1984 Talladega 500, Race report
Benny Parsons had qualified ninth for the race but crashed hard in practice and was not medically cleared to race, so he was brought up to the CBS Sports broadcast booth alongside Ken Squier and Ned Jarrett for the telecast. Working pit road was veteran MRN Radio broadcaster Mike Joy and National Speed Sport News editor Chris Economaki; Economaki also hosted a short feature (aired during a lengthy caution period) on the nearby Talladega Short Track and its participants' thoughts on someday racing at the superspeedway.


1984 Talladega 500, Race report
The race became one of the most competitive in racing history, as the lead changed 68 times among 16 drivers. Earnhardt, driving a Chevrolet Monte Carlo for Richard Childress, had taken the lead in Winston Cup points at that point of the season but had not won a race. He took the lead on the opening lap and was soon challenged by Yarborough, Baker, Bobby Allison, Petty, and Labonte. Petty passed Yarborough and Earnhardt on Lap 31 but Earnhardt beat him to the stripe; soon after Elliott Forbes-Robinson crashed and Petty's transmission broke on the subsequent pitstop.


1984 Talladega 500, Race report
Lap 157 provided the most serious accident of the day when Trevor Boys, racing in the top ten with Ellis, was clipped off Turn Four, spun, and flipped onto his roof at the pit road entrance before tumbling into the tri-oval grass. Boys climbed out of the car uninjured instantly; the only bad thing that happened is that he had to tie his shoe.


1984 Talladega 500, Race report
Earnhardt intentionally dragged the brake entering turn 1 on the final lap, got a massive run and slingshotted past Terry Labonte on the backstretch to take the win.


1984 Talladega 500, Race report
Notable crew chiefs in this race were Kenny Wallace, Junie Donlavey, Darrell Bryant, Joey Arrington, Cecil Gordon, Dale Inman, Travis Carter, Waddell Wilson, Tim Brewer, Bud Moore, Jeff Hammond, Jake Elder, Harry Hyde and Kirk Shelmerdine.


1984 Talladega 500, Race report, Finish
The finish shook into an eleven-car battle; Bouchard ran out of gas with three laps to go and Labonte held the lead; his crew chief Dale Inman radioed Labonte to get out of the lead with two to go fearing a last-lap pass, but by this point Harry Gant had raced into contention and was battling Earnhardt and Baker for second.


1984 Talladega 500, Race report, Finish
Earnhardt broke away to a ten-length win with Baker edging Labonte for second and Allison edging Yarborough for fourth. It was the second year in a row that he won the race and he won both races with last lap passes. He became the first driver to win back to back Talladega 500s (he also completed the feat in 1990-1991 and he won back to back Winston 500's in 1999-2000). The prior year he won in a Ford driving for Bud Moore. This was his first win with Richard Childress driving a Chevrolet.


1984 Talladega 500, Race report, Finish
Earnhardt led thirteen times for 40 laps. Six of the ten positions behind Earnhardt were decided by photo finishes at the line. Also, Earnhardt started the race in third, led the first lap and the last.


1984 Talladega 500, Race report, Finish
Individual paychecks for each driver ranged from the winner's share of $47,100 ($115,909 when adjusted for inflation) to the last-place finisher's share of $1,800 ($4,430 when adjusted for inflation) from a total purse of $352,500. ($867,475 when adjusted for inflation).


1984 Talladega 500, Race report, Finish
Ken Ragan received his only lead lap finish of his career at this race.


1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election
The eighth legislative assembly election for Tamil Nadu was held on 24 December 1984. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) won the election and its general secretary, incumbent M. G. Ramachandran (M.G.R) was sworn in as Chief Minister, for the third time. The election victory was mainly attributed to the sympathy wave created by Indira Gandhi's assassination and M.G.R's illness coupled with Rajiv Gandhi's popularity. This is the last election M.G.R contested as he died in office in 1987. This is also the only General Election which M. Karunanidhi did not contest since 1957 until his death.


1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, Background
Indira Gandhi was assassinated on 31 October 1984. During the same time, M. G. Ramachandran was diagnosed with kidney failure and admitted in a hospital in New York City. Rajiv Gandhi assumed office immediately. Rajiv Gandhi felt that his Government required a fresh mandate from the people, and dissolved the Lok Sabha a year before its actual end of term, for fresh general elections. At the same time, Chief minister of Tamilnadu, M.G.R recommended dissolution of Tamil Nadu State Assembly a year ahead of end of term, to use the sympathy wave of Congress, and also check his popularity. Indian National Congress (Indira) and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam formed an alliance and  contested both general elections.


1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, Parties
National parties Bharatiya Janta Party, Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India (Marxist), Indian National Congress and Janata Party, state parties All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Indian Congress (J), and registered unrecognised parties Ambedkar Kranti Dal, Gandhi Kamaraj National and Tamil Nadu Congress (K) contested the election.


1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, Seat allocation
The allocation of seats were done what was later dubbed, "The M.G.R formula". Where the regional party would contest 70% of the assembly seats and the national party would be given 70% of the Lok Sabha seats. This would be the last election M.G.R contested, due to his death during his chief ministership.


1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, Campaigning
M. G. Ramachandran was confined to the hospital. Video coverage of M.G.R recuperating in hospital along with Indira Gandhi's assassination were stitched together by AIADMK man in charge of campaigning R. M. Veerappan. The video was distributed and played across all over Tamil Nadu. Rajiv Gandhi visited cyclone-hit areas in Tamil Nadu which also boosted the alliance. The sympathy wave created by Indira's assassination, M.G.R's illness and Rajiv Gandhi's charisma helped the alliance sweep the election. DMK leader M. Karunanidhi did not contest this election, due to the fact that the AIADMK founder M.G.R was admitted to a hospital in the U.S. and Indira Gandhi being assassinated.


1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, Voting and Results, Results by Pre-Poll Alliance
‡: Vote % reflects the percentage of votes the party received compared to the entire electorate that voted in this election. Adjusted (Adj.) Vote %, reflects the % of votes the party received per constituency that they contested. Sources: Election Commission of India


1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, M.G.R's Third Cabinet
After the General Elections held in December 1984, the Governor appointed Dr. M. G. Ramachandran as Chief Minister heading the new Government with effect from the forenoon of 10 February 1985. The Governor, on the advice of Hon. Chief Minister appointed 16 more Ministers on 14 February 1985.


1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, Janaki's Cabinet
After MGRS's death, VR Neduncheziyan was sworn in as Acting Chief Minister. But, one week later, the party majority led by R.M.Veerappan supported MGR's widow Janaki to become Chief minister and she was sworn in as Chief minister. Janaki doubled as the finance minister in her Cabinet. The Governor gave Janaki Ramachandran 30 days time to prove majority support in the house. This was a problem because, 30 MLAs of her own party were supporting J. Jayalalithaa to become the new Chief minister. Hence Janaki had the support of only 105 MLAs in the house of 234, as VR Neduncheziyan's 10 supporters chose to remain neutral and boycott the voting.


1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, Janaki's Cabinet
Hence, on the day of voting, Speaker PH pandiyan disqualified and dismissed 20 MLAs of opposition party DMK and 15 MLAs of AIADMK (Jayalalithaa faction ) from their MLA posts, due to demeaning behaviour in the house and thus announced that the majority was reduced to a mere 100, as the house then had only 199 members.


1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, Janaki's Cabinet
Before commencement of oral voting, violence erupted in the house and the speaker was injured. With bleeding head, he announced that Janaki had proved her majority with 105 MLAs and adjourned the house immediately. Then the members of the assembly were escorted out.


