Boyd Dowler

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Boyd Dowler
1961 Topps 43 Boyd Dowler.jpg
Dowler on a 1961 Topps trading card
No. 86
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1937-10-18) October 18, 1937 (age 86)
Rock Springs, Wyoming, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:224 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school: Cheyenne (Cheyenne, Wyoming)
College: Colorado
NFL draft: 1959  / round: 3 / pick: 25
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receiving yards:7,270
Receptions:474
Receiving TDs:40
Punting yards:3,987
Punts:93
Games played:162
Player stats at PFR

Boyd Hamilton Dowler (born October 18, 1937) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played 12 seasons from 1959 to 1971, 11 with the Green Bay Packers and one with the Washington Redskins.

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Born in Rock Springs, Wyoming, Dowler grew up in Cheyenne, where his father Walter was a high school history teacher, [1] who was also a former football coach who had played college football for Wyoming. [2] [3] Boyd was a three-sport athlete at Cheyenne High School. [4] He played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes 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. [7] [8]

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 be a significant contributor in the game with two touchdown catches. Dowler made a big impact the following year in Super Bowl II with a 62-yard touchdown reception from quarterback Bart Starr 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. [9]

After eleven seasons with the Packers ending in 1969, Dowler played one year for the Washington Redskins in 1971. He had been acquired from the Packers for the Redskins' 1971 fifth-round pick (124th overall– Jim Stillwagon) which had been obtained from the Los Angeles Rams earlier on January 28, 1971. Dowler was on George Allen's coaching staff with the Rams in 1970 and made the transition with him to Washington as a player-coach. [10] [11]

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. [12]

Following his playing career, Dowler spent over 30 years working as an assistant coach and scout in the NFL. (He was also announced as the head coach for the Tampa Bay Outlaws of the Professional Spring Football League in 1992, but the league folded before playing a game.) Notable positions that Dowler held included the passing game coordinator role for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1973 to 1975 and, his final stop, a scout for the Atlanta Falcons. Dowler retired as a scout in 2007. [12]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Won the NFL championship
Super Bowl champion
Led the league
BoldCareer high

Regular season

YearTeamGamesReceiving
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTD
1959 GB 1263254917.2354
1960 GB 12123050516.8912
1961 GB 14143663317.6783
1962 GB 14144972414.8412
1963 GB 14145390117.0536
1964 GB 14144562313.8505
1965 GB 14144461013.9474
1966 GB 14142939213.5400
1967 GB 14145483615.5574
1968 GB 14144566814.8726
1969 GB 14143147715.4454
1971 WAS 1272635213.5300
Career 1621504747,27015.39140

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  2. 1 2 "Packers sign Dowler, 3rd draft choice". Milwaukee Sentinel. June 11, 1959. p. 9, part 2.
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  6. ↑ Huang, Jonathan (November 12, 2012). "Hall Of Fame Profile: Boyd Dowler". University of Colorado Athletics. press release. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
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  8. ↑ "Super Bowl II - Oakland Raiders vs. Green Bay Packers - January 14th, 1968". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
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