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Tampa Bay
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The
Tampa Bay Baccaneers were founded in 1976
and are owned by Malcom Glazer.The
Baccaneers home stadium is known as Raymond
James formerly at the adjacent Houlihan's
Stadium (previously known as Tampa
Stadium).The Uniform Colors of the Tampa Bay
Baccaneers are Red, Pewter, Black, White and
some Orange. The Helmet design is Pewter and
a tattered red flag hanging from a saber, on
the flag a skull, crossed sabers, and a
football.Under John Mckay the Baccaneers
became the first team in the National
football League to lose all 14
regular-season games.The losing streak grew
to a league record of 26 consecutive games
as the club lost the first 12 games of its
second season.In 1978, the Tampa Bay
Baccaneers improved winning five games. |
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A Year later the baccaneers surprised
the League, winning their first five
games en route to a first-place tie with
the Chicago Bears in the Central
Division. Injury Plagued the 1980 season
but the team went on to qualify for the
playoffs in 1981 and 1982.On both
occassions the Tampa Bay Baccaneers lost
in the first round of the playoffs.Tony
Dungy took over as Head Coach in 1996
and he put right, the team with young
talented players.Tampa Bay began the
1997 season with five consecutive wins
and finished the season with a 10-6
win-loss record, advancing to the
playoffs for the first time in 15
years.The Tampa Bay Baccaneers lost in
the first round of the playoffs in the
2000 and 2001 seasons.The Baccaneers
charmed Jon Gruden away from Oakland
Raiders in 2002 and he led the team to
the Super Bowl defeating his former
team, the oakland raiders who were the
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The 2003 season proved to be a losing
one for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.They
Finished the regular season 7-9.The
Tampa Bay baccaneers have one player who
was inducted into the Pro Football Hall
Of Fame.It was Lee Roy Selmon who was
the first pick in the 1976 draft and
also the buccaneers first ever
pick.Selmon was a Defensive Lineman and
went to the University of Oklahoma.In
Lee Roy Selmons first year, he was the
team's Rookie of the Year and MVP.Selmon
went to six straight Pro Bowls and was
named National Football League Defensive
Lineman of the Year in 1979. Lee Roy
Salmons number was retired by the Tampa
Bay Baccaneers in 1986. He retired in
1984. |
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The
current stars of the Tampa Bay Baccaneers
are Mike Alstott, Ronde Barber, Derrick
Brooks, Michael Clayton, Brian Griese and
Simeon Rice.Head Coaches for the Tampa Bay
Baccaneers were John McKay (1976-1984),
Leeman Bennett (1985-1986), Ray Perkins
(1987-1990), Richard Williamson (1990-1991),
Sam Wyche (1992-1995), Tony Dungy
(1996-2001).The current head coach is Jon
Gruden who took over in 2002.With league
realignment in 2002, the Bucs moved into new
National Football Conference South division,
along with the Atlanta Falcons, Carolina
Panthers and New Orleans Saints. The Tampa
Bay Baccaneers made it to Super Bowl XXXVII
in 2003, and won defeating the Oakland
Raiders, 48-21.For more information please
visit www.baccaneers.com/ |
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