| Hugh Culverhouse and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers: How a Skinflint Genius with a Losing Team Made the Modern NFL Contributor(s): Crawford, Denis M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0786465166 ISBN-13: 9780786465163 Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc. OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Sports - Sports & Recreation | History - Sports & Recreation | Football |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2011030553 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.90 lbs) 261 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Florida - Cultural Region - South Atlantic - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Locality - Tampa-St. Peters.-Clearwtr, FL |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From 1976 until 1994, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost far more games than they won. The Bucs' status as a sporting punch line belied the fact that they were led by arguably the most important owner of that era. Known as the Vice-Commissioner, Hugh F. Culverhouse, Sr., wielded his financial acumen as a weapon, keeping other NFL owners in line through the economic downturn of the 1980s, two work stoppages, and a multimillion dollar lawsuit from a rival league. Culverhouse's near-Dickensian frugality also led, directly and indirectly, to the Steve Young-Joe Montana quarterback controversy; Doug Williams' triumph in Super Bowl XXII; and the largest fourth-quarter collapse in NFL history. Over two dozen interviews with Culverhouse's allies and adversaries inform this thorough and balanced chronicle of the man and his team. |