Explore the official website of Coach Bill Courtney "Undefeated" movie subject, public speaker, entrepreneur and "Against The Grain" book.

Coach Bill Courtney is a familiar name to those who have seen him in Undefeated – the Oscar Winning movie about the high school team he coached in a downtrodden section of North Memphis.

William B. Courtney (Bill), a native Memphian, founded Classic American Hardwoods, Inc. in 2001. Today, it employs 120 people with a 45 acre manufacturing facility and domestic sales offices in Memphis, TN and international sales offices in …

The Oscar winning documentary follows an underrated High school football team — the Manassas Tigers led by Bill Courtney, a businessman who volunteered his Time to coach and mentor the mostly fatherless young men on the team …

Bill Courtney is a nationally recognized and sought-after speaker keynoting at a variety of venues from the Para Olympics in Colorado Springs to Nike, Frito Lay, FedEx, and other nationally recognized companies.

Bill Courtney’s leadership has grown this company to employ 120 people with a 45 acre manufacturing facility and domestic sales offices in Memphis, TN and international sales offices in Shanghai, China and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam boasting in excess of $45 million in annual sales.

—Coach Bill Courtney, host of the podcast An Army of Normal Folks and subject of Oscar-winning documentary Undefeated.

Courtney goes against the grain of today’s me-first culture, while explaining why these time-tested principles are needed now more than ever. He shows that winning isn’t just about the score at the end of the game, or the profit margin.

Bill Courtney “a real leader who draws out the true character of his players,” Read what others think about him from their perspectives.

Contact Oscar award winning "Undefeated" Coach Bill Courtney for public speaking, book signing, film and other media inquiries.