GENERAL MANAGERS OF THE TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
Since their inception in 1976, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have had an interesting run in the NFL from their initial There have
been five official GMs since the inception of the franchise. John McKay, Ray Perkins and Sam Wyche all served as a
combined Director of Football Operations and Head Coach so were never officially given that title. Phil Kreuger only officially
took the title in 1991 but performed the role for several years prior to that. Leading up to and during the 1976 expansion
season, Ron Wolf handled a similar job before going on to an official GM position with other NFL teams.
PHIL KREUGER
Kreuger was an original
member of the coaching
staff and had different
roles from 1976-80.
Moved to the front office in
support roles and became
the first official GM in
team history in 1991. He
passed away in January
2020 at the age of 90.
RICH McKAY
McKay was the son of
the first head coach and
was a ball boy on the
1976 staff. He re-joined
the Bucs in 1992 as VP of
Football Administration
and was promoted to GM
in 1995. He left the Bucs
in 2003 and went on to
work with the Atlanta
Falcons.
BRUCE ALLEN
Allen was the son of
Hall of Fame Coach
George Allen and was a
12th round pick of the
Colts in 1978 as a punter.
He spent nine years with
the Oakland Raiders
before joining the Bucs in
2004. He left after 2008
and went on to work with
Washington.
MARK DOMINIK
Dominik began with the
Bucs in 1995 as a Pro
Personnel Assistant and
worked his way through
the scouting ranks before
becoming GM in 2009.
He spent five years in the
role and went on to media
roles with both ESPN and
Sirius XM Radio.
JASON LICHT
Licht became the fifth
GM in Bucs history in
2014 having had been in
NFL front offices for 20
years beginning with the
Dolphins in a scouting
role. He went on to work
in the front office for the
Patriots, Eagles and
Cardinals before arriving
in Tampa Bay.
HUGH CULVERHOUSE
Culverhouse was the first owner of the
franchise buying out minority partner
Marvin Warner in 1977. He was influential
around the NFL and brought the first Super
Bowl to Tampa in 1984. He passed away
in 1994 and is the subject of a superb book
by Denis Crawford.
THE GLAZER FAMILY
The Glazers became the owners of the
franchise in 1995 and immediately set about
renovating every aspect leading to a return
to success. They also own Manchester
United and have been tremendous
supporters of my own efforts. Malcolm
Glazer passed away in 2014.
BRIAN FORD
Brian joined the Bucs in 2006 and has
been the COO since 2009. He has been
incredibly supportive of the Buc fans around
the world and was instrumental in all the
events that took place in the three London
International Series games, as well as being
a massive supporter of this site.