Toby Lee Gowin (born March 30, 1975) is a former American football punter in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints and New York Jets. He played college football at the University of North Texas. Early years Gowin attended Jacksonville High School. As a senior, he converted 5-of-8 field goals and 30-of-32 extra points, while averaging 38.5 yards per punt. He received All-District, All-East Texas and All-State honors as a kicker. He accepted a football scholarship from the University of North Texas, where he was a four-year starter while handling the punting and kickoff duties. As a sophomore, he received Academic All-SLC honors with a 36.1 yards punting average. As a junior, he ranked 19th in the nation with a 42.1 yard average on 78 punts. As a senior, he registered 89 punts (school record) for 3,946 yards (school record), ranking 15th in the nation with a 44.3 yards average. He made 27 punts of 50-plus yards and his 92-yard punt against Vanderbilt University set the mark for the longest in school history. He received All-Big West and third-team All-American honors. He was the first Eagle to earn a major college All-American nomination since NFL Hall of Famer Joe Greene in 1969. In 2003, he was inducted into the University of North Texas Athletic Hall of Fame. Professional career Dallas Cowboys (first stint) Gowin was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys after the 1997 NFL Draft on April 24, to compete for the position left by John Jett. He made the team because of his leg strength and ability to both punt and handle kickoffs. He struggled with a 41.8 yards gross average, although it was the third highest average in franchise history for a rookie. He posted 86 punts (franchise rookie record) and 12 touchbacks on kickoffs. He set a franchise record by averaging 55.3 yards a punt on six punts (332 yards) against the Chicago Bears, which included a 72 yard punt which was the second-longest in the NFC for the season. He downed 5 of 6 punts inside the 20-yard line in the sixth game against the Washington Redskins. He also had a 35.4-yard net average, while landing 26 punts inside the 20-yard line. In 1998, he improved all of his stats, averaging 43.4 yards per punt (tied for seventh in the NFC) and setting a team record with