The Buccaneers wore the initial Mr. C on the right side of the sleeve ends of the jerseys in honor of their owner Hugh Culverhouse who was battling cancer who then died after the 1993 season.
1993 was mostly seen as a rebuilding year for coach Sam Wyche[1] who moved on without Vinny Testaverde and went with young quarterback Craig Erickson, another University of Miami alumnus who won a national championship as their quarterback.
In his first season with the team, Hardy Nickerson set an NFL record with 214 tackles.
Prior to the season they drafted John Lynch who would become one of the most popular players of all time in Tampa.
Daron Alcorn was the last player selected in the draft, commonly referred to as "Mr.