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The best Tampa Bay Buccaneers&nbsp;kickers ever have all had a part in some of the biggest moments in franchise history. NFL games can be won and lost by one or two points, making every made or missed kick of the greatest importance and every starting kicker a potential hero.

While recent stars like Martin Gramatica and Connor Barth&nbsp;have made their mark in the Buccaneers&#39; past, early standouts like Bill Capece and Michael Husted helped craft their own legacies in the old days of the franchise.

So which of these kickers from <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-tampa-bay-buccaneers-linebackers/ranker-nfl?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Tampa Bay Buccaneers history</a> deserves to rank near the top of the list? Who are the best Buccaneers kickers of all-time? Vote below, and check back to see what other football fans thought.

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Steve Christie

Geoffrey Stephen "Steve" Christie (born November 13, 1967) is a former Canadian American football placekicker in the National Football League, who, as a member of the Buffalo Bills, became known for his ability to kick clutch field goals, even in poor weather.

Martín Gramática

Martín Turpentine Gramática (born November 27, 1975) is an Argentine former American football placekicker in the National Football League (NFL). Gramática played college football for Kansas State University, and was recognized twice as an All-American. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He also played professionally for the Indianapolis Colts, Dallas Cowboys, and New Orleans Saints. His younger brother, Bill, was also a kicker in the NFL.

Donald Igwebuike

Donald Amechi Igwebuike (born December 27, 1960) is a Nigerian-born former American football kicker who played professionally for the National Football League's Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1985 to 1989. He is the fourth place all-time scorer for the Buccaneers with 416 overall points. Known for kicking barefoot, Igwebuike also played for the 1990 Minnesota Vikings and in the Canadian Football League with the Baltimore Stallions in 1994 and the Memphis Mad Dogs in 1995. Earlier, he attended Clemson University and was the kicker for the Tigers' 1981 national championship team.
In November 1990, Igwebuike was indicted by a federal grand jury on felony charges that he assisted a $1 million heroin smuggling plot. He was acquitted in April 1991.

Matt Bryant

Steven Matt Bryant (born May 29, 1975), nicknamed "Money Matt", is an American football placekicker who is a free agent. He played college football at Baylor, and was signed as an unrestricted free agent by the AFL's  Iowa Barnstormers in 2000. Bryant is best known for his 10 seasons with the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL), with whom he made a Pro Bowl. He has also been a member of the New York Giants, Frankfurt Galaxy, Indianapolis Colts, Miami Dolphins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Florida Tuskers, and is the eighth most-accurate kicker in NFL history.



Michael Husted

Michael James Husted (born June 16, 1970) is a former American football placekicker who played in the National Football League. He played nine seasons with four teams.  His first six seasons were with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He also played for the Oakland Raiders, the Washington Redskins, and the Kansas City Chiefs. He retired after the 2002 season.

Neil O'Donoghue

Connor Barth

Connor Thomas Barth (born April 11, 1986) is an American football kicker who is currently a free agent. He played college football at North Carolina and was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He is currently a real estate agent for Intracoastal Realty in Wilmington NC. 
Barth has been a member of the Miami Dolphins, Denver Broncos, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New Orleans Saints and the Chicago Bears. He currently holds the highest field goal percentage in Buccaneers franchise history, a record he achieved during the 2011 season. He also broke another franchise record during the 2012 season in which he made 25 consecutive field goals. He is also the most accurate kicker in Buccaneers history, converting 83.8 percent of his field goal attempts (114-of-136) with the club. His 114 field goals, 135 PATs, and 447 points all rank third in franchise history. Barth holds the Buccaneers franchise record for consecutive field goals made with 25.

Todd France

Todd M. France (born February 13, 1980 in Toledo, Ohio) was a placekicker in the Arena Football League. He is currently a professor at Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio. In the National Football League, he kicked for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Philadelphia Eagles.  In the Arena League, he kicked for the Philadelphia Soul, Chicago Rush, Orlando Predators, and New Orleans VooDoo.

Patrick Murray

Patrick Murray is an American football placekicker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. He played college football at Fordham University.

