Air Force Academy's first Black superintendent looks to pay it forward at his alma mater
Separated shoulders from three years as linebacker and a senior season as nose guard nearly kept then-cadet Richard Clark from pilot training and a career in the skies. That is until Air Force Academy superintendent Lt. Gen. Winfield Scott Jr. — who lead the academy from 1983-1987 — stepped in. Scott flew F-51 Mustangs during the Korean War and piloted F-4s in more than 100 combat missions during the Vietnam War. After learning Clark was selected for a pilot slot but medically denied, Sco...
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