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| | | | | Mark Cotney
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| 33
| | College | Height | Weight | Date of birth | | Cameron State
| 6-0
| 205
| 26-Jun-52
| | How acquired | Veteran allocation draft 1976 - Houston
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| How left | Camp cut 1985
| | Seasons played | Games | Starts |
| 1976-84
| 113
| 92
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Profile
Played the first nine seasons with the Bucs and started for the best part of seven of them at strong safety. Always a popular player with the fans, Mark went on to run a dry-cleaning operation in Clearwater on leaving the NFL. Remains sixth on the all-time franchise list for interceptions with 17 in his nine-year career. Originally a 7th round pick of the Houston Oilers, he came to the Bucs in the veteran allocation draft in 1976 and was voted an All-Pro by Sports Illustrated in 1983. Started all but five games in the first five years of the Buccaneer franchise.
Selected as the 26th Greatest player in Buccaneer history in 2007.
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| 1976
| 1977
| 1978
| 1979
| 1980
| 1982
| 1983
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| Games | Starts | Games | Starts | Games | Starts | Games | Starts | Games | Starts | Games | Starts | Games | Starts | |
|---|
| 14
| 13
| 14
| 12
| 16
| 15
| 16
| 15
| 16
| 16
| 9
| 0
| 12
| 12
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| 1984
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| Games | Starts |
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| 16
| 9
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| Interceptions |
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| Season |
No. |
Yards |
Avg |
LG |
TD |
| 1976 |
3 |
25 |
8.3 |
25 |
0 |
| 1977 |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1978 |
2 |
28 |
14.0 |
28 |
0 |
| 1979 |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1980 |
3 |
28 |
9.3 |
21 |
0 |
| 1983 |
2 |
1 |
0.5 |
1 |
0 |
| 1984 |
5 |
123 |
24.6 |
26 |
0 |
| Total |
17 |
205 |
12.1 |
28 |
0 |
| Punt Returns |
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| Season |
No. |
Yards |
Avg |
LG |
FC |
| 1976 |
3 |
26 |
8.7 |
9 |
0 |
| 1978 |
5 |
38 |
7.6 |
10 |
1 |
| Total |
8 |
64 |
8.0 |
10 |
1 |
| Tackles | Sacks |
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| Season |
Solo |
Asst |
Total |
Season |
No.
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| 1976 |
51 |
22 |
73 |
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| 1977 |
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95 |
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| 1978 |
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100 |
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| 1979 |
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90 |
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2.0 |
| 1980 |
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105 |
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| 1982 |
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11 |
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| 1983 |
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61 |
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1.0 |
| 1984 |
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55 |
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2.0 |
| Total |
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590 |
Total |
5.0 |
| Special Teams' Tackles | Passes Defensed |
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| Season |
Total | | Season |
Total |
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1976 |
6 |
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1977 |
14 |
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1978 |
12 |
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| 1979 |
1 |
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1979 |
6 |
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1980 |
11 |
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| 1982 |
10 |
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1982 |
1 |
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1983 |
10 |
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| 1984 |
8 |
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1984 |
3 |
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| Total |
19 |
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Total |
63 |
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