Bill Capece

William George Capece (born April 1, 1959 in Miami, Florida) is a former professional American football player who played placekicker for three seasons for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He attended Chaminade High School in Hollywood, Florida along with David Shula, and was invited by Shula's father, Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula, to attend Dolphin practices and work out with placekicker Garo Yepremian. It was Yepremian who provided Capece with the encouragement to consider a career in professional football. Capece attended Florida State University, where he graduated as the holder of FSU's records for single-season scoring (104 points), most field goals in a game (five, against Pittsburgh), and field goal percentage (100%). His 104 points in 1980 were the most by a kicker in national collegiate history. He was signed to a professional contract with the Buccaneers in 1981, during a week in which the Buccaneers cut both their placekicker and their punter. Ironically, Capece's signing marked the end of his former mentor's career, as Yepremian was the player he was signed to replace. After a 1983 loss to the Green Bay Packers in the 1983 home finale, in which missed crucial kicks provided the margin of defeat, coach John McKay made his famous announcement that "Capece is kaput". Capece returned as the team's placekicker the following season, but was waived following a poor performance in a preseason game against the Dolphins. His 41 field goals stood as the Buccaneers' career record until broken in 1987 by Donald Igwebuike.

Mike Nugent

Michael Nugent (born March 2, 1982) is an American football placekicker who is a free agent. He played college football for Ohio State University, and was twice recognized as a consensus All-American. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft, and has also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Arizona Cardinals, Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, Chicago Bears, and Oakland Raiders.

Doug Brien

Douglas Robert Zachariah Brien (born November 24, 1970) is a former American football placekicker. He played twelve seasons for seven teams in the National Football League: 
San Francisco, New Orleans, Indianapolis, Tampa Bay, Minnesota, New York Jets, and Chicago. Brien was picked in the third round of the 1994 NFL Draft (85th overall) by San Francisco out of the University of California, Berkeley.

John Carney

John Michael Carney (born April 20, 1964) is a retired American football placekicker.  He was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 1987. He played college football at Notre Dame.
Carney was also a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, San Diego Chargers, New Orleans Saints, Los Angeles Rams, Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs, and New York Giants. He was a Pro Bowl selection with the Chargers in 1994 and with the Giants in 2008.  When he was released from the Saints' active roster in December 2009, Carney was third on the NFL career scoring list with a career total of 2,044 points. He was the last remaining player from the 1980s still active in professional football.  He has also worked as a kicking consultant for the Saints.

Jay Taylor

Jay Taylor may refer to:

F. Jay Taylor (1923–2011), American historian and president of Louisiana Tech University
Jay Taylor (basketball) (1967–1998), American basketball player
Jay Taylor (defensive back) (born 1967), former American football cornerback
Jay Taylor (placekicker) (born 1976), American football kicker for the Orlando Predators
Jay Taylor (born 1983), English actor, writer and director in Donkey Punch (2008 film)#Cast

Shane Andrus

Shane Andrus (born October 2, 1980) is a former American football placekicker. He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Murray State.
Andrus has also been a member of the New York Giants and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Ken Willis

Robert Kenneth Willis II (born October 6, 1966) is a former American football placekicker in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and New York Giants. He played college football at the University of Kentucky.

Chandler Catanzaro

Chandler Catanzaro is an American football placekicker.

David Warnke

Mirro Roder

Mirro Roder (born January 22, 1944 in Olomouc) is a former American football placekicker who played three seasons in the National Football League. He played two seasons for the Chicago Bears, and two games for the expansion Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1976 and missed all three field goals that he attempted with them. He is the first Czechoslovakian-born player in the NFL (the town in which he was born is now part of the modern-day Czech Republic).

Kyle Brindza

Kyle Brindza is an American Football punter for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Matt Gay

Rian Lindell

Rian David Lindell (born January 20, 1977) is a former American football placekicker in the National Football League for the Seattle Seahawks, Buffalo Bills and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played college football at Washington State

Obed Ariri

Obed Chukwuma Ariri (born April 4, 1956) is a Nigerian-born former placekicker of American football in the National Football League for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Washington Redskins.  He also played in the United States Football League for the Washington Federals and in the Arena Football League for the Miami Hooters.  Ariri was born in Nigeria, and his middle name Chukwuma means "God Only Knows".  He became a skilled soccer player and was scouted by Clemson University's soccer coach Ibrahim M. Ibrahim.  After watching him play in Nigeria, Ibrahim offered Ariri a soccer scholarship to Clemson on the spot. He is distinguished as being the first Nigerian to play in the National Football League.

Van Tiffin

Van Leigh Tiffin (born September 6, 1965) is a former American football placekicker.

Eddie Murray

Edward Peter Murray (born August 29, 1956) is a former kicker in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions, Kansas City Chiefs, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings and Washington Redskins. He played college football at Tulane University.

The best Tampa Bay Buccaneers&nbsp;kickers ever have all had a part in some of the biggest moments in franchise history. NFL games can be won and lost by one ...