Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (sometimes abbreviated as the Bucs) are a National Football League team based in Tampa, Florida, currently owned by Malcom Glazer and coached by head coach Jon Gruden.

Founded: 1976 as an NFL expansion team

Home stadium: Raymond James Stadium formerly at the adjacent Houlihan's Stadium (previously known as Tampa Stadium)

Uniform colors: Red, Pewter, Black, and White; some Orange

Helmet design: Pewter helmet, a tattered red flag hanging from a saber, on the flag a skull, crossed sabers, and a football

League championships won: 1 (Super Bowl XXXVII)

Franchise History

Started out in AFC West in 1976; moved to NFC Central in 1977. Tampa Bay went 0-14 in their inaugural season, and started their second season 0-12 before recording their first win.

With league realignment in 2002, team moved into new NFC South division, along with the Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers and New Orleans Saints. They are 1-0 in Super Bowls, having defeated the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XXXVII in January, 2003, and they are 1-2 in NFC Championship games, having defeated the Philadelphia Eagles in January 2003, and losing to the Rams twice: to the Los Angeles Rams in 1979 season, and to the St. Louis Rams in 1999 season.

Pro Football Hall of Famers

• Lee Roy Selmon (the first pick in the 1976 draft and the Bucs' first ever pick)

Current stars

• Mike Alstott
• Ronde Barber
• Derrick Brooks
• Joey Galloway
• Martin Gramatica
• Brad Johnson
• Simeon Rice

Retired numbers

Not to be forgotten

• Ricky Bell
• Warrick Dunn
• Keyshawn Johnson
• John Lynch
• Hardy Nickerson
• Warren Sapp
• Vinny Testaverde
• James Wilder

• John McKay (1976-1984)
• Leeman Bennett (1985-1986)
• Ray Perkins (1987-1990)
• Richard Williamson (1990-1991)
• Sam Wyche (1992-1995)
• Tony Dungy (1996-2001)
• Jon Gruden (2002-current)