John McKay coached the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the first nine years of their existence, and didn’t have much luck, winning 44 games and losing 88. But McKay, tanned and known to wear a white floppy hat on the sidelines, never lacked a sense of humor. His quips, often about the Bucs’ woes and his wife, became legendary. “We didn’t tackle well today,” he once said, “but we made up for it by not blocking.” In reference to his backup QB, he once said: “Jerry’s a nice kid, but so’s my wife. And she’s no quarterback.” McKay also said, “Emotion is highly overrated in football. My wife Corky is emotional as hell but she can’t play football worth a damn.” McKay, who served as a World War II tail gunner, had coached USC from 1960 to 1975, winning four national championships before leaping to the NFL. Under McKay, the Bucs’ 26 straight losses in 1976 and 1977 set a post-merger NFL record. But two years later, McKay, who regularly described reporters, fans, and opposing players as “idiots,” led the Bucs to a 10-6 record and a Division title before they lost in the NFC Championship