1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, Janaki's Cabinet
The Governor of state refused to accept this voting which was done under suspicious environment and recommended the Central government to dismiss the legislature and hold fresh general elections. The central government accepted the recommendation and the legislature was dissolved by the President.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season
The 1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season was the franchise's 9th season in the National Football League the 9th playing their home games at Tampa Stadium and the 9th and final season under head coach John McKay. They improved on their 2–14 season and finished 6-10, but missing the playoffs for the second straight season.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season
The team attempted to address the problems faced in the disappointing  1983 season. For the first time, the team renegotiated the contracts of players in their option years, which kept discontent over salaries to a minimum. An assistant coach was added to perform the functions of an offensive coordinator. A strength coach was added, which improved the players' physical conditioning in hopes of avoiding the constant injuries that occurred in 1983.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season
A healthy, stable offensive lineup developed the maturity to sustain long drives in pressure situations, and head coach John McKay began to move away from his long-criticized conservative play-calling and open up the offense. This was the first time that the team's offense finished the season ranked higher than their defense. Their offensive output is still the third-highest in team history (as of 2010), and was not matched by another Buccaneer team until 2003.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season
James Wilder Sr., who Lawrence Taylor called "the best running back I've ever played against in my life", set team and NFL records while serving as the focal point of the team's offense. Steve DeBerg emerged as a stable, confidence-inspiring on-field leader. Kevin House continued to perform as one of the league's best wide receivers, while Gerald Carter emerged as a solid complement. Hugh Green, described by Mike Ditka as "one of the best two linebackers in the game" (with Lawrence Taylor), continued to dominate until sidelined by a midseason automobile accident.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season
Dave Logan became the youngest of only four defensive linemen in NFL history to score four touchdowns, and began to be spoken of as a potential All-Pro until sore knees limited his movement later in the season. Lee Roy Selmon made the Pro Bowl in what would turn out to be his final season. However, as the team's best defensive players began to fall to injuries, they became prone to late-game collapses. In addition, the mental errors that had characterized the team from the outset contributed to a number of close losses. McKay experienced health problems during the season, and found the constant losing too much to bear. On November 5, the only coach in Buccaneer history announced that he would resign at the end of the season.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Offseason, Coaching changes
When the Green Bay Packers' failure to make the playoffs resulted in the firing of coach Bart Starr and his entire staff, the Buccaneers hired John Brunner, the offensive backfield coach of the Packers' NFC-leading offense. McKay had stated previously that he would never hire an offensive coordinator, so Brunner was given the title "Offensive Moderator", although his duties were those of a coordinator. Defensive coordinator Wayne Fontes was promoted to assistant head coach, the first Buccaneer coach to be given such a title.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Offseason, Coaching changes
This added administrative duties to his coordinator responsibilities and increased the perception that Fontes was being groomed to succeed McKay. McKay announced that all other assistants would be retained, with the exception of special teams coach Frank Emanuel, who had left to become defensive coordinator of the USFL Jacksonville Bulls. Emanuel's vacated position was filled by running backs coach Jim Gruden, then by former Buccaneer defensive lineman Bill Kollar when Gruden replaced Ken Herock as director of player personnel.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Offseason, Coaching changes
Herock, who had been involved with Buccaneer scouting since 1976 and had worked with the Oakland Raiders before that, was given much of the credit for the expansion Buccaneers' quick rise to playoff contention. Nevertheless, he was rebuffed by team owner Hugh Culverhouse when he requested a pay raise, and accepted Howard Schnellenberger's offer to take the same position with the ill-fated USFL Washington Federals. Joe Diange was hired as a strength and conditioning coach, in hopes of avoiding a repeat of the previous season's rash of injuries.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Offseason, Personnel changes
Star Canadian Football League quarterback Warren Moon met with the Buccaneers and was reportedly impressed with their organization, but eventually chose to sign with the Houston Oilers, where he reunited with his former Edmonton Eskimos coach Hugh Campbell. The team also attempted to sign Bobby Hebert, the Michigan Panthers quarterback who led the USFL in passing. The team was eventually able to obtain displaced Denver Broncos quarterback Steve DeBerg, who rejected a contract offer from the USFL Denver Gold. The free agent DeBerg signed with the Broncos, and was then traded to Tampa Bay for a pair of draft choices. The previous season's opening-day starting quarterback Jerry Golsteyn was released, then recalled and traded to the Los Angeles Raiders for defensive back Irvin Phillips.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Offseason, Personnel changes
Veteran fullback Scott Dierking was acquired from the New York Jets for a 1985 fifth-round draft choice. The team refused to honor Jimmie Giles' request to be traded, although he had reportedly been offered as trade bait at one point in the DeBerg deal. Giles' disgruntlement dissipated when the team offered him a new contract, signing him through the 1986 season. Obed Ariri, a former Chicago Sting soccer player who had set an NCAA record of 63 field goals at Clemson, was signed to compete with Bill Capece for the placekicker spot. Neal Colzie, the 1982 team MVP, was released before the start of training camp. McKay stated that the team did not have room for two older safeties, and felt that Colzie was being outperformed by Mark Cotney.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Offseason, NFL Draft
The previous season's trade for Jack Thompson left the team without a first-round pick, in a draft which had already been stripped of talent by USFL teams. The Los Angeles Express alone had signed seven players with first-round potential. Need areas were believed to include linebacker, the secondary, running backs, and the offensive line.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Offseason, NFL Draft, Draft trades
The Buccaneers' 1st-round pick had been traded to the Cincinnati Bengals in exchange for quarterback Jack Thompson. Their 4th-round pick was traded to the San Francisco 49ers the previous year, in exchange for their 1983 6th-round pick. The first of their two 4th-round picks came from the San Diego Chargers, as part of the David Lewis trade. The second came from the Los Angeles Raiders, for Charley Hannah. A fourth 4th-round pick, obtained from San Diego for Dewey Selmon, was traded to the Denver Broncos in exchange for quarterback Steve DeBerg. Their 5th-round pick was traded to the Dallas Cowboys for linebacker Danny Spradlin.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Offseason, NFL Draft, Draft selections
The Buccaneers drafted USC linebacker Keith Browner with their first pick, the second pick of the second round. Brother of NFL players Ross and Joey Browner, Keith was considered to be a talented but underachieving college player who had been expected to be taken in the first round. Some observers questioned the selection of Browner, as Boomer Esiason, the only quarterback in the draft expected to have impact potential, was still available. With the secondary aging, the Buccaneers made Texas cornerback Fred Acorn the earliest-drafted defensive back in team history.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Offseason, NFL Draft, Draft selections
Acorn was considered a project, as he started only one season for the Longhorns, but the Buccaneers' secondary was believed to be strong enough to afford the luxury of drafting a player who would take time to develop. Acorn was drafted for his speed, with a 40-yard dash time that had been clocked as low as 4.2 seconds. Mike Gunter, the Tulsa all-time rushing leader, was taken in the fourth round. He was another player who had been projected to be drafted much higher, as high as fourth overall, according to one publication.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Offseason, NFL Draft, Draft selections
He was very productive as a college player, but was unproven as a receiver, and lacked the ability to evade tacklers or to accelerate at the line of scrimmage. Jim Gallery became the first kicker ever drafted by the team. The team approached the draft with a goal of improving overall speed, and felt that they'd achieved that with their selections of Acorn and the linebackers.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Offseason, NFL Draft, Supplemental Draft
A special three-round draft was held on June 5, giving NFL teams an opportunity to select players who had not been in the draft due to having previously signed with USFL or CFL teams. With the first overall selection, the Buccaneers acquired the NFL rights to Los Angeles Express quarterback Steve Young. They later selected Express running back Kevin Nelson, and New Orleans Breakers cornerback Alex Clark. The pick gave the Buccaneers the rights to Young beyond the expiration of his Express contract, set to expire in November, 1987. Young expressed happiness at having been selected, but stated that he was committed to the Express and had no intention of leaving the team.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Preseason
A number of offseason personnel moves were taken as evidence that McKay was hoping to retire on a winning note, and so had lost tolerance for talented players who did not live up to their potential. He declared potential "dead on this team", and singled out Gene Branton and Ray Snell as players who were in danger of losing their roster spots. Longtime tight end Jim Obradovich, recently acquired cornerback Irvin Phillips, and the previous season's backup quarterback Bob Hewko were cut on the first day of training camp.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Preseason
One-time All-Rookie guard Snell was traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers for Steve Courson, an All-Pro alternate two seasons earlier. The injury-plagued Steelers had lost patience with Courson over a knee injury that had limited him to nine games the previous season. Courson passed his physical, but immediately underwent arthroscopic surgery that caused him to miss the preseason. Versatile defensive end Brison Manor was obtained from the Denver Broncos to provide depth, as Booker Reese failed to develop as hoped.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Preseason
Johnny Ray Smith was placed on injured reserve to make room for Perry Tuttle, a former first-round draft choice of the Buffalo Bills. The preseason was relatively free of contract disputes. David Logan was the only training camp holdout, and threatened retirement when the negotiations became difficult. Logan was also targeted (along with rookie Fred Acorn) by departed personnel director Ken Herock, by then with the Miami Federals of the USFL. A contract extension was agreed to with Hugh Green, preventing any risk of his signing with the USFL Houston Gamblers, who were owned by his agent Jerry Argovitz.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Preseason
The Buccaneers opened the preseason with a 38–0 loss to the Seattle Seahawks, an AFC Championship Game contender of the previous season, in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game. The game was marked by miscues, and was the largest margin of defeat in the game's 22-year history. Some players later expressed hope that the team would get "tired of losing", while McKay called the team's performance "disgusting". McKay did praise the efforts of the team's rookies, particularly Keith Browner, who was thrilled to be playing purely at linebacker after having been required to play at safety part-time at USC.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Preseason
James Wilder suffered a thigh bruise that kept him out of action for the remainder of the preseason. The team rebounded with a 30–17 win over the Houston Oilers, in which Warren Moon made his NFL debut. The low point of the preseason was a 52–21 loss to the Atlanta Falcons in which McKay rested the first-team defense for the entire game. Roster decisions were complicated by a number of injuries, particularly along the offensive line, where Steve Wilson and Steve Courson both missed significant time. The preseason ended with the defense playing in fine form in a 14–13 win over the Miami Dolphins, although McKay voiced concern over the performance of the offensive line and the running backs.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Preseason, The end of the Booker Reese experiment
On May 30, underachieving defensive end Booker Reese was arrested for approaching a plainclothes Tampa police officer and soliciting her for prostitution. The team refused to comment on the situation, which was another embarrassment for the staff that had made such a large gamble by trading their 1983 first-round draft pick for the rights to draft him two years earlier. His lack of progress forced the team to trade for Brison Manor in the preseason, while Reese was given a brief tryout at nose tackle.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Preseason, The end of the Booker Reese experiment
Young and naive, Reese was vulnerable to ill-intentioned hangers-on, and developed a cocaine problem which escalated as the pressure on him increased. He was tall, fast, and strong, but lacked the quickness to be able to get around NFL tackles, and had trouble absorbing the mental aspects of the game. He was unable to beat out John Cannon, selected later in the same draft. The team eventually cut their losses by trading Reese to the Los Angeles Rams for a low-round draft pick. Reese recorded no tackles in two games with the Rams, before being sent to a rehabilitation program after failing a urine test.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Regular season
McKay continued to express confidence in the team, despite an 0–2 start that left the team 2–16 over their last 18 games. He however expressed concern over the performance of the defense, who had failed to hold a lead the previous week, and failed to tackle Saints running back Hokie Gajan several times during a 51-yard run that set up a game-winning Saints touchdown. McKay pointed out that, despite the reputation of the Tampa Bay defense, this type of letdown had been seen in the past.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Regular season
The team then beat division opponents in three of their next four games, leading observers to consider them as contenders for the NFC Central title. With a healthy offensive line able to maintain a stable lineup, and DeBerg becoming better-acquainted with the receivers, the offense developed confidence and the ability to sustain long drives.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Regular season
While the offense was able to avoid significant injuries, the defense began to lose key players from the beginning. Mike Washington, considered by McKay to be the team's best defensive back, was forced to retire after an elbow to the head by Bears receiver Dennis McKinnon in his first play of the season required him to undergo spinal surgery. This required the team to use rookie Fred Acorn as a nickel back. Hugh Green suffered a broken wrist and a broken orbital bone beneath his left eye in an October car crash.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Regular season
The injuries were initially expected to cause him to miss two games, but after a month, the Buccaneers decided to place him on injured reserve rather than face liability should an aggravation of the wrist injury end Green's career. Keith Browner played poorly as Green's replacement, and was promptly replaced by Chris Washington. Cecil Johnson suffered on and off from injuries and was eventually forced to undergo season-ending arthroscopic surgery, forcing the team to start two rookies (Browner and Washington) at outside linebacker.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Regular season
The pair struggled, with the speedy Washington overwhelmed by opposing tight ends, and the stronger Browner having trouble lining up in the right place. The loss of Green enabled opponents to play a more diverse offense, rather than avoid run plays to the left side, where Green and Lee Roy Selmon would line up. This affected the secondary, because the loss of Green's play against the run required that the team play the slower Mark Cotney for run support at safety. Making matters worse, Cedric Brown suffered a season-ending knee injury in week 9. McKay admitted that, with the absence of Brown, Green, Johnson, and Mike Washington, the Buccaneers were "not a very good defensive team".


