Who belongs on Bucs' Mount Rushmore? February, 13, 2014 By Pat Yasinskas | ESPN.com Basketball's LeBron James caused a stir when he said he should be on the NBA's Mount Rushmore. With that in mind, let's have a little fun. Let's talk about a Mount Rushmore for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. There are only four slots available and I'm not seeing anyone on the current roster who deserves that status. There are some current players who can get there, but they're not there yet. That's why I think you have to go back into Tampa Bay's past to determine who deserves to be included. At least in my eyes, the first three spots are easy. Then, there's a tough call for the fourth spot. Here are my four choices for a Buccaneers' Mount Rushmore. Lee Roy Selmon: You have to start with Selmon because he was Tampa Bay's first superstar. He brought respectability to the franchise in its early years and had a Hall of Fame career. Derrick Brooks: For years, Selmon was unquestionably the best player in franchise history. Selmon's greatness hasn't diminished, but I'd give Brooks the nod as the best player in franchise history now. Warren Sapp: Like him or not -- and many don't -- you have to give Sapp his props as a player. He was the first Tampa Bay player to make the Pro Football Hall of Fame on the first ballot. Tony Dungy: This one's a tough call and I had a tough time choosing Dungy over Ronde Barber, John Lynch, Mike Alstott, Doug Williams, Jon Gruden and John McKay for the final spot. But I'm going with Dungy because he was the first coach to make this franchise consistently respectable. By the way, I'm giving retired tight end Tyji Armstrong special honorable mention for his many contributions.
Gotta be Ronde. As usual, Yasinskas gets it wrong.
Jerry Wunsch.
Mike Glennon in 4 different poses.
Dungy's a good coach and a better man but he is not Bucs Mt. Rushmore material.Gotta be Ronde, right?
Sapp, Brooks, Selmon, and Jonathan Stewart's stiff arm... Paying homage to when the wheels fell off.
Mike Glennon in 4 different poses.
I LOL'd
Josh freeman, Chris Simms, mike glennon,Brian griese.
SelmonBrooksSappMcKay - he's basically our George Washington having ushered in the franchise and somehow getting us to the NFC Championship game in '79Tough call. I'd be okay w/ Ronde too(or Dungy or Gru - each for their obvious contributions)
Selmon, Brooks, Sapp, McKay, as Mt. Rushmorewith Jon Gruden down the road as the Crazyhorse monument
There will never be a Mount Rushmore for sports. What the f%$!!!!!!
Mike Glennon in 4 different poses.
I LOL'd
Ditto...
Could just dust off last year's Rushmore... 2013 didn't change anything.
Selmon, Brooks, Sapp, McKay, as Mt. Rushmorewith Jon Gruden down the road as the Crazyhorse monument
Love the Crazy Horse reference... Selmon, Sapp, Brooks are locks. the fourth bust is a good discussion. I think Gruden and Dungy are both out, unless Rushmore adds a fifth President, because Tampa Bay needed each of them. Rhonde would seem the most likely fourth, but debates can be made for McKay, Lynch, even Alstott, maybe not in terms of sheer production, but as the face and symbol of the glory days. Hardy, Gruber, even Wilder should at least be mentioned in the discussion.
Could just dust off last year's Rushmore... 2013 didn't change anything.
Good point.