Sam Dollar

Defensive Coordinator

Linebackers

Coach Dollar is the architect behind the defensive scheme and philosophy which made an immediate and constant impact on the football landscape of Southwest Florida. The season before Coach Dollar’s arrival in Naples, the Golden Eagles defense allowed 310 points. In 2004, the “Dollar Defense” set a new school record of only 56 points allowed; a record which was broken again in 2007 with only 52 points given up under Coach Dollar’s guidance. The confidence he has instilled in his players since arriving in 1998 has given the Naples High Defense 18 All-District, 15 All-State and one All-American Defensive player. The Naples “Dollar Defense” has also earned the SW Florida Defensive Player of the Year honors 6 times during the last 10 years. Naples High School All-Time Defensive Team records under Coach Dollar also include 7 shutouts in one season, 24 interceptions in one season, and in 2007 the Golden Eagles defense held opponents to a record low of 2.1 rushing yards per carry. Naples Defense also holds the state record for least amount of rushing yards in a Florida Football State Championship Game with a low of -11 yards allowed rushing. He has also coached at Miami Central High School and SW Missouri State University. He teaches physical education at Naples High School and has a Master’s Degree in Education Curriculum and Instruction. He has a fantastic fiancée, Stephanie, and two boys named Slade and Dray.