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Regular season
Wayne Fontes' effort to create a more aggressive defense through increased reliance on man-to-man coverage and blitzes backfired, with the result that the defense became much more vulnerable to touchdown passes and long pass plays. At the same time, their interception total decreased. Cedric Brown observed that it was largely a problem of execution, as many blitzes were failing due to player errors, and that the team was making more mistakes than he had seen in any of his eight years there. The pass rush was weakened by the absence of Hugh Green, which was noticeable to opposing teams. The effectiveness of the defensive line was reduced: Booker Reese failed to develop, John Cannon regressed from his previous season's performance, and Dave Logan began to experience knee problems that sometimes required his replacement in the lineup.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Regular season, The resignation of John McKay
McKay vowed during the offseason that he would retire rather than suffer another 2–14 season. During the season, he underwent surgery for cataracts that were making it difficult for him to read the game plans. He continued to express optimism over the season, even after a slow start and an embarrassing 44–9 loss to the Chicago Bears, as he felt that there was no dominant team in the division.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Regular season, The resignation of John McKay
McKay's wisecracking remark to a Kansas City Star reporter to the effect that a loss to the Chiefs would result in another Sam Rutigliano (the Cleveland Browns coach who had been fired the previous week) led to speculation of his imminent firing, which McKay shot down at the postgame press conference. The next week, the Buccaneers lost to the Minnesota Vikings on a last-minute field goal by Jan Stenerud, a kicker who McKay had pleaded with frugal owner Hugh Culverhouse to sign before the season. The loss effectively ended their chances at catching the Bears for the division lead.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Regular season, The resignation of John McKay
Frustrated over the team's record and concerned over his health, McKay held a press conference announcing his resignation effective at the end of the year. The players, who learned of the news from reporters rather than directly from McKay, were saddened by the announcement. Area fans, who had long been calling for McKay's resignation, were generally pleased by the decision.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Regular season, The resignation of John McKay
Howard Schnellenberger was the coach most popular among fans as a possible replacement, while Wayne Fontes was the popular choice among players and coaches, although Fontes was considered to be hampered by the perception that he would not be enough of a change, due to his 13 years of assistantship to McKay. Persistent rumors placed Ray Perkins as a candidate, even claiming that a press conference had been scheduled to announce the hiring, but Perkins dismissed the rumors and denied having met with Culverhouse.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Regular season, The resignation of John McKay
The 0–26 franchise start had a dramatic impact on his career record. McKay finished his NFL career, spent entirely with the Buccaneers, with a record of 42–88–1. This was fourth-worst among the 60 NFL coaches with at least five years of experience, and worst among the 34 coaches who had coached at least 100 regular-season games. He also had the fourth-longest tenure among coaches with losing records. It had long been arranged that he would move into the front office on his resignation from coaching. As team president, he expressed a desire to help the team by "finding players who can compete in the National Football League", a shot at departed personnel director Ken Herock.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Regular season, The resignation of John McKay
McKay's last weeks with the team were marked by controversy. Some players expressed support for McKay, and a team meeting was held on the day following the announcement in which players resolved to play together as a team, and finish the season on a winning note. The immediate result was a victory that ended their four-game losing streak, but more losses followed. The team was criticized for their decision to bench Hugh Green for the remainder of the season, despite his having been given clearance to play by doctors.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Regular season, The resignation of John McKay
The decision had to do with liability and the risk of a career-ending reinjury, but was perceived by fans as a lack of commitment to putting the best possible team on the field. Green eventually rejoined the lineup after signing a waiver absolving the team of liability. Team disunity arose after a collapse against the Packers, with much media attention being given to several players' complaints that McKay did not bother to address the team before, during, or after the game. McKay returned from Ricky Bell's funeral to find a storm of controversy over the incident, which was blamed on a lack of time due to equipment problems related to the muddy Green Bay field.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Regular season, Final game 'Onside Kick' incident
The final game of the season, a 41–21 victory over the New York Jets, was notable for its series of onside kicks in an effort to secure the NFL record in (combined rushing and receiving) yards from scrimmage for running back James Wilder Sr.. With 2,229 yards, Wilder was 16 short of the all-time NFL record, set by Eric Dickerson earlier during the weekend. McKay ordered an onside kick to try to get the ball back. When it was called back due to a penalty, he called another. The second attempt was also penalized, and he called a third.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Regular season, Final game 'Onside Kick' incident
When the Jets recovered it, the defense (with the approval of McKay and Wayne Fontes) allowed Johnny Hector to score, so that the Buccaneers would get the ball back. On one play, Mark Cotney could be seen grabbing his helmet with both hands after tackling Hector, as instinct had prevented him from letting Hector score. This angered the Jets, who attempted an onside kick of their own to try to prevent the Buccaneers from getting the ball back. Tampa Bay did recover the kick, but the Jets focused on Wilder and prevented him from gaining any yards.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Regular season, Final game 'Onside Kick' incident
New York players heaped profanities on McKay as the teams left the field, although Mark Gastineau apologized to Wilder for tackling him on the game's final play. Enraged Jets coach Joe Walton said that McKay's actions "set football back 20 years". Unapologetic for his decisions, McKay instead pointed to an earlier Jets onside kick attempt, and accused them of trying to slow down the game in an effort to thwart Wilder's pursuit of the record.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Regular season, Final game 'Onside Kick' incident
He dismissed the Jets' argument that their only hope of winning was to recover the onside kick, saying that they had not seemed concerned about winning when they had been calling running plays while behind by 27 points. Wilder finished the season in third place, behind Dickerson and O. J. Simpson, in combined yardage. The NFL later fined McKay a record $10,000 for his actions.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 1: at Chicago Bears
Tampa Bay put on a mistake-filled performance reminiscent of the 1983 season, with a team-record eight turnovers. Dave Logan was called offsides twice on the Bears' first possession, which ended in a punt that Theo Bell fumbled. The team controlled the ball for less than three minutes of the first quarter. A potential touchdown pass was dropped by Jimmie Giles, and intercepted by Gary Fencik in what McKay felt was the turning point of the game. Jack Thompson completed only 4 of 17 passes and threw two interceptions.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 1: at Chicago Bears
He was replaced by Steve DeBerg in the fourth quarter, as he was beginning to show signs of nervousness due to the receivers dropping so many of his passes. DeBerg threw four more interceptions, including one on the final play of the game. Thompson did find Gerald Carter for a 74-yard touchdown pass early in the second quarter, causing McKay to comment that it was a good thing that Carter's contract had not been renegotiated, as the recently re-signed and highly paid Giles and Kevin House were dropping so many passes.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 1: at Chicago Bears
Original Buccaneer Mike Washington was knocked out by Dennis McKinnon on his first play of the game, and held at a hospital for observation with what was later described as a "significant" neck injury. He was placed in a cervical collar, and went on injured reserve. Washington suffered two ruptured discs that later required career-ending surgery. The Buccaneers maintained that McKinnon's play was illegal, as film appeared to show him jumping off the ground for extra leverage while delivering a forearm strike to Washington's head.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 2: at New Orleans Saints
The New Orleans Saints defense, ranked first in the league the previous year, sacked Jack Thompson seven times and held James Wilder to 75 yards rushing, 37 of which came on a single carry. Thompson nevertheless completed 15 of 22 passes for 175 yards, and led a 10-minute opening drive that ended in an 8-yard pass to Adger Armstrong. He also completed four consecutive passes at the end of the fourth quarter, leading the team downfield for a comeback attempt that failed when the Saints' defense rallied.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 2: at New Orleans Saints
The Buccaneers led for most of the game, but the Saints came back following a 51-yard Hokie Gajan sideline run in the final two minutes. Several Buccaneer defenders missed opportunities to tackle him, as they expected him to try to run out of bounds to stop the clock. Gajan rushed the remaining 13 yards to the goal line in the next two plays to score the go-ahead touchdown. Obed Ariri was successful on his first two NFL field goal attempts. Tampa Bay committed no turnovers, after the previous week's total of eight.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 3 vs Lions
Promised lineup changes after the previous week's loss to the Saints included Steve Courson and Ron Heller moving into the starting lineup at left guard and right tackle, respectively. Steve DeBerg entered the game in the second quarter, with Jack Thompson struggling and the Buccaneers behind 14–0. DeBerg led a 67-yard scoring drive on his first series, and went on to complete 18 of 27 passes for 195 yards and two touchdowns, a performance for which he was named NFC Player of the Week. He threw a 5-yard touchdown to Jimmie Giles to score the winning points with 3:11 remaining.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 4: at New York Giants
Sep 23, 1984 at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 4: at New York Giants
The Buccaneers failed to account for Lawrence Taylor, who got three of the Giants' four first-half sacks. Steve DeBerg completed 18 of 31 passes for 229 yards in his first Buccaneer start. The Buccaneers scored on runs by James Wilder and Adger Armstrong, while Phil Simms threw touchdown passes to Bobby Johnson and Zeke Mowatt for the Giants. James Owens was placed on injured reserve after suffering a knee injury on a kick return. Cecil Johnson suffered a back injury. Keith Browner got his first career start as Johnson's replacement the following week.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 5: vs Green Bay Packers
James Wilder rushed 43 times for 172 yards, tying Butch Woolfolk's year-old NFL record for single-game carries, and breaking Wilder's own team mark of 42. He became the only running back in NFL history to have at least forty single-game carries on more than one occasion. His four receptions for 44 yards put him in first place in the league for total yards from scrimmage. The Buccaneers appeared to have the game put away until Lynn Dickey hit James Lofton at the Packer 16-yard line.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 5: vs Green Bay Packers
Although Lofton was in the grasp of Jeremiah Castille, he was able to lateral the ball to Gerry Ellis, who scored the tying touchdown with 21 seconds left. The game was marked by big plays from the Buccaneer defense. Castille intercepted a pass that bounced off of Cecil Johnson's helmet, one of several Buccaneer takeaways. Dave Logan broke up a fourth-quarter tie by intercepting a Lynn Dickey pass and returning it for a touchdown. Logan later assisted Jeff Davis on a tackle of Ray Crouse for a loss on fourth-and-one.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 5: vs Green Bay Packers
This in turn influenced Packers coach Forrest Gregg's decision to punt on fourth-and-one in overtime, with Gregg admitting to feeling intimidated by the Tampa Bay defense. The decision seemed justified when Bucky Scribner punted the ball to the Tampa Bay 2-yard line, but neither team was able to advance the ball on their ensuing possessions. The Buccaneers eventually drove to the Packer 17-yard line, where McKay elected to try to gain more yardage instead of attempting an immediate field goal.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 5: vs Green Bay Packers
