The battle for Wyoming lands between former Washington Redskins tight end, Chris Cooley and former Green Bay Packers wide receiver, Boyd Dowler. While Cooley is a 2x Pro Bowler, he doesn't have the rings to out rank Dowler as the king of the Cowboy State. Boyd Hamilton Dowler played his collegiate football at the University of Colorado as a quarterback, but somehow led the Big Seven Conference in receiving during his junior year in 1957. Two years later, Dowler was selected 25th overall in the third round of the 1959 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers where he would go on to contribute to one of the greatest football dynasties of all-time.
The wide out had an instant impact on the Green Bay Packers taking home the award for Rookie of the Year in 1959, the same year Vince Lombardi became head coach of the franchise. Dowler won five NFL Championships (1961, 1962, 1965-67) and the first two Super Bowls (1 and II) with the Packers. The 6'5 wide receiver was invited to the Pro Bowl two times in 1965 and 1967 registering a total of 474 receptions, 7,270 yards, and 40 touchdowns throughout his twelve season career. Dowler led the Packers in receptions for seven seasons before closing out his illustrious career as a member of the Washington Redskins in 1971.