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Captain Fear

Mascot for the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Captain Fear, a Caribbean pirate captain, is the official mascot of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League.^[1] He has blue eyes, black hair, thick eyebrows, and a full beard. He has been the mascot of the Buccaneers since June 2000. He replaced a parrot mascot known as Skully.^[2] He was originally played by Mike Mashke until his retirement in 2006.^[3]

References

^ "Captain Fear". Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Archived from the original on 18 March 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
^ "CAPTAIN FEAR!". www.buccaneers.com. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
^ "After 7 years, man behind Captain Fear ending career". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2022-03-07.

External links

Official website

v t e Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Founded in 1976 Based and headquartered in Tampa, Florida
Franchise	Franchise Seasons History Coaches Players Expansion draft First-round draft picks Draft history Starting quarterbacks Broadcasters
Stadiums	Tampa Stadium Raymond James Stadium
Culture	Hugh Culverhouse Malcolm Glazer Tampa 2 Captain Fear A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story
Lore	Snow Bowl Tom Brady's return to New England
Rivalries	Carolina Panthers Green Bay Packers Miami Dolphins New Orleans Saints
Wild card berths (4)	1997 2000 2001 2020
Division championships (9)	1979 1981 1999 2002 2005 2007 2021 2022 2023
Conference championships (2)	2002 2020
League championships (2)	2002 (XXXVII) 2020 (LV)
Hall of Famers	Lee Roy Selmon Steve Young Randall McDaniel Warren Sapp Derrick Brooks Tim Brown John Lynch Ron Wolf Tony Dungy Ronde Barber
Retired numbers	55 63 99
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: South Division

List of National Football League mascots

American Football Conference

East	North	South	West
Billy Buffalo (Buffalo Bills) T. D. (Miami Dolphins) Pat Patriot (New England Patriots) None (New York Jets)	Poe, Rise & Conquer (Baltimore Ravens) Who Dey (Cincinnati Bengals) Chomps (Cleveland Browns) Steely McBeam (Pittsburgh Steelers)	Toro (Houston Texans) Blue (Indianapolis Colts) Jaxson de Ville (Jacksonville Jaguars) T-Rac (Tennessee Titans)	Miles, Thunder (Denver Broncos) K. C. Wolf (Kansas City Chiefs) Raider Rusher (Las Vegas Raiders) None (Los Angeles Chargers)

National Football Conference

East	North	South	West
Rowdy (Dallas Cowboys) None (New York Giants) Air Swoop, Swoop (Philadelphia Eagles) Major Tuddy (Washington Commanders)	Staley Da Bear (Chicago Bears) Roary (Detroit Lions) None (Green Bay Packers) Ragnar, Viktor (Minnesota Vikings)	Freddie Falcon (Atlanta Falcons) Sir Purr (Carolina Panthers) Gumbo, Sir Saint (New Orleans Saints) Captain Fear (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)	Big Red (Arizona Cardinals) Rampage (Los Angeles Rams) Sourdough Sam (San Francisco 49ers) Blitz, Taima (Seattle Seahawks)