This decision almost backfired due to consecutive 10-yard penalties on Jimmie Giles and Gerald Carter, but Obed Ariri was successful on a 48-yard game-winning field goal attempt. Ariri became the first Buccaneer kicker to make three field goals of over 40 yards in a single game. As all other NFC Central teams lost that weekend, the victory moved Tampa Bay into a second-place tie with the Minnesota Vikings. Wilder was later named NFL Offensive Player of the Week for his performance.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 6: vs Minnesota Vikings
The Buccaneers gave up record amounts of yardage to the Vikings, but stayed in the game by capitalizing on Viking turnovers. The Vikings' 543 yards and Tommy Kramer's 386 passing yards were the most ever gained against Tampa Bay in a regulation game. Leading 21–7, Kramer gave up an interception and a fumble in quick succession, each time giving the Buccaneers the ball inside the Viking 15-yard line and allowing them to easily tie the score. The Vikings committed 13 penalties for 101 yards.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 6: vs Minnesota Vikings
A Viking penalty for having 12 men on the field during a punt attempt gave Tampa Bay fourth-and-2 at the Viking 31, which led to the Buccaneers' first touchdown. Viking guard Ron Sams, filling in at center, was overwhelmed by Dave Logan and was called for holding five times. Logan got past him for sacks two other times. Kevin House had his ninth 100-yard game, with seven catches for 126 yards and a touchdown. Scot Brantley suffered a knee injury, while Sammy White and Darrin Nelson both pulled hamstrings.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 7: at Detroit Lions
Gary Danielson, who had taken no snaps in practice during the week, came off the bench to lead the Lions to a come-from-behind victory. Danielson had been infuriated earlier in the week when coach Monte Clark started Eric Hipple ahead of him, saying that Danielson had a calf injury. Danielson was healthy and had one of the league's best passer ratings, but it was believed that the Lions expected the Buccaneers' banged-up linebacker corps to be vulnerable to Hipple's scrambling. When Hipple suffered a second-quarter knee injury, Danielson tied the game with an 18-yard run.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 7: at Detroit Lions
He then threw a 37-yard overtime pass to Leonard Thompson to win the game. The Lions' 1–5 record, combined with the Detroit Tigers' pennant contention, contributed to the Silverdome attendance of 44,308 that was over 10,000 fewer than the stadium's previous record low. Steve DeBerg completed 25 of 29 passes for 272 yards, including a team-record streak of 12 consecutive completions. He threw a 25-yard first-quarter touchdown to Kevin House, and threw no interceptions. Numerous mistakes limited Tampa Bay to a single touchdown, despite their 349 yards of total offense.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 7: at Detroit Lions
On one occasion, pulling guard Noah Jackson knocked the ball out of DeBerg's hand before he could hand it off to James Wilder, with the Lions recovering the fumble. The game went into overtime when Obed Ariri missed a potential game-winning 42-yard field goal on the last play of the fourth quarter. An overtime scoring opportunity ended with a Wilder fumble at the Lions 39-yard line.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 8: vs Chicago Bears
A season-high crowd of 60,003 showed up to watch what turned out to be the Buccaneers' worst defeat in Tampa Stadium history. Walter Payton was held short of his seventh consecutive 100-yard-rushing game, but scored two touchdowns. Jim McMahon threw touchdowns to Dennis McKinnon, Willie Gault, and Brad Anderson. Dennis Gentry contributed a five-yard touchdown run, and Bob Thomas kicked a field goal. Gerald Carter had his first 100-yard receiving game for the Buccaneers, catching 10 passes for 109 yards.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 8: vs Chicago Bears
The Buccaneers were called for 11 penalties in the first half alone, including a pass-interference call on Jeremiah Castille that set up Payton's second touchdown. The play-calling was criticized, particularly a failed handoff to Wilder on fourth-and-1 in the first quarter, at the Buccaneer 45-yard line. The early deficit forced the Buccaneers into a passing game, which negated Wilder, their best offensive threat. Several Bears attributed Tampa Bay's penalty-prone play to overagressiveness, possibly motivated by revenge due to McKinnon's career-ending hit on Mike Washington in the season opener. They also noted that the Buccaneer defense played very differently without Hugh Green.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 9: at Kansas City Chiefs
The Buccaneers lost a chance to pull out a last-minute win, as Steve DeBerg's last-second pass to a triple-covered Gerald Carter was tipped in the end zone. DeBerg had led the team on a 3-minute, 82-yard drive to the Chiefs' 10-yard line, only to be sacked for a 10-yard loss when he fell after an offensive lineman stepped on his foot. DeBerg completed 29 of 54 passes for 280 yards, with two touchdowns and three interceptions. The two teams' quarterbacks combined for 100 pass attempts, the most ever in an NFL game.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 9: at Kansas City Chiefs
DeBerg also set a club record, with his sixth-straight 200-yard passing game. James Wilder finished the game just two yards shy of the club record in yards from scrimmage. McKay was critical of Red Cashion's officiating crew after three questionable calls. On one, Stephone Paige apparently fumbled after being hit by Cedric Brown and Jeremiah Castille at the 2-yard line, but the play was ruled an incomplete pass by the official. On the next play, Brown suffered a season-ending knee injury while blitzing Bill Kenney. This play resulted in a touchdown pass to Henry Marshall.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 10: at Minnesota Vikings
Nov 4, 1984 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 10: at Minnesota Vikings
The Buccaneers could not defeat a struggling Vikings team, despite James Wilder's 146 rushing and 46 receiving yards, and a Steve DeBerg touchdown pass to Kevin House that tied the score with 1:03 remaining in the game. The Vikings were held to an incompletion on fourth-and-nine on their ensuing possession, but a pass-interference penalty on Chris Washington allowed the Vikings to retain possession, and set up Jan Stenerud's game-winning field goal with 2 seconds left.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 11: vs New York Giants
The Buccaneers shocked a Giants team that had taken a share of the NFC East lead by beating the Cowboys and Redskins in the two previous weeks. Inspired by a team meeting in which the players resolved to fight to maintain their respectability as a team, the Buccaneers shut down the Giants' deep passing game and held Lawrence Taylor in check, producing a win that only appeared close because of a last-minute Giants touchdown. James Wilder's 99 yards on 34 carries gave him 1,062 for the season, making him only the second 1,000-yard rusher in Buccaneer history. Steve DeBerg threw for 238 yards, including a 10-yard touchdown pass to Kevin House. Giants players refused to admit to having suffered a letdown, instead crediting the Buccaneers with having played a better game.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 12: at San Francisco 49ers
The 49ers scored on runs by Roger Craig, Wendell Tyler, and Freddie Solomon. The Buccaneers kept pace behind Steve DeBerg's 316 yards passing. Gerald Carter caught nine of DeBerg's passes, for 166 yards. A last-minute chance to tie the score ended when San Francisco's Gary Johnson recovered a fumbled center snap. The 49ers became the first NFC playoff qualifiers with the win, while the loss eliminated Tampa Bay from playoff contention. James Wilder broke the team record for total yardage in a season.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 13: vs Los Angeles Rams
Gary Jeter blocked an extra-point attempt in the first quarter, which became the Rams' margin of victory when they staged a fourth-quarter rally. Eric Dickerson was held to 67 yards rushing through the first three periods, but rushed for 124 yards in the final quarter, leading his team to a comeback from a 26–17 deficit. The game left Dickerson just 372 yards short of O. J. Simpson's NFL single-season rushing record of 2,003 yards. The Buccaneers had to settle for a field goal on their opening drive, when officials ruled a bobbled Gerald Carter end-zone reception to be incomplete. Game films later indicated that Carter did indeed catch the pass. A last-minute Buccaneer drive ended when LeRoy Irvin intercepted a pass intended for Theo Bell. While the Buccaneer offense produced 406 yards and a team-record 28 first downs, the defense allowed 299 rushing yards.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 13: vs Los Angeles Rams
This was the 200th consecutive game that Rams linebacker Jack Youngblood, an eventual inductee into the Professional Football Hall of Fame, played in. He suffered an injury to his sciatic nerve during the second quarter that ended his season, and ultimately his career. His Rams-record consecutive-game streak of 201 games, which included two playoff games played with a broken leg (including the 1979 playoff game against Tampa Bay) ended after a brief appearance the following week, and he would never again play in an NFL game.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 14: at Green Bay Packers
The Packers were held scoreless for the first half, but scored 27 unanswered points after a 17-yard Paul Coffman pass reception inspired the team. It took eight Buccaneers to bring Coffman down, and the reception set up a 4-yard Eddie Lee Ivery touchdown run. Coffman was awarded a game ball for the effort. Before that, the Packers dropped numerous passes and allowed the Buccaneers to take a 14–0 lead. The Buccaneers also missed scoring opportunities, with a fumble on the 6-yard line, and a field goal attempt in which Obed Ariri slipped twice before missing the kick.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 14: at Green Bay Packers
James Wilder rushed for 84 first-half yards, and threw his first career pass, a touchdown to Adger Armstrong. The Green Bay crowd spent the game taunting McKay, who during the week had expressed his distaste for the city, saying that a trip to Green Bay would be the 98th prize in a contest that had 97 prizes, and that nobody should have to go there in July, let alone December.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 14: at Green Bay Packers
A small black No. 42 was worn on the Buccaneer helmets for the game in tribute to former running back Ricky Bell, who had died earlier in the week.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 15: vs Atlanta Falcons
James Wilder rushed for 125 yards and caught passes for 22 yards, in so doing becoming only the seventh player in NFL history to gain 2,000 yards in a season. His total of 2,066 yards was only 177 short of O. J. Simpson's NFL record of 2,243, with one game remaining. McKay later stated that he would incorporate new plays into the following week's game plan, in an effort to help Wilder break Simpson's record.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 15: vs Atlanta Falcons
The Falcons used a deep zone to neutralize receivers Gerald Carter and Kevin House, allowing Theo Bell to catch four passes for 80 yards. Three of Bell's receptions came on third downs, extending Buccaneer drives. Several other Buccaneers reached milestones: Obed Ariri set the team's season scoring record, Steve DeBerg reached 15,000 career passing yards, and Fred Acorn caught his first interception. Atlanta's Gerald Riggs, the third-leading rusher in the NFL, was held to 53 yards on 15 carries. Mike Moroski started at quarterback for the Falcons in place of the injured Steve Bartkowski. The Buccaneer defense played well enough to stifle any comeback attempts by the Falcons, who had not won a game since a season-ending injury to Billy "White Shoes" Johnson eight weeks earlier. The game was played in front of a record-low Tampa Stadium crowd of 33,808.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 16: vs New York Jets
In Tampa Bay's final game with John McKay as coach, the team broke numerous team and individual offensive records en route to a victory over the New York Jets. The victory was considered tainted, due to a controversial decision to permit the Jets to score a fourth-quarter touchdown in order that the Buccaneers could get the ball back in an attempt to help James Wilder break the NFL record in yards from scrimmage. The team's 41 points were their most ever, while they broke season records for points, yards, passing yards, passing touchdowns and rushing touchdowns.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Game summaries, Week 16: vs New York Jets
Kevin House became the only Buccaneer with two 1,000-yard receiving seasons, while four different receivers broke the team record of 57 receptions. Steve DeBerg set several quarterback records, and Obed Ariri set a team mark with his 19th field goal. House and Gerald Carter's combined 176 catches was the most by any NFL receiving duo, although Mark Clayton and Mark Duper had an opportunity to pass them, with one game yet to play.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Awards and records, Postseason honors
James Wilder, Pro Bowl selectionLee Roy Selmon, Pro Bowl selectionDave Logan, Pro Bowl first alternateSean Farrell, Pro Bowl second alternateKevin House, Pro Bowl second alternateHugh Green, Pro Bowl second alternateGerald Carter, Pro Bowl third alternateJames Wilder, team MVPRon Heller, UPI All-Rookie TeamKeith Browner, UPI All-Rookie Team


