{"product_id":"hugh-culverhouse-and-the-tampa-bay-buccaneers-how-a-skinflint-genius-with-a-losing-team-made-the-modern-nfl-9780786465163","title":"Hugh Culverhouse and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers: How a Skinflint Genius with a Losing Team Made the Modern NFL","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Denis M. Crawford\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Sports\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e From 1976 until 1994, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost far more games than they won. The Bucs' status as a sporting punch line belied the fact that they were led by arguably the most important owner of that era. Known as the \"Vice-Commissioner,\" Hugh F. Culverhouse, Sr., wielded his financial acumen as a weapon, keeping other NFL owners in line through the economic downturn of the 1980s, two work stoppages, and a multimillion dollar lawsuit from a rival league. Culverhouse's near-Dickensian frugality also led, directly and indirectly, to the Steve Young-Joe Montana quarterback controversy; Doug Williams' triumph in Super Bowl XXII; and the largest fourth-quarter collapse in NFL history. Over two dozen interviews with Culverhouse's allies and adversaries inform this thorough and balanced chronicle of the man and his team.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47600161685655,"sku":"9780786465163","price":2837.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780786465163.webp?v=1775007274","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/hugh-culverhouse-and-the-tampa-bay-buccaneers-how-a-skinflint-genius-with-a-losing-team-made-the-modern-nfl-9780786465163","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}