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Hell has frozen over.
To appreciate the significance of Tampa Bay s athletic accomplishments, one must go back 46 years to when we didn t even have any major teams.
In 1976 the Tampa Bay Buccaneers became our first major-league franchise. They were winless that year at 0-14 and piled up a record 0-26 mark before finishing 1977 with two upset victories.
In the process, the “Yucks” became a frequent target of Johnny Carson s jokes and sportswriters everywhere. Their only attraction was the quotes from Coach John Mackay who quipped, “We didn t block anyone, but we made up for it by not tackling.” When asked about the execution of his offense, he snapped, “I m for it.”
By Will Sellers
There has been much debate lately about how we name public buildings and whether we should remove some names because of long ago actions that no longer conform to contemporary societal practices.
Public buildings are always tricky to name as evidenced by the fact that just a couple of years ago, the University of Alabama Law School was named after Hugh Culverhouse, Jr. in acknowledgment of a very generous donation. However, Culverhouse’s donation was later returned and his name was chiseled from the law school’s facade.
At Alabama State University many years ago, in-fighting and disputes among the trustees resulted in the Joe L. Reed Acadome being renamed.
There has been much debate lately about how we name public buildings and whether we should remove some names because of long ago actions that no longer conform to contemporary societal practices.
Public buildings are always tricky to name, as evidenced by the fact that just a couple of years ago the University of Alabama Law School was named after Hugh Culverhouse, Jr. in acknowledgment of a very generous donation. However, Culverhouse’s donation was later returned and his name was chiseled from the law school’s facade.
At Alabama State University many years ago, in-fighting and disputes among the trustees resulted in the Joe L. Reed Acadome being renamed.