The 25th overall pick in the 1959 NFL Draft, Dowler was the NFL rookie of the year in 1959, Vince Lombardi's first season as head coach. Dowler was a two-time Pro Bowler in 1965 and 1967, and a key contributor on the Packers dynasty in the 1960s, assisting the team to five NFL championship wins and victories in Super Bowls I and II. A late hit by Dallas Cowboys defensive back Mike Gaechter in the end zone following a third quarter touchdown catch resulted in a shoulder injury in the 1966 NFL Championship Game. Dowler aggravated the shoulder early in the first quarter of the first Super Bowl two weeks later, allowing seldom-used Max McGee to star with two touchdown catches. Dowler made a big impact the following year in Super Bowl II with a 62-yard touchdown reception in the first half. He finished the game as the top receiver for the Packers, with two receptions for 71 yards and a touchdown. Dowler is a member of the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame and the NFL 1960s All-Decade Team.
After eleven seasons with the Packers ending in 1969, Dowler played one year for the Washington Redskins in 1971.
Dowler retired with a career record of 474 receptions for 7,270 yards and 40 touchdowns. He led the Packers in receptions for seven seasons. He is currently a scout for the Atlanta Falcons.
Coaching history
After retiring he served as a longtime assistant coach.
- 1970 Los Angeles Rams (WR)[7]
- 1971-1972 Washington Redskins (WR)
- 1973-1975 Philadelphia Eagles (WR)
- 1976-1979 Cincinnati Bengals (OC)
- 1980-1982 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (WR)
- 1983-1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (QB)
References
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External links
- University of Colorado Athletics Hall of Fame – Boyd Dowler
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference ·
- Sports Reference – college football statistics – Boyd Dowler
- Boyd Dowler at the Internet Movie Database
- Gallery of Boyd Dowler football cards
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Preceded by | Philadelphia Eagles Offensive Coordinator 1973–1975 |
Succeeded by John Idzik |
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- 1937 births
- Living people
- American football punters
- American football wide receivers
- Cincinnati Bengals coaches
- Colorado Buffaloes football players
- Green Bay Packers players
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers coaches
- Washington Redskins players
- Super Bowl champions
- Western Conference Pro Bowl players
- People from Rock Springs, Wyoming
- Sportspeople from Cheyenne, Wyoming
- Players of American football from Wyoming