Bill Courtney (football coach)
| William Bankhead Courtney Jr. | |
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| Born |
August 24, 1968 Memphis, TN, United States |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur, football coach, motivational speaker |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Bachelor of Arts |
| Alma mater | University of Mississippi |
| Period | 2001–present |
| Notable works | Against The Grain |
| Spouse | Lisa (née Matthews) (1992–present) |
| Children | Maggie (born 1995) Molly (born 1996) Will (born 1997) Max (born 1998) |
| Website | |
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Bill Courtney is an American football coach, and the CEO of Classic American Hardwoods, a lumber company headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. He is the subject of the 2011 Academy Award-winning documentary, Undefeated, which chronicles his career as a high school football coach in the economically pressured area of Shelby County, Tennessee.
Courtney was born in Memphis, Tennessee on August 24, 1968 to William Bankhead Courtney, Sr. and Linda Shubert Courtney. He grew up in a single-parent household, being raised by his mother.
He enrolled at the University of Mississippi in 1986 on a 4-year academic excellence scholarship. While in school he joined the Sigma Nu fraternity, and served as Lieutenant Commander. During his tenure, he helped found the Charity Bowl in 1989. He was also a member of two academic honorary organizations – Psi Chi for Psychology and Sigma Tau Delta for English. Bill also began writing in school, and was a feature writer for The Daily Mississippian. He later became a weekly columnist. As a student, he played with the Ole Miss soccer club for two years. At Ole Miss, Bill received the first annual Chi Omega Service Award for Outstanding Community Involvement. Bill graduated from The University of Mississippi in 1991 with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology.
Courtney has a long history in the entrepreneurial community. He is the founder and CEO of Classic American Hardwoods since 2001. His company has manufacturing and domestic sales offices in Memphis with international sales offices in Shanghai, China and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
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