Hugh Culverhouse

Class of: 1993

Sport: NFL

Team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Hugh Franklin Culverhouse, Sr. (1919 – August 26, 1994) was the longtime owner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He was the original owner of the Buccaneers, and he is credited for making Tampa a major league town. Culverhouse also had investments in 37 companies that were worth $380 million at the time of his death in 1994.