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Awards and records, Team and Individual records
The 1984 offense was one of the highest-performing in franchise history, and set numerous team records, many of which still (as of 2010) stand:


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Awards and records, Team and Individual records
James Wilder, most NFL season rushing attempts (407, surpassed Eric Dickerson's NFL-record 390 set in 1983)James Wilder, most NFL single-game rushing attempts (43, tied Butch Woolfolk's NFL record set in 1983)James Wilder, most team season rushing yards (1,544)James Wilder, most team total yards, rushing and receiving (2,229; 1,544 rushing, 685 receiving)James Wilder, most team season rushing touchdowns (13)James Wilder, most team 100-yard rushing games (5, broken by Carnell Williams in 2005). This was a regular-season record, as it had previously been achieved by Ricky Bell in the 1979 playoffs.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Awards and records, Team and Individual records
Steve DeBerg, most team passes completed (308, broken by Brad Johnson in 2001)Steve DeBerg, highest team season passer rating (79.3, since broken by several others)Steve DeBerg, highest team single-game completion percentage (86.2% vs. Detroit on 10/14, broken by Vinny Testaverde on 9/13/92)Steve DeBerg, highest team season completion percentage (60.5%, since broken several times)James Wilder, most team pass receptions (85, broken by Mark Carrier in 1989)James Wilder, most receptions, running back (85)James Wilder, most receiving yards, running back (685)Team, most season points scored (335, broken in 2000)Team, most single-game points scored (41 vs. N. Y. Jets on 12/16, broken on 9/13/87 vs. Atlanta)Team, most touchdowns (40, broken in 2000)Team, most season passing touchdowns (22, broken in 1989)Team, most total yards, offense (5,321, broken in 2003)Team, most offensive plays (1,091)Team, most single-game offensive plays (91 vs. Green Bay on 9/30.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Awards and records, Team and Individual records
79 of these were in regulation)Team, most single-game offensive plays during regulation (87 vs. Kansas City on 10/28)Team, most first downs (344)Team, most season rushing first downs (114)Team, most single-game rushing first downs (16, vs. Detroit on 9/16, since matched twice)Team, most passing first downs (209)Team, best third down efficiency (42.9%)Team, most passes attempted (563, broken in 1989)Team, best single-game passing completion percentage (86.2% at Detroit on 10/14)Team, most net yards passing (3,545, broken in 2003)Team, most single-game yards passing in a regulation game (374 vs. Minnesota on 10/7, broken vs. N.Y.


1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season, Awards and records, Team and Individual records
Jets on 11/17/85)Team, most single-game penalties (16, vs. Chicago on 10/21)Both teams, most single-game pass attempts (100, with Kansas City on 10/28 at the time an NFL record; broken vs. Chicago on 9/21/08)Most opponent penalties (136)Most single-game opponent penalties (16, vs. Chicago on 10/21)Most opponent penalty yards (1,078)Fewest punts (68)Best opponent passing completion percentage (82.6% by Joe Montana of San Francisco on 11/18, broken by Randall Cunningham of Minnesota on 11/1/98)Most opponent rushing yards (299 by L.A. Rams on 11/25, broken by Atlanta on 9/17/06)Longest game (4:02 vs. Green Bay on 9/30)Longest touchdown drive (19 plays in 10:26 at New Orleans on 9/9)Steve DeBerg's 3,554 yards passing and James Wilder's 85 receptions are currently the third-highest in team history. Kevin House's 76 receptions are ninth-most in team history. Obed Ariri's 95 points and Steve DeBerg's passer rating of 79.3 rank tenth.


1984 Tanduay Rhum Makers season
The 1984 Tanduay Rhum Makers season was the 10th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).


1984 Tanduay Rhum Makers season, Occurrences
During the quarterfinal series against Gilbey's in the second conference, Orly Castelo, the San Sebastian College (SSC) coach in the NCAA, took over the team temporarily when regular coach Sonny Reyes had to leave on an important two-week business trip to Tokyo, Castelo steered Tanduay in the semifinal round by winning over the Gin Tonics.


1984 Tanduay Rhum Makers season, Scoring record
October 30: Game 2 of the battle for third place between Tanduay and Northern Consolidated (NCC), rookie Dennis Abbatuan scored a personal-high 51 points in the Rhum Makers' 127-95 victory over NCC for a 2-0 lead in their best-of-five series for third.


1984 Taranto Open
The 1984 Taranto Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Taranto, Italy that was part of the 1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. The tournament was held from 23 April until 29 April 1984. Sandra Cecchini won the singles title.


1984 Taranto Open, Finals, Doubles
Sabrina Goleš /  Petra Huber defeated  Elisa Eliseenko /  Natascia Reva 6–3, 6–3


1984 Taça de Angola
The 1984 Taça de Angola was the 3rd edition of the Taça de Angola, the second most important and the top knock-out football club competition following the Girabola.


1984 Taça de Portugal Final
The 1984 Taça de Portugal Final was the final match of the 1983–84 Taça de Portugal, the 44th season of the Taça de Portugal, the premier Portuguese football cup competition organized by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). The match was played on 1 May 1984 at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and opposed two Primeira Liga sides: Porto and Rio Ave. Porto defeated Rio Ave 4–1 to claim the Taça de Portugal for a fifth time.


1984 Taça de Portugal Final
In Portugal, the final was televised live on RTP. As a result of Porto winning the Taça de Portugal, the Dragões qualified for the 1984 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira where they took on 1983–84 Primeira Divisão winners Benfica.


1984 Tbilisi gas explosion
The 1984 Tbilisi gas explosion was a gas explosion in a nine-storey apartment block in Tbilisi, Georgia on 2 December 1984 that killed at least 100 people.


1984 Team Ice Racing World Championship
The 1984 Team Ice Racing World Championship was the sixth edition of the Team World Championship. The final was held on 10/11 March, 1984, in Deventer in the Netherlands. The Soviet Union won their fifth title.


1984 Tel Aviv Open
The 1984 Tel Aviv Open was a men's tennis tournament played on hard courts that was part of the 1984 Volvo Grand Prix. It was played at the Israel Tennis Centers in the Tel Aviv District city of Ramat HaSharon, Israel from September 10 through September 17, 1984. It was the fifth edition of the tournament. First-seeded Aaron Krickstein won the singles title.


1984 Tel Aviv Open, Finals, Doubles
Peter Doohan /  Brian Levine defeated  Colin Dowdeswell /  Jakob Hlasek 6–3, 6–4


1984 Tel Aviv Open – Doubles
Colin Dowdeswell and Zoltan Kuharszky were the defending champions, but Kuharszky did not participate this year. Dowdeswell partnered Jakob Hlasek, losing in the final.


1984 Tel Aviv Open – Doubles
Peter Doohan and Brian Levine won the title, defeating Colin Dowdeswell and Jakob Hlasek 6–3, 6–4 in the final.


