Former Bucs President Gay Culverhouse Passes Away At 73

As a senior team exec, Culverhouse took an active role in the issue of brain injuries across the NFLgetty images

Former Buccaneers President GAY CULVERHOUSE died last week at her home in Fernandina Bleach, Fla., at 73. A family spokesperson said that the cause was "complications of myelofibrosis, a type of chronic leukeima." Culverhouse "spent nearly a decade as a senior executive of the Buccaneers when they were owned by her father, HUGH CULVERHOUSE" (N.Y. TIMES, 7/2). Culverhouse "didn't just lend her voice to the cause of helping players with brain injuries, she provided financial assistance as well for the Gay Culverhouse Players' Outreach Program, now known as Retired Player Assistance." Based in Tampa and jointly run by the NFL and NFLPA since '07, the program "locates former players with dementia and provides medical assistance and up to $130,000 per year for long-term dementia care" (TAMPA BAY TIMES, 7/4).