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The Best Tampa Bay Buccaneers of All Time

Updated April 23, 2020 23.7k votes 2.8k voters 68.6k views77 items

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A list of the best Tampa Bay Buccaneers of all time. Formed in 1976, the Buccaneers had some really, really bad teams for the first part of its history. Despite a few playoff trips in the late '70s and early '80s, the Bucs were tough to watch. They did have one of the best defensive ends in NFL history in Lee Roy Selmon. The same goes for legendary quarterback Doug Williams. Unfortunately for the Buccaneers, Williams left the team for the USFL in a contract dispute. It took them years to recover. In the mid-'90s, the Buccaneers finally started to turn things around when they started to acquire the players that would make up the foundation of contending teams to come. Many of these players are considered the best in team history. Some, like lineman Warren Sapp, are some of top at their respective position. Sapp in particular is one of the best defensive tackles of all time.

Derrick Brooks, Ronde Barber and John Lynch were all parts of strong defensive teams that were perennial playoff contenders. On offense, fullback Mike Alstott was one of the team's most popular players because of his hard-nosed running. Finally after the 2003 season, the Bucs captured their first Super Bowl title behind the efforts of some of the best players in team history one of the best defenses of all time.

This is the list of the best Tampa Bay Buccaneers of all time. If you see someone missing from this list, feel free to add him. Vote or rerank this list according to who you think is the greatest Tampa Bay Buccaneers player of all time.

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Derrick Brooks
Linebacker
Birthplace: Pensacola, Florida
Age: 42
Teams: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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#2 of 81 The Best Florida State Football Players of All Time#10 of 154 The Greatest Linebackers of All Time
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Lee Roy Selmon
Defensive end
Birthplace: Eufaula, Oklahoma
Age: Died at 57 (1954-2011)
Teams: Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Oklahoma Sooners football
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#24 of 96 The Greatest Defensive Ends of All Time#116 of 146 The Best NFL Players To Have Their Numbers Retired
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Mike Alstott
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#28 of 80 The Best NFL Player Nicknames#37 of 206 The Best NFL Running Backs of All Time
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John Lynch
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#38 of 432 The Greatest Defenders in NFL History#8 of 49 The Best Stanford Football Players of All Time
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Warren Sapp
Defensive tackle, Defensive end
Birthplace: Orlando, Florida, United States of America
Age: 47
Teams: Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Oakland Raiders, Miami Hurricanes football
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#5 of 64 The Best Miami Football Players of All Time#8 of 83 The Greatest Defensive Tackles of All Time
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Mike Evans
Wide receiver
Birthplace: Galveston, Texas
Age: 27
Teams: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Ronde Barber
Cornerback, Safety
Birthplace: Blacksburg, Virginia, United States of America
Age: 45
Teams: Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Virginia Cavaliers football
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#1 of 80 Twins in Sports#64 of 322 People Who Should Be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame
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Simeon Rice
Defensive end
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
Age: 46
Teams: Indianapolis Colts, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Denver Broncos, Arizona Cardinals, Hartford Colonials
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#25 of 225 The Best Arizona Cardinals of All Time#11 of 42 The Best NFL Players From Illinois
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Lavonte David
Linebacker
Birthplace: Miami, Florida
Age: 30
Teams: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Warrick Dunn
Running back
Birthplace: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Age: 40
Teams: Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Atlanta Falcons, Florida State Seminoles football
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#8 of 25 The Best College Running Backs of the 1990s#18 of 47 Athletes With the Coolest Post-Sports Careers
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Hardy Nickerson
Linebacker
Birthplace: Compton, California
Age: 50
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Paul Gruber
Tackle
Birthplace: Madison, Wisconsin
Age: 55
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Gerald McCoy
Defensive tackle
Birthplace: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Age: 32
Teams: Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Oklahoma Sooners football
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#7 of 74 The Best Oklahoma Sooners of All Time#66 of 137 The Best Carolina Panthers of All Time

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James Wilder
Running back, Fullback
Birthplace: Sikeston, Missouri
Age: 62
Teams: Washington Redskins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Detroit Lions
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Jimmie Giles
Tight end
Birthplace: Greenville, Mississippi
Age: 65
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Doug Williams
Quarterback
Birthplace: Zachary, Louisiana
Age: 60
Teams: Washington Redskins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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#26 of 45 The Best NFL Quarterbacks of the '80s#28 of 39 The Best NFL Quarterbacks of the 1970s
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Joey Galloway
Return specialist, Wide receiver
Birthplace: Bellaire, Ohio, United States of America
Age: 44
Teams: Seattle Seahawks, Pittsburgh Steelers, Washington Redskins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New England Patriots
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#18 of 106 The Fastest NFL Players of All Time#21 of 83 The Best Ohio State Buckeyes of All Time
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Joe Jurevicius
Wide receiver
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio
Age: 45
Teams: Seattle Seahawks, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Cleveland Browns, New York Giants
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#52 of 94 The Best Penn State Football Players of All Time#124 of 213 The Best Seattle Seahawks of All Time
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Martín Gramática
Placekicker
Birthplace: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Age: 44
Teams: New Orleans Saints, Indianapolis Colts, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Kansas State Wildcats football, Dallas Cowboys
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Brad Johnson
Quarterback
Birthplace: Marietta, Georgia
Age: 52
Teams: Washington Redskins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Minnesota Vikings, Dallas Cowboys
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#102 of 120 The Best Quarterbacks Of All Time#88 of 115 The Greatest Washington Redskins of All Time
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Vincent Jackson
Wide receiver
Birthplace: Fort Polk, Louisiana
Age: 32
Teams: Northern Colorado Bears football, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, San Diego Chargers
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Shelton Quarles
Linebacker
Birthplace: Nashville, Tennessee
Age: 44
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Keyshawn Johnson
Wide receiver
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Age: 43
Teams: USC Trojans football, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Carolina Panthers, New York Jets, Dallas Cowboys
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#90 of 214 The Best Wide Receivers of All Time#31 of 53 The Best No. 1 Overall NFL Draft Picks Of All Time, Ranked

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Tony Dungy
Safety, Defensive back
Birthplace: Jackson, Michigan, United States of America
Age: 64
Teams: Pittsburgh Steelers, Minnesota Golden Gophers football, San Francisco 49ers
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#38 of 150 Athletes You Didn't Know Were Conservative#15 of 61 The Best NFL Coaches of All Time
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Matt Bryant
Placekicker
Birthplace: Orange, Texas
Age: 45
Teams: Atlanta Falcons
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#893 of 1,323 The Best Football Players Ever#42 of 59 Short NFL Players Who Show Size Doesn't Matter

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