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Oct 2023
1h 2m

Bill Courtney and a Life Undefeated

ACTON INSTITUTE
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In this episode, Acton director of marketing and communications Eric Kohn speaks with Bill Courtney about coaching football, running a successful lumber business, and walking the red carpet with George Clooney and P. Diddy. In 2003, Bill began coaching the Manassas Tigers, an inner-city Memphis high school football team that had never once won a playoff game ... Show More
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