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3) For any team, certain players and users have gone above and beyond, shaping the legacy of the franchise. Choose any ISFL or DSFL team and create a Mount Rushmore for that team. Who in your mind are the four most noteworthy figures of the team’s history? Why does each one of your included figures deserve that recognition, and how did each of them make their mark?
Today we are will be looking at a DSFL team for this honour, one I like to think I know reasonably well - the Myrtle Beach Buccaneers. For the purpose of this exercise we are considering players/staff of Myrtle Beach in it's current iteration and location, so Palm Beach and especially Chicago Blues team/staff are not included. We will discuss the four noteworthy figures from left to right.
Far left head: Hallmonitor
Lovingly referred to by the Buccaneers as "Grandpa Hall", and seen to most as the founder of Myrtle Beach as a team - Hall moved the team to its current location from Palm Beach, and led in the early days, though the team has it's first season at 2-12, the second at 10-4 more than made up for it. Eventually Hall would step out of this role, moving into the GM role with the Philadelphia Liberty. He was also responsible (by extension at least), for bringing all of the other three Mt Rushmore heads to the team. Hall also had his linebacker Jeremiah Zelos join the team in S23 for a brief one season stint before he too headed off to Philadelphia. Halls record as GM of Myrtle Beach was 12-16.
Second from left head: Frostbite
Lets get this out of the way nice and early: Frost sux lmap
Now that the pleasantries are over, Frost has been around Myrtle Beach since its inception with Grandpa Hall - and though the general sentiment is that he sux, he has been and still is a substantial influence on the team - and is responsible in no small part for the success the Buccaneers have seen. Leading the team into S20 with the S21 draft class he succeeded in getting the Buccaneers to their best ever record of 12-2, though they would not take the Ultimini that season. Frost left the team at the end of S21 to move on to being the GM of the Sarasota Sailfish. Frost's player Raphtalia Chan also spent two seasons with the Buccaneers in S20 and S21, starting out as a cornerback and then swapping to a running back at the end of S20. Frost's record as GM of Myrtle Beach was 33-23.
Second from right head: scorycory
Where Frost saw success as a GM for Myrtle Beach, one constant followed - and that was having Cory by his side. With his player Lord Beerus playing for the Solar Bears and the Buccaneers after a stint with the Portland Pythons, Cory was brought on to the management staff when Grandpa Hall went to Philly for cigarettes and never came back. Whenever someone attributes credit to Frost for the S21 Buccaneers Ultimini season, Cory will quickly be found there to claim it on his behalf. Though he was also a GM alone in S22 we are pretty sure that was just a kacey dream and it never actually happened, so we will ignore that season and the next (S23) when he has some newbie GM pushing decisions through. That clears Cory of the 7-7 and 6-8 seasons giving him a total record of 21-7 (real record: 34-22)
Far right head: Jeffie43
Please don't get this confused with the far right movement, this is a designation based on physical location, not political beliefs.
While some may be surprised by this given his short tenure as GM of Myrtle Beach, Jeffie died for our sins so Myrtle Beach could be born again. Jeff played for Myrtle Beach in S20 as the TPE class leader Prince Vegeta, helping to lead the team to a 12-2 off the back of his efforts. He helped significantly (alongside RainDelay and others) to scout what is renowned as Myrtle Beach's best draft class in S22 - where they picked up a slew of talent such as colabear, billybolo, Mori, NTG, Dahayn, troen, and even yours truly, Thor. While his brief tenure as GM saw him leave the role too soon, Jeff has now moved on to being the GM of the Orange County Otters. We never got to see what Jeff would have done as the GM of Myrtle Beach, so he holds the record for both the least wins, and the least losses in franchise history with a record of 0-0.
Honourable mentions that didn't quite made the mountain
There are a lot more names that could go on this list, people who have played for the team and those who have helped with managing the team in the War Room behind the scenes. Some of the main users who I would have also considered on a shortlist would be Mori, Simon, Dankoa and Rotti, I could put myself in the category too, but that seems cheesey - I'll wait and hope eventually someone else will decide I'm worthy of being there. All these people have helped over many seasons to ensure the team is heading in the right direction and destined for greatness, playing with us and managing the team with their help is a great experience, so they're all deserving.