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Tampa Bay Buccaneers Team History

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers




  • 1976
  • 1995
  • 1997
  • 2002
  • 2021
  • Tampa NFL News 1976

    Tampa Bay Bucs Expansion

    Expansion of the National Football League to twenty-eight teams was an agreed part of the AFL/NFL merger of 1970 and confirmed at the end of that season, but attempts to carry it out did not materialize until after the 1973 season, when it was announced that Tampa would be the first city to get an expansion franchise, at a cost ...
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  • malcolm-glazer Tampa Bay Bucs Owner

    Malcom Glazer Ownership

    Despite the profitability of the Buccaneers in the 1980s, Culverhouse’s death in 1994 revealed a team close to bankruptcy, which surprised many observers. His son, Miami attorney Hugh Culverhouse, Jr., practically forced the trustees of his father’s estate to sell the team, which cast doubt on the future of the franchise in Tampa. Interested parties included New York Yankees owner ...
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  • Pirates in Pewter Pants

    Pirates in Pewter Pants

    For the 1997 season, the Buccaneers worked with the NFL to develop a more marketable and intimidating look in order to improve the team’s image. The Buccaneers changed their team colors to red, pewter, black, and orange. “Bucco Bruce” was replaced by a red flag displaying a white pirate skull and crossed sabers which are a modified Jolly Roger (similar ...
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  • Super Bowl XXXVII Tampa Bay Bucs

    Super Bowl XXXVII

    The Bucs went on to rout Gruden’s former team, the Oakland Raiders, by a score of 48-21 in Super Bowl XXXVII. Gruden’s familiarity with the Raiders’ players and playbook paid off, as John Lynch and other Bucs players recognized some of Oakland’s formations and plays at crucial points in the game. The Bucs became the first team to win the ...
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  • Brady and Gronk Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2021

    Another Team for Tom Brady and a Another Super Bowl Win

    Super Bowl LV was an American football game played to determine the champion of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2020 NFL season. The National Football Conference (NFC) champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Kansas City Chiefs, 31–9. The game took place on February 7, 2021, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, the home stadium of the Buccaneers, marking the first time that a team hosted a Super Bowl. ...
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History of the Buccaneers

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are one of the most iconic teams in NFL history. Founded in 1976, they have been a part of the National Football League since their inception and have had some incredible moments over the years. From winning Super Bowl XXXVII to becoming just one of four teams to make back-to-back playoff appearances under head coach Jon Gruden, there is no shortage of memorable moments for fans to look back on when discussing this storied franchise’s past.

In their early days as an expansion team, Tampa Bay struggled mightily on the field but managed to stay competitive thanks largely due in part to Hall Of Fame defensive tackle Lee Roy Selmon leading a dominant defense that included future stars like Warren Sapp and Derrick Brooks among others during its heyday from 1997-2002 where they won five division titles and made two trips deep into the playoffs including their first ever Super Bowl appearance against Oakland Raiders which resulted in a 48–21 victory for them.

In recent years however things haven't been quite so rosy with only three playoff appearances since 2008 although last season saw them reach 10 wins under new head coach Bruce Arians who has brought fresh energy into what was once considered an aging roster full of veterans looking towards retirement or free agency elsewhere; something that looks set continues with young players such as Mike Evans taking up key roles within offense while also having veteran talent like Tom Brady at quarterback who will be sure bring plenty experience leadership onto field come game days too! With all these pieces placed plus additional free agents signings via off-season, it certainly appears Bucs could be well poised to make another run for postseason glory 2020/2021 campaign should prove an interesting watch indeed!





Established
1976

City
Tampa Bay

League History
1976 - Present / National Football League

Team History
1976 - Present / Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Nickname
Buccaneers - A name the team contest resulted in the name “Buccaneers,” from an original list of more than 400 names in 1975. A reference to the pirate raids that plagued the Florida’s Gulf coast during the seventeenth century, and which was almost immediately shortened to the familiar “Bucs.”

Championship
Super Bowl 2
2021, 2003

Stadium
1998 - Present / Raymond James Stadium
1996 - 1997 / Houlihan's Stadium
1976 - 1995 / Tampa Stadium

Owner
1995 - Present / Glazer Family
1994 - 1995 / Hugh Culverhouse, Jr.
1976 - 1994 / Hugh Culverhouse

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Retired Number
55 / Derrick Brooks
63 / Lee Roy Selmon
99 / Warren Sapp

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