Ira Kaufman Honored At Raymond James Stadium
September 21st, 2026
Joe will take a quick outrage break and give an approving head nod to the Bucs’ acknowledgement of Ira Kaufman’s 50th anniversary in sports media yesterday.
The photo above is from the stadium JumboTron.
The photo below is a football given to Kaufman, the venerable JoeBucsFan.com columnist, from Team Glazer.
Joe’s glad it all happened. Well deserved.
If you missed Kaufman’s 10 takeaways from the stinker of a game, it’s linked right here. The good news is if that mess of a Bucs performance didn’t get Kaufman to retire, then nothing will.
If you want to understand what Kaufman’s career was all about it, you can catch up here.
September 21st, 2026 at 1:04 pm
Congrats Ira!
September 21st, 2026 at 1:09 pm
CONGRATS IRA!!!
GO BUCS!!!!
September 21st, 2026 at 1:21 pm
well deserved
September 21st, 2026 at 1:22 pm
well Deserved Ira
September 21st, 2026 at 1:37 pm
Ira is the best!
September 21st, 2026 at 1:55 pm
I was at the game and was a caught off guard a bit when I saw Ira on the jumbotron. It was a well-deserved recognition for a great journalist.
September 21st, 2026 at 1:58 pm
That’s awesome!
Been reading since I was a kid Ira… and now I’m in my 50s, only a few years from moving into the Villages with you.
September 21st, 2026 at 2:40 pm
Congratulations Ira!
September 21st, 2026 at 3:09 pm
You the man Ira
September 21st, 2026 at 6:51 pm
Congratulations to The Sage!
September 21st, 2026 at 9:56 pm
This is Awesome. Congrats Ira
September 21st, 2026 at 10:18 pm
That football is 🔥 What a keepsake! Well done Sir!
September 21st, 2026 at 11:17 pm
Kudos Ira! You are a Tampa treasure sir!
Go Bucs!