Six great Bucs players of the ‘creamsicle’ era

In honor of Tampa Bay’s return to the creamiscles on Sunday, here are some of the best players of the creamsicle era in Tampa Bay from 1976 to 1996:

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are bringing out their throwback “creamsicle” uniforms on Sunday, and they’ll be looking to win in a uniform that doesn’t have a whole lot of history of seeing many.

The orange and white era of Bucs history is far more often dire than not, but that doesn’t mean that every player on those teams was bad. There were actually quite a few contributors who donned a helmet with Bucco Bruce on the side, with some of them earning a spot in the Bucs’ Ring of Honor and beyond to the Hall of Fame.

In honor of the Bucs wearing those uniforms against the Lions on Sunday, we compiled (in no particular order) six great Buccaneers players from the “creamsicle” era of Tampa Bay football:

The top 5 rushing leaders in Buccaneers history

Take a look at the top five career rushing leaders for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers used a third-round pick in last month’s draft to bolster their backfield by selecting Vanderbilt running back Ke’Shawn Vaughn.

Vaughn will join incumbent Ronald Jones, and hopefully provide another threat in what is already looking like a potent offense. Quarterback Tom Brady loves utilizing his backs, so you can expect both Vaughn and Jones, and maybe even seventh-rounder Raymond Calais, to play an integral role in this offense.

Tampa Bay has certainly had its fair share of talented backs throughout their history. With that, let’s take a look at the top five rushing leaders in Buccaneers history.

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