Captain Fear

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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]

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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

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