The No.89 shirt "Can I have 89 please Dad?" asked JK McKay in his first season. "Of course" said his father, the first head coach of the Buccaneers. Well OK, perhaps a little invented but the first owner of the 89 jersey in franchise history was John McKay's son, JK. But he was followed by one of the most well-known receivers in Buc history, Kevin House. Twice he posted 1,000-yard seasons and will always be known as the first real deep threat that Tampa Bay had. But then the number was worn by a bunch of one-season or even one-game wonders include Harold Bishop who was ultimately traded to Cleveland for the pick that brought us Mike Alstott. Mark Carrier and Horace Copeland who both briefly wore 89 before switching to their regular 88 number whilst the most recent owner was a long-snapper as Garrison Sanborn took ownership. A couple of Buccaneer reclamation projects have been amongst the owners of the jersey number. David Boston never actually appeared in a game but Antonio Bryant's stunning 2008 season will go down as one of the best by a Buc receiver since Kevin House starred in the early 1980s. This remains the most worn jersey of all 99 with no less than 28 different players having sported it across the history of the franchise. BEST EVER TO WEAR No.89 FOR THE BUCCANEERS - KEVIN HOUSE
Click on the player's name for their profile page, Buccaneer stats and picture galleries Years Player Pos 1976-78 John McKay WR 1980-86 Kevin House WR 1986 Vince Heflin WR 1987 Eric Streater WR 1987 Mark Carrier WR 1988 Greg Richardson WR 1989 Everett Gay WR 1990-92 Jesse Anderson TE 1992 Todd Harrison TE 1993 Horace Copeland WR 1993 Shawn Collins WR 1994 Harold Bishop TE 1995, 97 Marvin Marshall WR 1996 Larry Ryans WR 1996 John Farquhar TE 2001 Mike Roberg TE 2002 Casey Crawford TE 2003-04 Will Heller TE 2005-06 Mark Jones WR 2007 David Boston WR 2008-09 Antonio Bryant WR 2010-11 Dezmon Briscoe WR 2012 David Douglas WR 2013-16 Russell Shepard WR 2018 Garrison Sanborn LS 2020 Josh Pearson WR 2021 John Brown WR