EJ_Barlik Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Ok - so in my quest to track down a decent graphic of the Tampa Bay Bucs' Bucco Bruce, I may have (unwittingly) stumbled into a logo controversy. I see multiple versions of the helmet logo on the web (kinda how the Patriots have multiple versions of Patriot Pat). Or maybe I'm wrong here. I was only 2 where the Bucs debutted in 1976, so I wasn't sharp enough to catch the differences. Anybody care to weigh in on what's what? When was each one used?? Here's #1 (notice how the sword handle has grip areas and the earring is white) https://dyn1.heritagestatic.com/lf?set=path[1%2F1%2F2%2F5%2F5%2F11255697]&call=url[file%3Aproduct.chain] And here's #2 (notice how the sword handle is smooth and the earring is orange) https://gamedayconnexion.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/095855976556.png Help please.... 5-time Defending NL East Champions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raz Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 If I'm not mistaken - and I probably am - those are both right. The first, bigger Bruce is the original, and later, Bruce was downsized a bit and tweaked. Edit: Looks like maybe they started the logo smaller then grew it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selgy Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 I think the images you see are the small differences over the years. 76-91 had the more white int he logo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old School Fool Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Yeah, they changed it in 1992. They also tweaked the shade of orange and added orange pants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hormone Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 The first thing I noticed in the first pic is the logo is backwards. I couldn’t concentrate after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 On 6/20/2020 at 2:20 AM, selgy said: I think the images you see are the small differences over the years. 76-91 had the more white int he logo That last one is wrong - they're still using the bad logo, but at least they've downsized it. And what's with the olive drab helmet and squashed terminator logo? The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportsfan7 Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 This is a pleasant surprise. I thought this thread was going to be about something else after I saw the word controversy in the title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-Squared Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 On 6/20/2020 at 2:20 AM, selgy said: Bruce makes for a great campy throwback alternate 25 years later, but I still can't wrap my head around an NFL team actually using that identity for 20 years... their '97 rebrand has to be the greatest in league history. My TeePublic Shop My Instagram Art Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ark Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 On 6/23/2020 at 8:59 AM, C-Squared said: Bruce makes for a great campy throwback alternate 25 years later, but I still can't wrap my head around an NFL team actually using that identity for 20 years... their '97 rebrand has to be the greatest in league history. Their original identity is one of the best in NFL history and despite the Super Bowl-winning uniforms being a great look, they are a vast downgrade from the creamsicles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king_mahalo Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Did anyone else think Bucco Bruce was smoking a joint in the first link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresno St. Alum Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 On 7/7/2020 at 12:29 PM, king_mahalo said: Did anyone else think Bucco Bruce was smoking a joint in the first link? That was the 1st thing I saw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJ_Barlik Posted May 13, 2021 Author Share Posted May 13, 2021 What's even more crazy.....I was doing some more looking around on the Bucs own website, and their media guide from 2015 used an even different version of Bucco Bruce in the Ring of Honor graphic. But at the size it was at, almost no one who is just glancing will notice it's any different. Kinda steamed me a bit as an original Bucs fan that I cannot find a "clean" version of the Bucco Bruce 1.0 and 2.0 helmet logos (from my links above) rendered as high-quality graphics (as opposed to terrible trace-overs). Reference: https://allvectorlogo.com/tampa-bay-buccaneers-ring-of-honor-logo/ Also not correct: https://poshmark.com/listing/Tampa-Bay-Buccaneers-Ring-of-Honor-Selmon-63-Tee-5eef2a74941f17b02e4cac62 5-time Defending NL East Champions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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