Bill Stamper
Oak Ridge High School
Impact Statement
“He was a great coach for me, and a lot of other athletes who ran under him can say the same thing. He meant so much for Oak Ridge.” -Odeika Bent, Oak Ridge Coach
Biography
Stamper, 54, has coached the girls’ track and field team at Oak Ridge since 1979, and the girls’ cross country team since 1986. He also coached the boys’ cross country team from 1979-1996. Stamper’s girls’ track and field teams have won nine state championships, including three straight in Class 3A from 2006-08, and are five-time state runners-up.
This year’s team finished 10th. He has coached 19 All-American athletes, 20 state champion athletes, and 115 regional champions. Forty of his athletes have received college scholarships. He served as the Florida Athletic Coaches Association (FACA) district track & field chair for 13 years and was a member of the FHSAA Track and Field Advisory Committee.
He is a member of the FACA and Florida Track and Field Halls of Fame and is a three-time finalist for NHSACA National Coach of the Year. Stamper will be inducted into the Florida High School Athletic Hall of Fame this year.
Stamper retired from coaching in 2010.
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