Here’s Why Winning Creative Loafing’s Best Columnist Means So Much

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When I was informed by Bucs Report that I had been nominated for Best Columnist by Creative Loafing, I was beyond thrilled.

For as long as I can remember, writing has been a hobby of mine. Safe to say, my dream job would be living in Tampa and writing about the Buccaneers.

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Many fans admire the athletes who play for the teams they love. For me, though, I’ve always admired the men and women who cover those teams and bring the stories to the fans.

Greg D'Cruz with members of the Buccaneers media
Greg D’Cruz with members of the Buccaneers media

I’ve been fortunate enough to meet several Tampa media members, including Rock Riley, Jay Recher, Ira Kaufman, Evan Closky, Pat Donovan and Aaron Jacobson, all of whom are pictured in these two photos. Hopefully, one day I’ll also have the opportunity to meet Rick Stroud and Greg Auman.

Greg D'Cruz with members of the Buccaneers media
Greg D’Cruz with members of the Buccaneers media

Winning Columnist of the Year would be incredibly special. It would also give me the opportunity to join some of Tampa’s best and brightest at the prestigious Best of the Bay Awards ceremony, where several of these media members will be in attendance.

Voting closes at the end of the month, so if you feel I’m deserving, I would truly appreciate your vote.

Greg D’Cruz with the voice of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Gene Deckerhoff
Greg D’Cruz with the voice of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Gene Deckerhoff

Thank you to everyone who has supported me, read my work and encouraged me along the way. It means more than you know.

Greg has been nominated for “Best Columnist” in Creative Loafing’s Best of the Bay. If you would like to vote for me here is the link.

For more from Greg click here, then make sure to follow him on Twitter.

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Greg D'Cruz
Of all the NFL teams that I could follow, why did I choose the Tampa Bay Buccaneers? It was 1979, I was an impressionable 12-year-old living in Canada. At that time, getting any NFL coverage was tough enough but that was reserved for the elite teams like the Cowboys, Steelers etc. I watched one game at 1 PM and one game at 4 PM. That was it. No Redzone, no night games on Sunday Each Christmas my family would drive from Montreal to visit my aunt in Jacksonville. I remember seeing the Bucs playing on TV against the Falcons when I was there. I saw something that day that changed my fandom forever. There was a QB wearing number 12, in an orange jersey and he wasn’t white! As a minority myself, seeing a non-white QB was something that immediately I was drawn to. I knew that this was the team, and this was the guy who I would follow. The years between 1979 and 1997 were obviously difficult but my fandom never wavered. If anything, it made me stronger as a person. I’ve often joked that I’ve had 3 wives but only ONE football team. I was asked if I wanted to write the occasional article for Bucs Report. Talking and writing about the Bucs is a full-time hobby so of course my answer was YES. I’m 56, retired and living in Costa Rica now. I sport 4 Buc tattoos and have been fortunate to make many visits to Tampa to watch the Bucs. I’ve made countless friends and even more memories. I look forward to chatting and interacting with the many Buccaneer fans throughout the world. Go Bucs Greg D’Cruz