1984 Tel Aviv Open – Singles
Krickstein successfully defended his title, beating Shahar Perkiss in the final, 6–4, 6–1.


1984 Temple Owls football team
The 1984 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its second season under head coach Bruce Arians, the team compiled a 6–5 record and outscored opponents by a total of 226 to 180. The team played its home games at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia.


1984 Temple Owls football team
The team's statistical leaders included Lee Saltz with 1,337 passing yards, Paul Palmer with 885 rushing yards and 60 points scored, and Willie Marshall with 503 receiving yards.


1984 Tennent's Sixes
The 1984 Tennents' Sixes was the first staging of the indoor 6-a-side football tournament taking place at Coasters Arena in Falkirk on 16 and 17 January and televised on BBC Scotland.


1984 Tennent's Sixes
9 teams from the 1983-84 Scottish Premier Division season competed in the inaugural championship with Aberdeen absent and each club received £3000 for appearing.


1984 Tennent's Sixes
The tournament had 3 group winners plus the best runners-up qualify to the semi-finals and Rangers beat Dundee in the final.


1984 Tennessee Volunteers football team
The 1984 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. Playing as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the team was led by head coach Johnny Majors, in his eighth year, and played their home games at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. They finished the season with a record of seven wins, four losses and one tie (7–4–1 overall, 3–3 in the SEC) and a loss against Maryland in the Sun Bowl. The Volunteers offense scored 327 points while the defense allowed 276 points.


1984 Tennessee Volunteers football team, Season summary, Florida
Actor David Keith led the team on the field through the 'T'.


1984 Texas A&M Aggies football team
The 1984 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC). The Aggies were led by head coach Jackie Sherrill in his third season and finished with a record of six wins and five losses (6–5 overall, 3–5 in the SWC).


1984 Texas Longhorns baseball team
The 1984 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1984 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at Disch–Falk Field. The team was coached by Cliff Gustafson in his 17th season at Texas.


1984 Texas Longhorns baseball team
The Longhorns reached the College World Series final, but were eliminated by Cal State Fullerton.


1984 Texas Longhorns football team
The 1984 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Longhorns finished the regular season with a 7–3–1 record and lost to Iowa in the Freedom Bowl.


1984 Texas Rangers season
The Texas Rangers 1984 season involved the Rangers' finishing 7th in the American League west, with a record of 69 wins and 92 losses.


1984 Texas Rangers season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1984 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
The 1984 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Jerry Moore, the Red Raiders compiled a 4–7 record (2–6 against SWC opponents), were outscored by a combined total of 212 to 200, and finished in eighth place in the conference. The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.


1984 Texas–Arlington Mavericks football team
The 1984 Texas–Arlington Mavericks football team was an American football team that represented  the University of Texas at Arlington in the Southland Conference during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first year under head coach Chuck Curtis, the team compiled a 7–4 record.


1984 Thailand Masters
The 1984 Thailand Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament held in August 1984 in Bangkok, Thailand.


1984 Thailand Masters
Six players entered into a group phase with the two highest finishing players progressing into the final. Jimmy White won the tournament, defeating Terry Griffiths 4–3 in the final.


1984 Thayer Tutt Trophy
The 1984 Thayer Tutt Trophy was the second edition of the Thayer Tutt Trophy. It was held from March 20–29, 1984 in Briançon, Gap, Grenoble, and Villard-de-Lans, France. East Germany finished first, Switzerland finished second, and Romania finished third.


1984 The Citadel Bulldogs football team
The 1984 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Tom Moore served as head coach for the second season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.


1984 Thomas & Uber Cup
The 1984 Thomas Cup & Uber Cup was the 13th tournament of Thomas Cup and the tenth tournament of Uber Cup, the most important badminton team competitions in the world.


1984 Thomas & Uber Cup
Indonesia won its eighth title in the Thomas Cup, after beating China in the final round; and China won its first title in the Uber Cup, after beating England in the final.


1984 Thomas & Uber Cup, Thomas Cup, Teams
34 teams took part in the competition. China, as defending champion, and Malaysia, as host team, skipped the Qualifications and played directly at the Final Stage.


1984 Thomas & Uber Cup, Uber Cup, Teams
23 teams took part in the competition, and eight teams qualified for the Final Stage.


1984 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
The 1984 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 94th staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887.


1984 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
Moycarkey-Borris won the championship after a 2-08 to 0-09 defeat of Lorrha in the final at Semple Stadium. It was their 11th championship title overall and their first title since 1982. It remains their last championship triumph.


1984 Tirreno–Adriatico
The 1984 Tirreno–Adriatico was the 19th edition of the Tirreno–Adriatico cycle race and was held from 8 March to 14 March 1984. The race started in Forio Ischia and finished in San Benedetto del Tronto. The race was won by Tommy Prim of the Bianchi team.


1984 Tokyo Indoor
The 1984 Tokyo Indoor, also known by its sponsored name Seiko Super Tennis, was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan that was part of the 1984 Volvo Grand Prix. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from 15 October through 19 October 1984. Matches were the best of three sets. First-seeded Jimmy Connors won the singles title, his second at the event after 1980.


1984 Tokyo Indoor, Finals, Doubles
Sammy Giammalva, Jr. /  Tony Giammalva defeated  Mark Edmondson /  Sherwood Stewart 7–6, 6–4


1984 Tokyo Indoor – Doubles
Mark Edmondson and Sherwood Stewart were the defending champions, but lost in the final this year.


1984 Tokyo Indoor – Doubles
Sammy Giammalva, Jr. and Tony Giammalva won the title, defeating Edmondson and Stewart 7–6, 6–4 in the final.


1984 Tokyo Indoor – Singles
Jimmy Connors won the tournament, beating Lendl in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 6–0.


1984 Toledo Rockets football team
The 1984 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented the University of Toledo in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Dan Simrell, the Rockets compiled an 8–3–1 record (7–1–1 against MAC opponents), won the MAC championship, lost to L 13–30 vs. UNLV in the California Bowl (13–30), and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 187 to 164.


1984 Toledo Rockets football team
The team's statistical leaders included A. J. Sager with 1,647 passing yards, Steve Morgan with 1,291 rushing yards, and Eric Hutchinson with 451 receiving yards.


1984 Tolly Cobbold Classic
The 1984 Tolly Cobbold Classic was the sixth and final edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place in February 1984 at the Corn Exchange in Ipswich, England.


1984 Tolly Cobbold Classic
Steve Davis won the tournament beating Tony Knowles 8–2 in the final.


1984 Tongan general election
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1984 Tongan general election
General elections were held in Tonga on 7 May 1984. Nine nobles were elected to the Legislative Assembly by their peers, whilst a further nine People's Representatives were publicly elected. All candidates were independents.


1984 Tongan general election, Background
In 1981 plans were announced to increase the number of elected representatives for nobles and commoners from seven to nine. The People's Representatives seats were increased by adding two new constituencies, Niuafoʻou and Niuatoputapu, both of which had previously been part of the Tongatapu constituency.


1984 Tongatapu Inter Club Championship
The 1984 season of the Tongatapu Inter Club Championship was the 11th season of top flight association football competition in Tonga. Ngeleʻia FC won the championship for the third time, their third title in a then-record of 7 consecutive championships.


1984 Torneo Descentralizado
The 1984 Torneo Descentralizado is the top category of Peruvian football (soccer), was played by 25 teams. The national champion was Sport Boys.


1984 Torneo Descentralizado
The national championship was divided into two tournaments, the Regional Tournament and the Descentralized Tournament. The winners of each tournament faced off in the final and received the berths for the Copa Libertadores 1985. The Regional Tournament divided the teams into four groups; Metropolitan, North, Central, and South. Teams that not qualified for Descentralised Tournament played on the Intermediary Division against teams from Second Division to gain promotion for next year. Regional Tournament grew to 30 teams for 1985. If any of the Regional Groups winners finished on the top 6 of Descentralised Tournament, that team earned the right to playoff in the Liguilla against Descentralised runner-up for a Copa Libertadores place.


1984 Torneo Godó
The 1984 Torneo Godó or Trofeo Conde de Godó was a men's tennis tournament that took place on outdoor clay courts in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was the 32nd edition of the tournament and was part of the 1984 Grand Prix circuit. It was held from 1 October until 7 October 1984. First-seeded Mats Wilander won his third consecutive singles title at the event.


1984 Torneo Godó, Finals, Doubles
Pavel Složil /  Tomáš Šmíd defeated  Martín Jaite /  Víctor Pecci 6–2, 6–0


1984 Torneo di Viareggio
The 1984 winners of the Torneo di Viareggio (in English, the Viareggio Tournament, officially the Viareggio Cup World Football Tournament Coppa Carnevale), the annual youth football tournament held in Viareggio, Tuscany, are listed below.


1984 Torneo di Viareggio, Format
The 16 teams are seeded in 4 groups. Each team from a group meets the others in a single tie. The winner of each group progress to the final knockout stage.


1984 Toronto Argonauts season
The 1984 Toronto Argonauts finished in first place in the East Division with a 9–6–1 record. They appeared in the East Final.


1984 Toronto Blue Jays season
The 1984 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's eighth season of Major League Baseball. It resulted in the Blue Jays finishing second in the American League East with a record of 89 wins and 73 losses.


1984 Toronto Blue Jays season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases


1984 Toronto Blue Jays season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases


1984 Toronto Blue Jays season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts


1984 Toronto Blue Jays season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts


1984 Toronto Blue Jays season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts


1984 Toronto International Film Festival
The 9th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) took place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 6 and September 15, 1984. The festival introduced Perspective Canada programme, devoted to Canadian films. The festival screened 225 feature films and more than half of them were Canadian films.


1984 Toronto International Film Festival
In 1984 Top 10 Canadian Films of All Time list was released. It was created by the votes of film critics, professors, fans and festival staff.


1984 Toronto International Film Festival, Programme, Front & Centre
Front & Centre was a special one-off program, which screened culturally and artistically important films from throughout the entire history of Canadian cinema.


