The roster
| Jim Barrus | QB | Cody |
| Larry Zowada | QB | Sheridan |
| Howard Cook | RB | Worland |
| Jim Crawford | RB | Greybull |
| Al Kilgore | RB | Thermopolis |
| Mike Schutte | RB | Greybull |
| Homer Scott | RB | Sheridan |
| Gale Christy | WR | Sheridan |
| Boyd Dowler | WR | Cheyenne Central |
| Marty/Martin Hamilton | WR | Torrington |
| Rudy “Chick” Magagna | WR | Rock Springs |
| Mike Tipton | WR | Natrona |
| Mack Balls | TE | Star Valley |
| Bob Doll | TE | Natrona |
| Lyle Trullinger | TE | Laramie |
| Larry Benson | OL | Cheyenne Central |
| Warren Benson | OL | Laramie |
| Gary Eyre | OL | Rawlins |
| George Fuson | OL | Cheyenne Central |
| Jack Pugsley | OL | Torrington |
| John Robinson | OL | Star Valley |
| Dick Schnell | OL | Torrington |
| Robert Trew | OL | Rawlins |
| Del Wight | OL | Natrona |
| Gary Christy | DL | Sheridan |
| Bill Chung | DL | Green River |
| Hilan Jones | DL | Thermopolis |
| Charles McGaw | DL | Sheridan |
| Earl McPike | DL | Worland |
| Wilbur Radosevich | DL | Rock Springs |
| Ed Wilkerson | DL | Sheridan |
| George Adams | LB | Cheyenne Central |
| Tom Allen | LB | Cheyenne Central |
| Jerry Campbell | LB | Rawlins |
| Tom Carter | LB | Rock Springs |
| Larry Cundall | LB | Glendo |
| Jerry Hill | LB | Lingle |
| Virgil Sanders | LB | Byron |
| Chuck Baker | DB | Cheyenne Central |
| Ralph Barkey | DB | Laramie |
| Pat Bisiar | DB | Natrona |
| Jim Cole | DB | Laramie |
| Dick Harkins | DB | Worland |
| Dave Madia | DB | Sheridan |
| Mike McGill | DB | Laramie |
| Bud Spicer | DB | Douglas |
| Jerry Ista | Rover | Hulett |
| Norm Perue | Rover | Saratoga |
| Neil Waters | K | Laramie |
| Clifford “Buddy” Snyder | P | Worland |
| Eddie Kawano | RS | Powell |
| John Deti Jr. | ATH | Laramie |
| Terry Smotherman | ATH | Worland |
Hardest players to leave off the team: Ronald Bodine and Ron Filbert (Sheridan); Tom Avery and Tex Thompson (Newcastle); Dick Dana (Star Valley); Lee Larson and Cliff Totten (Laramie); Marvin Mirich (Upton); Larry Madsen (Byron); Gary Stouffer and Joe Dowler (Cheyenne Central); Dick Yingling (Worland); Harold Farmer (Powell); Ernie Trujillo, Jack Allen and Larry Johnson (Natrona).
Impressions: Sheridan’s four players from the 1953 team are the most from any one team/year out of any of the all-decade teams. …
The longer I did research on this decade, the more amazing linemen came out of the woodwork. Guys like Torrington’s Jack Pugsley, Star Valley’s John Robinson and Sheridan’s Charles McGaw definitely deserve more recognition. (That’s why Natrona’s Ernie Trujillo made the honorable mention twice — I just kept finding more dudes with super-impressive resumes.) …
Make sure you read punter Buddy Snyder’s bio. Then try to imagine someone pulling off what Snyder did at the highest level of college football in 2025.
Up next: The final breakdown of all of the all-decade teams, Friday.
–patrick