Name No. Pos Seasons played Games Starts Jerry Eckwood 43 RB 1979-81 47 30 College Height Weight Date of birth Arkansas 6-0 200 26-Dec-54 How acquired How left 3rd round pick 1979 Camp cut 1982 Reliable running back who played three seasons with the Bucs and started over half the games he played in but the emergence of James Wilder made him expendable at the end of the 1981 season. Had a 42-yard option pass to Larry Mucker during the 1979 NFC Championship game that was the longest offensive play of the game for the Bucs. Never played in the NFL again after leaving Tampa Bay. Click here for a gallery of pictures of his Buccaneer career 1979 1980 1981 Games Starts Games Starts Games Starts 16 10 15 8 16 12 Rushing Season No. Yards Avg LG TD 1979 194 690 3.6 61 2 1980 149 504 3.4 35 2 1981 172 651 3.8 59 2 Total 515 1,845 3.6 61 6 Receiving Season No. Yards Avg LG TD 1979 22 268 12.2 31 0 1980 47 475 10.1 40 1 1981 24 213 8.9 33 0 Total 93 956 10.3 40 1 Passing Season Att Com Yards Int TD Rating 1979 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 1980 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 Total 5 0 0 0 0 0.0