Scott Thomas (American football)

American football player (born 1964)

Scott Thomas
Career information
Date of birth	February 12, 1964
Place of birth	San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Position(s)	DB
US college	Air Force
High school	San Antonio (TX) John Jay
Career highlights and awards
Consensus All-American (1985)
College Football Hall of Fame

Scott Thomas is a former American football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2012.

Collegiately, Thomas played for Air Force and was the captain of their one loss 1985 team. He was named to the 1985 College Football All-America Team and was MVP of the 1985 Bluebonnet Bowl. After he graduated, he flew combat missions in Desert Storm flying F-16s. He was shot down and picked up by Search and Rescue forces as he was being stalked by Iraqi forces intent on capturing him. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.

References

"Jay whips Del Rio, 47-6". San Angelo Standard-Times. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
"Air Force to honor 'American hero' Thomas". May 14, 2011.

v t e 1985 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
Offense	QB Chuck Long RB Reggie Dupard RB Bo Jackson RB Napoleon McCallum RB Thurman Thomas RB Lorenzo White WR Tim McGee WR David Williams TE Willie Smith OT Jim Dombrowski OT Brian Jozwiak G Jeff Bregel G Jamie Dukes G J. D. Maarleveld G John Rienstra C Peter Anderson
Defense	DL Tony Casillas DL Tim Green DL Mike Hammerstein DL Leslie O'Neal DL Mike Ruth LB Brian Bosworth LB Johnny Holland LB Larry Station DB Brad Cochran DB David Fulcher DB Scott Thomas
Special teams	K John Lee P Barry Helton

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