Bill Kramer

BILL KRAMER

Coach Kramer is a graduate of Liberty University (Lynchburg, Virginia) where he majored in Health and Physical Education while lettering three years as a wide receiver. He also holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science from Nova Southeastern University (Fort Lauderdale) and a Master’s degree in Guidance and Counseling from Saint Thomas University (Miami). He is actively involved in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes of Southwest Florida and is regularly a guest speaker and clinician for numerous schools, universities, professional, and civic groups. Bill and his wife, Susan, have four daughters, three sons-in-law, and two grandsons.

For Coach Kramer’s twenty-two years, Naples Football averaged ten wins a year. The 216-51 record that Coach Kamer and the Naples Football staff compiled during that time ranks them number one in total wins and winning percentage in Naples High School’s more than 70 years of football tradition.

233- 64 all-time record as a head coach (1995-2018)

216-51 at Naples High School (1998 -2018)

2 State Championships (2001, 2007)

1 State Finals Runner-Up (2003)

8 Regional Championships (2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2018)

17 District Championships (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)

If success is measured by what happens after high school, it is worthy to note that Coach Kramer’s last 20 years coaching at Naples High, more than 90 percent of senior football players at Naples High went on to college, served in the United States Armed Forces, or became first responders. Many of these young men chose to continue both their academic and athletic careers.

The awards Coach Kramer has accepted on behalf of the players and football staff at Naples High School:

Florida Athletic Coaches Association District Coach of the Year (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019)

Inaugural Naples High School Coach of the Year Award (2001)

Nike Coach of the Year (2001, 2007)

Rotary Club Paul Harris Fellow (2001, 2008)

Inaugural Collier County “Ten Men of Distinction” Award (2002)

Fellowship of Christian Athletes Nick Hyder Award – Black Mountain, NC (2002, 2005, 2012)

State Farm Good Neighbor Coaches Sportsmanship Award (2003)

Florida Sports Writers and FACA Football Coach of the Year – All Classifications (2003)

The News-Press Coach of the Year (2003, 2007)

Naples Daily News Coach of the Year (2003, 2007, 2008, 2018)

American Football Magazine “Young Gun” – One of the top ten coaches in Florida under the age of 45 (2006)

Florida Sports Writers Florida 3A Coach of the Year (2007)

Published in 2007 American Football Coaches Association Summer Manual (2007)

American Football Coaches Association Public Relations Committee (2007 - 2019)

Collier County Bar Association Educator of the Year Award (2008)

National Sports Achievement Award (2008)

National Federation of High Schools Florida Coach of the Year (2011)

Miami Dolphins Southwest Florida Coach of the Year (2012)

Florida North-South All Star game Offensive Coordinator for winning South squad (2013)

US Army All-American Bowl Running Backs Coach for winning East team in San Antonio, TX (2013)

Florida Representative to the NFL Youth Football Summit – Canton, Ohio (2013)

British American Football Coaches Association National Convention speaker – Leeds, England (2013)

FHSAA Football Advisory Committee – Chairman and Committee member (2014 - 2019)

Member of the Board of Directors for the Florida Athletic Coaches Association (2014 - present)

US Army All-American Bowl Head Coach for the East team in San Antonio, TX (2016)

Inducted into the Florida Athletic Coaches Hall of Fame (2016)

Inducted into the Florida High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame (2017)

Elected vice-president for the Florida Athletic Coaches Association (2018)

Florida Athletic Coaches Association Lifetime Achievement Award (2019)

Elected president of the Florida Athletic Coaches Association (2021)