TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will wear Creamsicle jerseys for the first time this year on Sunday when they take on the Atlanta Falcons at Raymond James Stadium.
For the Bucs, the throwback jerseys have not exactly been a winner. The Bucs have posted a record of 1-3 in four games wearing the creamsicle throwback jerseys.
This year, the Bucs are calling it the Spirit of 1979, celebrating the first time Tampa Bay posted a winning season and made the playoffs.
Before the game, fans can get into the spirit early at Midtown on Friday, Oct. 25. There will be themed games and activities and a DJ spinning 70s music. The free event runs from 6 to 8 p.m.
In honor of the Spirit of 79 celebration, we decided to look back at 1979.
The year was filled with major events on the international stage as the U.S. faced surging gas prices and a stagnating economy. There was nearly a nuclear disaster at 3 Mile Island, disco's death was declared in a disastrous event at a Chicago White Sox game, and the first Sony Walkman went on sale.
If you were heading to the movie theater in 1979, there was a good chance you would see the Man of Steel or be scared of a certain house.
1979 Top Grossing Movies (via IMDB)
- Superman
- The Amityville Horror
- Rocky II
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture
- Alien
The top music singles from 1979 featured some of disco's biggest hits and were topped by a song with an almost instantly recognizable drum beat and riff.
1979 Top Singles (via Billboard)
- My Sharona by The Knack
- Bad Girls by Donna Summer
- Le Freak by Chic
- Do ya think I'm sexy? by Rod Stewart
- Reunited by Peaches & Herb
Here's a look at some of the costs of things and the economy:
- Year-End Close of the Dow Jones Industrial Average - 838
- Average price of a new home - $71,600
- Median money income of households - $16,530
- Average monthly rent - $280
- Average price of a gallon of gas - $1.07
- 1 pound of bread - $0.51
- 1 pound of bacon - $1.45
- 1 dozen eggs - $0.88
For comparison, here's the stock market and how much those things would cost in 2024
- Dow Jones Industrial Average - over 40,000
- Average price of a new home - $412,300
- Median money income of households - between $59,428 and $63,795
- Average U.S. monthly rent - $1712
- Average price of a gallon of gas - $3.18 as of October 21, 2024
- 1 pound of bread - $1.98
- 1 pound of bacon - $6.96
- 1 dozen eggs - $3.82
A South Tampa man turned to Susan Solves It after he said ADT told him he had to keep paying for a security system at his Hurricane Helene-damaged home, even though the system was so new that he never had a day of service.