1984 Toronto Molson Light Challenge
Ivan Lendl won in the final 6–0, 6–2, 6–4 against Yannick Noah.


1984 Tour de France
The 1984 Tour de France was the 71st edition of the Tour de France, run over 4,021 km (2,499 mi) in 23 stages and a prologue, from 29 June to 22 July.


1984 Tour de France
The race was dominated by the Renault team, who won the team classification and ten stages: Renault's French rider Laurent Fignon won his second consecutive Tour, beating former teammate Bernard Hinault by over 10 minutes. Hinault was pursuing his fifth Tour victory after having sat out the 1983 Tour because of injuries. Also that year, Fignon's team-mate Greg LeMond became the first American rider to finish in the top three and stand on the podium, and he also took the young rider classification. Belgian cyclist Frank Hoste won the points classification, and British Robert Millar won the mountains classification. The race consisted of 23 stages, totaling 4,020 kilometers (2,500 mi).


1984 Tour de France, Teams
There was room for 18 teams in the 1984 Tour de France; in early 1984, there were 17 candidate teams. Although the Tour organisation approached AVP–Viditel and Metauromobili, an 18th team was not added. The 1984 Tour started with 170 cyclists, divided into 17 teams of 10 cyclists. Of these, 42 were riding the Tour de France for the first time. The average age of riders in the race was 26.99 years, ranging from the 21-year-old Carlos Marta (Sporting–Raposeira) to the 37-year-old Joop Zoetemelk  (Kwantum–Decosol–Yoko). The Renault–Elf cyclists had the youngest average age while the riders on Carrera–Inoxpran had the oldest.


1984 Tour de France, Route and stages
The 1984 Tour de France started on 29 June, and had one rest day, in Grenoble. The highest point of elevation in the race was 2,642 m (8,668 ft) at the summit of the Col du Galibier mountain pass on stage 18.


1984 Tour de France, Race overview
The 1984 Tour de France was a battle between reigning champion Fignon and his former team captain Hinault. Questions had been raised about the strength of Fignon's 1983 win due to Hinault's absence and Pascal Simon's  withdrawal after breaking his shoulder whilst wearing the yellow jersey. Hinault won the prologue and the first two stages following the prologue were flat stages; the first of which was won by Frank Hoste in a bunch sprint with Ludo Peeters taking over as race leader.


1984 Tour de France, Race overview
Tour organizers had made a purposeful effort to get riders from other countries outside of the traditional nations who usually make up the main field, and in stage two Ireland’s Stephen Roche and Denmark’s Kim Andersen both made the stage podium coming in just a few seconds behind stage winner Marc Madiot, as Jacques Hanegraaf claimed the yellow from Peeters going into the TTT in stage three.


1984 Tour de France, Race overview
Over the previous five years or so the Team Time Trials would often be dominated by the Dutch TI-Raleigh squad, which was run by Peter Post as the Directeur Sportif, but there had been a rift between riders and some of them followed Post over to the new Panasonic–Raleigh while others joined Jan Raas and Joop Zoetemelk on the new Kwantum–Decosol–Yoko squad. Perhaps ironically in their first test competing against each other within the Tour de France the two teams tied for 2nd place at four seconds behind the Renault–Elf Team of Fignon and Greg Lemond.


1984 Tour de France, Race overview
The Peugeot–Shell–Michelin Team of Robert Millar and Pascal Simon finished 4th and Hinault’s new La Vie Claire team had a tough day coming in 7th place, leaving Hinault out of the top 10 overall following the stage. The overall lead was still held by Hanegraaf by a single second over Adri Van Der Poel with Fignon in the best position among the proven GC contenders in 6th place at +0:13, and his teammate and Tour debutant LeMond sitting in 5th place just ten seconds off the lead.


1984 Tour de France, Race overview
In stage four Ferdi Van Den Haute survived a solo attack to finish ahead of the peloton by over a minute to claim the stage win and in stage five a three rider breakaway made up of Paulo Ferreira, Maurice Le Guilloux and Vincent Barteau finished more than seventeen minutes ahead of the main field with Ferreira taking the stage victory and Barteau moving into the yellow jersey.


1984 Tour de France, Race overview
Stage six was a flat stage without a surviving breakaway meaning it was decided in a bunch finish, which was won by Hoste yet again, who this time edged out Eddy Planckaert and Gilbert Glaus at the finish line. Stage seven was an individual time trial which would provide a bit of clarity as to who the major contenders were going to be and it was won by Laurent Fignon. Two time Green Jersey winner Sean Kelly finished in 2nd while Hinault, who typically throughout his career dominated the ITT’s, finished in 3rd place 0:49 slower than Fignon.


1984 Tour de France, Race overview
Other potential contenders including Roche finished at +1:07, Gerard Veldscholten at +1:11, the Australian Phil Anderson at +1:24 and the very strong Italian rider who was often among the contenders for the Giro Roberto Visentini finished at +1:53 behind. The three breakaway riders from stage five still made up the top three but as far as the General Classification was concerned, Fignon was the highest placed contender, with Anderson, Hinault, Veldscholten, LeMond, Visentini and Roche all within 3:00 of him. Stage eight was won by Pascal Jules who beat Ludo Peeters and Bruno Leali to the finish by nine seconds.


1984 Tour de France, Race overview
Stage nine in this Tour was notable because it was 338 km long. This was the longest stage included in the race since the 1967 Tour de France and there has not been a stage longer than this since 1984.


1984 Tour de France, Race overview
The last time a Tour stage was over 300 km was during the 1990 edition, the last time a stage was longer than 250 km was during the 2000 Tour and the last time a stage approached 250 km was in 2013 when there was a stage that was 243 km long which was not even a flat stage, but rather a stage that included Mont Ventoux. Stage 9 was won by Jan Raas and this would be the 10th and final stage win of his impressive career. The riders were on their bikes for nearly ten straight hours during this stage.


1984 Tour de France, Race overview
In stage ten Eric Vanderaerden beat Marc Dierickx in the sprint to take the stage win as the two of them escaped the peloton and beat it to the line by more than two minutes. More importantly in the overall standings the once seventeen minute gap held by Ferreira, Le Guilloux and Barteau was being considerably cut into and the race hadn't even reached the first set of high mountains in the Pyrenees, which began in stage eleven.


1984 Tour de France, Race overview
In stage eleven Robert Millar won the first day in the mountains on a solo attack, with the Colombian climber Lucho Herrera coming in 2nd 0:41 behind him. Going into this stage Fignon held a gap of 1:13 over Hinault and by the end of the day it widened up to 2:05 as Fignon crossed the line in 7th place with Angel Arroyo.


1984 Tour de France, Race overview
The next two stages were both flat stages which were won by Pascal Poisson and Pierre-Henri Mentheour and then the race moved into south central France for two intermediate/hilly stages which were won by Fons de Wolf and Frederic Vichot. The stage win by De Wolf was rather astonishing in that it was a solo breakaway in which he beat the favorites to the line by nearly 18:00, actually jumped ahead of Hinault in the overall standings and came within 1:32 of Fignon. The energy exerted in this stage proved to be very costly however, as de Wolf lost considerable time the following day and faded back in with the Domestiques for the remainder of the Tour.


1984 Tour de France, Race overview
Going into the rest day Le Guilloux and Ferreira had long since fallen out of the top 10, however Vincent Barteau, perhaps inspired by the legend and mystique associated with the Maillot Jaune, did not want to let it go as he still held a lead of over ten minutes on the 2nd place Fignon, who was leading the way as far as the serious contenders were concerned.


1984 Tour de France, Race overview
Hinault trailed him by 2:13, Veldscholten by 2:15, Anderson by 3:04 and the young American LeMond was thus far proving he could ride with the best of the best in the biggest race of them all being just 4:10 behind the defending champion. Stage sixteen was another individual time trial which was once again won by Fignon who cut the lead of Barteau down to 6:29 while simultaneously adding 0:33 to his lead over the four time champion Hinault going into the Alps.


1984 Tour de France, Race overview
Hinault made up his mind to strike during this first Alpine stage, which included l'Alpe d’Huez and Côte de Laffrey and he attacked Fignon over and over again, but was not able to break the young Parisian. Lucho Herrera won the stage and Fignon crossed in 2nd after dropping the Badger and taking considerable time out of him. In fact, the American Lemond even finished the stage fourteen seconds faster than Hinault.


1984 Tour de France, Race overview
Barteau finally came apart on this stage losing more than ten minutes to Fignon, who for the first time in the Tour, officially took over as race leader with Barteau falling to 2nd at +4:22, Hinault in 3rd at +5:41, Millar in 4th at +8:25 and LeMond in 5th at +8:45. In stage eighteen Fignon caught and dropped Jean-Marie Grezet, who put in a very gutsy performance, to take the stage win.


1984 Tour de France, Race overview
LeMond had himself another remarkable performance in the mountains coming in three seconds behind Grezet and 1:07 behind Fignon as Hinault just couldn't find his legs in the mountains as he had done so many times before crossing the line in 9th place losing another 2:58 to Fignon. Stage nineteen was more of the mountains and this time Arroyo was able to ride off the front and claim the win, by 1:14 ahead of the group of favorites who all followed Sean Kelly across the line with the same time.


1984 Tour de France, Race overview
Stage twenty was the last chance for riders to gain time in the mountains, but the only one who won time was the leader Fignon, who put his stamp of authority on the 1984 Tour by winning the stage eleven seconds ahead of Arroyo and seventeen seconds ahead of Pablo Wilches all while adding another 1:17 to his lead over Hinault.


1984 Tour de France, Race overview
With the heavy climbing finished Fignon had an all but insurmountable lead over Hinault of 9:56, and LeMond was only 1:13 behind Hinault. Stage twenty-one was back to the flatlands where the always gutsy, prideful and spirited Hinault decided to work his way to the front of the pack and bang elbows with the sprinters fighting it out for the stage win. Despite the fact the Tour was lost, yet Hinault continued charging on and fighting for stage wins, is part of the reason his popularity soared even higher than it already was with racing fans during the 1984 Tour.


