PewterReport.com has teamed up with our friends at BucPower.com to bring you highlight videos from past Tampa Bay Buccaneer stars in a occasional feature, call Bucs Flashback. Paul Stewart runs the most comprehensive historical Bucs site on the web, and has begun putting together highlight videos from his vast archive of games he has collected over the years.
Last week we featured former running back Ricky Bell and this week we take a look at one of the best receivers in team history, Kevin House.
House joined the Buccaneers in 1980 as a second-round pick from Southern Illinois and made an impact early recording 24 receptions for 531 yards (22.3 avg.) and five touchdowns as a rookie in John McKay’s run-heavy offense. House quickly became the Bucs long ball threat showcasing his excellent speed and giving quarterback Doug Williams a legitimate down-field target. In his second season, House became the Buccaneers first 1,000 yard receiver, totaling 56 receptions for 1,176 yards, while recording a career-high nine touchdown catches, including an 84-yard score in Week 16 against the Detroit Lions in the Pontiac Silverdome in a NFC Central winner-take-all game. House’s score against the favorited Lions propelled the Bucs into the playoffs for the second time in three seasons.
In 1984 House once again eclipsed the 1,000 yard mark, with a 76-catch, 1,005 yard season. House ended his Bucs career in 1986 finishing as one of the best receivers in franchise history, where he currently stands third in receptions(286), second in yardage (4,928) and second in touchdowns(31).
To see a recent interview House did with Buccaneers.com, click here.
Visit BucPower.com for more historical Buccaneers information from Paul Stewart who started the Bucs UK Fan Club and has been an avid fan and friend of the organization since 1982.
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About the Author: Mark Cook
To bad Ricky Bell couldn’t have lived and played in the same years as Kevin House. Seemed Kevin House and Doug Williams fit each other to a tee.
– The Bucs looked a lot like the Raiders . . . bombs away!
House was incredibly exciting.
I remember that Lion’s game well. That season the Lion’s were undefeated at home and adopted the theme song “Another One Bite’s the Dust”. Winner would win the NFC Central Division. Few gave the “pastel pirates from the south” a chance Then Doug launched a beautiful pass that hit the fleet House in stride down the right sideline as the defender ate the dust in #89’s wake. The team returned to thousands of fans, including Scubog, at One Buc Place. That was a great day. Who knew then that it would be 16 years against those same Lions in the… Read more »
He was one of the best WR in the game. I hope Tampa will continued bringing back some of the bucs from the past GO BUCS
Man….memories. I use to pretend I was Kevin House growing up and no I am 46 year old, wow!! LMAO :)
Now I am 46 years old….
I was Doug Williams on offense, and Cotney on defense when we played in the front yard. We are getting old.
I was Coach McKay making wisecracks.
I remember Kevin and the rest of the receivers liking the bombs cause when Doug threw a short slant they would get tattooed by the ball he threw so hard!!