Stevie Thomas (born July 24, 1967) is a former
Arena football
Indoor American football, or arena football, is a variation of gridiron football played at ice hockey-sized indoor arenas. While varying in details from league to league, the rules of indoor football are designed to allow for play in a smaller ...
wide receiver/
linebacker
Linebacker (LB) is a playing position in gridiron football. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage and the defensive linemen. They are the "middle ground" of defenders, p ...
in the
Arena Football League
The Arena Football League (AFL) was a professional arena football league in the United States. It was founded in 1986, but played its first official games in the 1987 season, making it the third longest-running professional football league in ...
(AFL). He played
college football
College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States.
Unlike most ...
at
Bethune-Cookman University.
In 2011, Thomas was elected into the
Arena Football Hall of Fame
The Arena Football Hall of Fame is the official Hall of Fame of the Arena Football League (AFL). The inaugural class was announced in 1998 and the Hall was not formally organized until 2011. Prior to 2011, there were four classes: 1998–200 ...
.
Since 2021, Thomas has been the head coach for the
indoor football team the
Tampa Bay Tornadoes
The Tampa Bay Tornadoes are a professional indoor football team based in Lakeland, Florida, (and representing the larger region of Tampa Bay) the Tornadoes play their home games at the RP Funding Center.
The team joined American Arena League (AA ...
.
References
1967 births
Living people
American football wide receivers
American football linebackers
Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football players
Tampa Bay Storm players
Orlando Predators players
New Jersey Gladiators players
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