Scott Thomas (American football)

Scott Thomas is an American former college football defensive back who played for the United States Air Force Academy in the 1980s. He captained the Air Force team of 1985, which lost only one game, was named to the 1985 College Football All-America Team, and was named most valuable player of the 1985 Bluebonnet Bowl. After graduating he became a fighter pilot and flew F-16 combat missions during Desert Storm, where he was shot down and recovered by search and rescue forces while Iraqi troops sought to capture him; he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2012.