1984 Tour de France, Race overview
This time however, it was the sprinter Frank Hoste winning the day beating out Kelly, Hanegraaf and Hinault. During the final ITT in stage twenty-two Fignon and Sean Kelly finished with the same time, but the tiebreaker went to Fignon giving him the official win as he claimed enough time over Hinault to put his margin of victory over 10:00.


1984 Tour de France, Race overview
LeMond finished in 4th place, and in the process secured both the final podium position, as well as his place as a legitimate GC contender proving he could compete with the best of the best during cycling's version of the Super Bowl. During the final stage in Paris, one of the most coveted sprinter’s stages in the sport, Hoste, Kelly and the fiery Hinault once again made their way to the front of the pack during the final lap around the Champs Elysees, but none of these riders would claim the coveted prize.


1984 Tour de France, Race overview
Instead it was the Belgian rider Eric Vanderaerden (who along with Marc Demeyer, Freddy Maertens, Michel Pollentier, Johan De Muynck and Fons de Wolf was given the impossible to live up to task of following the legend Eddy Merckx) who won the day clinching his second stage win of the Tour, and one of the highlight wins of his entire career.


1984 Tour de France, Race overview
Greg LeMond took the young rider classification, Belgian cyclist Frank Hoste won the points classification, British Robert Millar won the mountains classification and Laurent Fignon would win a total of five stages as he won the Tour with a ten-minute margin. With his air of indifference in interviews and his crushing dominance, he was hailed as France's newest superstar. He even made the claim that some of the attacks Hinault made against him were laughable and that he easily caught back up to him, but this would be the second and final Tour de France win of Fignon’s career. Hinault meanwhile, would sign LeMond to his La Vie Claire team in the offseason by visiting him at his home in the Sierra Nevadas, and win his fifth Tour the following year.


1984 Tour de France, Classification leadership and minor prizes
There were several classifications in the 1984 Tour de France, six of them awarding jerseys to their leaders. The most important was the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage. The cyclist with the least accumulated time was the race leader, identified by the yellow jersey; the winner of this classification is considered the winner of the Tour.


1984 Tour de France, Classification leadership and minor prizes
Additionally, there was a points classification, where cyclists were given points for finishing among the best in a stage finish, or in intermediate sprints. The cyclist with the most points lead the classification, and was identified with a green jersey.


1984 Tour de France, Classification leadership and minor prizes
There was also a mountains classification. The organisation had categorised some climbs as either hors catégorie, first, second, third, or fourth-category; points for this classification were won by the first cyclists that reached the top of these climbs first, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs. The cyclist with the most points lead the classification, and wore a white jersey with red polka dots.


1984 Tour de France, Classification leadership and minor prizes
There was also a combination classification. This classification was calculated as a combination of the other classifications.


1984 Tour de France, Classification leadership and minor prizes
Another classification was the young rider classification. This was decided the same way as the general classification, but only riders that rode the Tour for the first time were eligible, and the leader wore a white jersey.


1984 Tour de France, Classification leadership and minor prizes
Before the 1984 Tour, the intermediate sprints classification did not have a jersey. In the 1984 Tour, the organisers gave the leader of the classification a red jersey to wear. This classification had similar rules as the points classification, but only points were awarded on intermediate sprints.


1984 Tour de France, Classification leadership and minor prizes
For the team classification, the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added; the leading team was the team with the lowest total time. The riders in the team that led this classification were identified by yellow caps. There was also a team points classification. Cyclists received points according to their finishing position on each stage, with the first rider receiving one point. The first three finishers of each team had their points combined, and the team with the fewest points led the classification. The riders of the team leading this classification wore green caps.


1984 Tour de France, Classification leadership and minor prizes
In addition, there was a combativity award, in which a jury composed of journalists gave points after certain stages to the cyclist they considered most combative. The split stages each had a combined winner. At the conclusion of the Tour, Bernard Hinault won the overall super-combativity award, also decided by journalists. The Souvenir Henri Desgrange was given in honour of Tour founder Henri Desgrange to the first rider to pass the summit of the Col du Galibier on stage 18. This prize was won by Francisco Rodríguez Maldonado.


1984 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 11
The 1984 Tour de France was the 71st edition of Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour began in Montreuil with a prologue individual time trial on 29 June and Stage 11 occurred on 9 July with a mountainous stage to Guzet-Neige. The race finished on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 22 July.


1984 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 11, Prologue
29 June 1984 — Montreuil to Noisy-le-Sec, 5.4 km (3.4 mi) (individual time trial)


1984 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 11, Stage 1
30 June 1984 — Bondy to Saint-Denis, 148.5 km (92.3 mi)


1984 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 11, Stage 2
1 July 1984 — Bobigny to Louvroil, 249.5 km (155.0 mi)


1984 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 11, Stage 3
2 July 1984 — Louvroil to Valenciennes, 51 km (32 mi) (team time trial)


1984 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 11, Stage 4
2 July 1984 — Valenciennes to Béthune, 83 km (52 mi)


1984 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 11, Stage 5
3 July 1984 — Béthune to Cergy-Pontoise, 207 km (129 mi)


1984 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 11, Stage 6
4 July 1984 — Cergy-Pontoise to Alençon, 202 km (126 mi)


1984 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 11, Stage 7
5 July 1984 — Alençon to Le Mans, 67 km (42 mi) (individual time trial)


1984 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 11, Stage 8
6 July 1984 — Le Mans to Nantes, 192 km (119 mi)


1984 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 11, Stage 9
7 July 1984 — Nantes to Bordeaux, 338 km (210 mi)


1984 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 11, Stage 10
8 July 1984 — Langon to Pau, 198 km (123 mi)


1984 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 11, Stage 11
9 July 1984 — Pau to Guzet-Neige, 226.5 km (140.7 mi)


1984 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 23
The 1984 Tour de France was the 71st edition of Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour began in Montreuil with a prologue individual time trial on 29 June and Stage 12 occurred on 10 July with a flat stage from Saint-Girons. The race finished on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 22 July.


1984 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 23, Stage 12
10 July 1984 — Saint-Girons to Blagnac, 111 km (69.0 mi)


1984 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 23, Stage 13
11 July 1984 — Blagnac to Rodez, 220.5 km (137.0 mi)


1984 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 23, Stage 14
12 July 1984 — Rodez to Domaine du Rouret, 227.5 km (141.4 mi)


1984 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 23, Stage 15
13 July 1984 — Domaine du Rouret to Grenoble, 241.5 km (150.1 mi)


1984 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 23, Stage 16
15 July 1984 — Les Échelles to La Ruchère, 22 km (14 mi) (individual time trial)


1984 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 23, Stage 17
16 July 1984 — Grenoble to Alpe d'Huez, 151 km (94 mi)


1984 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 23, Stage 18
17 July 1984 — Le Bourg-d'Oisans to La Plagne, 185.5 km (115.3 mi)


1984 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 23, Stage 19
18 July 1984 — La Plagne to Morzine, 186 km (116 mi)


1984 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 23, Stage 20
19 July 1984 — Morzine to Crans-Montana (Switzerland), 140.5 km (87.3 mi)


1984 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 23, Stage 21
20 July 1984 — Crans-Montana (Switzerland) to Villefranche-sur-Saône, 320.5 km (199.1 mi)


1984 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 23, Stage 22
21 July 1984 — Villié-Morgon to Villefranche-sur-Saône, 51 km (32 mi) (individual time trial)


1984 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 23, Stage 23
22 July 1984 — Pantin to Paris Champs-Élysées, 196.5 km (122.1 mi)


1984 Tour de Romandie
The 1984 Tour de Romandie was the 38th edition of the Tour de Romandie cycle race and was held from 8 May to 13 May 1984. The race started in Meyrin and finished in Saint-Imier. The race was won by Stephen Roche of the La Redoute team.


1984 Tour de Suisse
The 1984 Tour de Suisse was the 48th edition of the Tour de Suisse cycle race and was held from 13 June to 22 June 1984. The race started in Urdorf and finished in Zürich. The race was won by Urs Zimmermann of the Cilo–Aufina team.


1984 Tour du Haut Var
The 1984 Tour du Haut Var was the 16th edition of the Tour du Haut Var cycle race and was held on 26 February 1984. The race started and finished in Seillans. The race was won by Éric Caritoux.


1984 Tour of Flanders
The 68th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 1 April 1984. Dutch rider Johan Lammerts won the monument race in his first attempt, following a late escape from a six-man group. Ireland's Sean Kelly won the sprint for second place at 25 seconds. 40 of 181 riders finished.


1984 Tour of Flanders, Route
The race started in Sint Niklaas and finished in Meerbeke (Ninove) – covering 268 km. There were 12 categorized climbs:


1984 Tour of the Basque Country
The 1984 Tour of the Basque Country was the 24th edition of the Tour of the Basque Country cycle race and was held from 2 April to 6 April 1984. The race started in Mungia and finished at Zarautz. The race was won by Sean Kelly of the Skil team.


1984 Tournament Players Championship
The 1984 Tournament Players Championship was a golf tournament in Florida on the PGA Tour, held March 29 to April 1 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, southeast of Jacksonville. It was the eleventh Tournament Players Championship.


1984 Tournament Players Championship
Fred Couples, age 24, shot a course record 64 in the second round, and finished at 277, one stroke ahead of runner-up Lee Trevino. It was his second win on tour, and he won this championship twelve years later in 1996. Trevino, the champion in 1980 at adjacent Sawgrass Country Club, had missed the cut at the previous two editions, the first two held at the new venue.


1984 Tournament Players Championship
Defending champion Hal Sutton finished sixteen strokes back, in a tie for 41st place.


1984 Tournament Players Championship
Couples was the youngest champion for twenty years, until Adam Scott won at age 23 in 2004. Sutton had been the youngest, but only for a year; Couples was five months younger at the time of his win.


1984 Tournament Players Championship
Eight years later, Couples lowered the course record to 63 in the third round, but finished eight strokes back.


1984 Tournament Players Championship, Venue
This was the third Tournament Players Championship held at the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course and it remained at  6,857 yards (6,270 m). In response to player concerns, the course had undergone further refinements: greens were flattened and slowed and most of the waste areas were removed.