| The most unlikely kicker The Silverdome 18 December 1983 The background The 1983 Bucs had terrible kicking problems and after a debacle on Monday Night against the Packers, coach John McKay decided that "Capece was kaput" and signed Dave Warnke to replace Bill Capece for the season finale in Detroit. Warnke was the worst kicker in NFL history and nearly hit a corner pylon on a PAT attempt. So McKay went down the sideline asking who could kick. Offensive lineman George Yarno offered and hence became the first left-footed 280-pound tackle to boot a PAT for the Bucs. And probably the last too. The game situation The Bucs had just scored on a Jack Thompson to Gerald Carter 13-yard TD pass and John McKay sent Yarno out to attempt the PAT. He made it and the offensive line went wild in celebration. Click here for all the game details |
| The 100 Greatest Plays in Buccaneer history Welcome to the next and best countdown that we have ever run on BUCPOWER.COM. Featuring every one of the 32 years that the Bucs have played NFL football, we have clips of memorable touchdowns, bloopers, decisive moments and trick plays. From the ridiculous to the sublime, this is a countdown to bring back a lot of memories for Buccaneer fans of all ages around the world. Whereas the top 20-30 plays do stand out and are able to be ranked subjectively (and have been by some of the Tampa media), the early plays are generally spread out across the years and can only be placed approximately in terms of their importance. |
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