John Lynch, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)
Legendary Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety John Lynch has finally been enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. It’s an honor that’s been long overdue for one of the greatest Buccaneers in history.
John Lynch is sports royalty in Florida, and we aren’t just talking football. Lynch was drafted as a right-handed pitcher by the Florida Marlins in the second round (66th overall) of the 1992 Major League Baseball draft, the first in the franchise’s history. He threw the first pitch in the organization’s history as a member of the Erie Sailors, back when they were a minor league affiliate of the Marlins.