Bill Courtney's Amazing Stories Of 'Normal Folks'

Federalist Radio Hour

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🗓️ 22 August 2023

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Coach Bill Courtney, founder and CEO of Classic American Hardwoods and the subject of the 2012 Academy Award-winning documentary "Undefeated," joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to discuss his dive into coaching football, explain why the world needs "An Army Of Normal Folks," and share the success story of his dedicated friend and coworker Sam Quinn, who he recently lost to cancer.

Read Courtney's tribute to Quinn here.

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1:15.1	We're back with another edition of the Federalist Radio Hour.
1:18.2	I'm Emily Gisinski, Culture Editor here at the Federalist.
1:20.5	As always, you can email the show at radioatthefederalist.com.
1:23.9	Follow us on Twitter at FDRLST, make sure to subscribe wherever you download your podcasts
1:28.6	into the premium version of our website as well.
1:31.6	Today we are joined by coach Bill Courtney.
1:34.4	He has partnered with the nonprofit Iron Light Labs to launch an army of normal folks,
1:40.3	a movement, a podcast.
1:42.2	You may know Bill Courtney as the founder of Classic American Hardwoods.
1:46.0	In 2003, he became a volunteer football coach in America's third-port zip code,
1:50.1	and yet 31 out of 32 seniors in his last two seasons went to college.
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