Pro Bowl Buccaneers 24 different Tampa Bay players have gone to the NFL's post-season exhibition game in Hawaii. Of course the game itself is pretty irrelevant, but the honour of selection remains paramount to every player in the league. Buccaneer selections year-by-year 2005 - Barber, Brooks 2004 - Barber, Brooks 2003 - Brooks, McCardell, Rice, Sapp 2002 - Alstott, Brooks, BJohnson, Lynch, Quarles, Rice, Sapp 2001 - Alstott, Barber, Brooks, KJohnson, Lynch, Sapp 2000 - Abraham, Alstott, Brooks, Christy, Dunn, Gramatica, Lynch, McDaniel, Sapp 1999 - Alstott, Brooks, Lynch, Mayberry, Nickerson, Sapp 1998 - Alstott, Brooks, Mayberry, Nickerson, Sapp 1997 - Alstott, Brooks, Dilfer, Dunn, Lynch, Mayberry, Nickerson, Sapp 1996 - Nickerson 1993 - Nickerson 1990 - Haddix 1989 - Carrier 1985 - Giles 1984 - Selmon, Wilder 1983 - Green, Selmon 1982 - Giles, Green, Selmon 1981 - Giles, Selmon 1980 - Giles, Lewis, Selmon 1979 - Selmon 1978 - Pear These 24 players have amassed 70 selections between them, led by the Derrick Brooks and Warren Sapp with seven accolades. The recent revival of Buccaneer fortunes and popularity around the NFL has had a serious impact on this number with 47 of the 70selections coming in the past nine seasons as Tony Dungy and then Jon Gruden took the Bucs to the higher echelons of the NFL. In looking back to the past three seasons, some of the good and bad points of the current Pro Bowl selection can be seen. For example, does anyone think honestly, that Mike Alstott should have gone to six Pro Bowls as the NFC's starting full-back? He might be one of the most punishing runners in the league, but his blocking skills are not exactly top drawer. It is his popularity that gets him the votes, and with the voting process split between the players, coaches and fans, it may continue for some time. Reputation counts a lot for Pro Bowl selections. Again honestly, how many starting offensive linemen can you name around the NFL? Hence once a player gets a reputation as being good, such as Randall McDaniel, he can usually count on a trip to Hawaii in February for a few more years after his abilities have necessarily earned it. Pro Bowl Bucs by appearance 9 - Derrick Brooks 7 - Warren Sapp 6 - Mike Alstott, Lee Roy Selmon 5 - John Lynch, Hardy Nickerson 4 - Jimmie Giles 3 - Ronde Barber, Tony Mayberry 2 - Warrick Dunn, Hugh Green, Simeon Rice 1 - Donnie Abraham, Mark Carrier, Jeff Christy, Trent Dilfer, Wayne Haddix, Brad Johnson, Keyshawn Johnson, David Lewis, Randall McDaniel, Keenan McCardell, Dave Pear, Shelton Quarles, James Wilder One of the most undeserving spots ever given to a Pro Bowl Buc was CB Wayne Haddix in 1990. A free agent, Haddix started all season and picked off seven passes, returning three for touchdowns. He was also beaten more times than an egg, but all votes remembered were the touchdowns, one of which came off Joe Montana. Hence Haddix went to Hawaii, but halfway through the following season, had been benched and then cut from the team. But a year earlier, reputation nearly counted against Mark Carrier. 86 receptions for over 1,400 yards was an incredible total in 1989 and trailed only the likes of Jerry Rice in terms of actual performance. But when the rosters were announced, Rice's partner-in-crime, John Taylor, had been chosen ahead of Carrier. The reason of course was that the 49ers were on TV most of the time and the Bucs weren't so most people had not heard of Carrier. Thankfully an injury led to Mark going to Hawaii after all, but how difficult was it to do well when playing on the opposite side of the greatest receiver in NFL history? The Bucs sent eight players to the 1997 Pro Bowl - from left to right, Warren Sapp (99), Hardy Nickerson (wore 54 instead of his usual 56), Tony Mayberry (61 instead of 60), John Lynch (47), Warrick Dunn (24 instead of 28), Trent Dilfer (12), Derrick Brooks (55) and Mike Alstott (40).