The Long Blue Line
Ruben Cubero Class of 1961
Many Academy graduates have gone on to exemplary careers in the military and civilian sector. These pages merely scratch the surface of some of the great leaders the Academy has produced.
* Starting guard on the undefeated 1958 team * Flew the C-118, C-141, C-135 and QV-10 and served in Vietnam * Served as Dean of Faculty at the Academy from 1991-98 * Retired Brigadier General
Ernie Jennings Class of 1971 * 1970 Consensus All-American * Finished eighth in Heisman Trophy voting * Holds nearly every receiving record * Hall of Fame inductee by AFA and Colorado Springs Sports Corp * Two-time Academic All-American * 20 years at NASA as a project engineer and construction manager
Scott Thomas Class of 1986 John Lorber Class of 1964 * Two-year football letterman; played on the 1963 Gator Bowl team * Command pilot with more than 5,000 hours, mostly in fighter aircraft * Commander of the Pacific Air Force from 1994-97 * Retired four-star general * Candidate counselor for athletic department, 1975-78 * Chairman of the Air Force Academy Athletic Corporation
* Four-year letterman at safety * Consensus All-American in 1985, one of just five in AFA history * Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2012 and the Air Force Athletics Hall of Fame in 2011 * Fifteen years on active duty with more than 4,300 flying hours includ- * Two-year basketball letterman and team leading scorer in 1969-70 ing missions in Operations Desert * Currently head coach and general Shield and Desert Storm manager of the San Antonio Spurs * Earned the Distinguished Flying * Four-time NBA Champions (1999, Cross while serving more than seven 2003, 2005 and 2007) months in combat * Earned a bronze medal as an assistant coach for Team USA in 2004
Gregg Popovich Class of 1970
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