Career
He served as the head football coach at Doane College from 1981 to 1983 and at Cameron University from 1984 to 1989, compiling a career college football record of 54–40–2. Naber was the 30th head football coach for the Doane College in Crete, Nebraska and he held that position for three seasons, from 1981 until 1983. His coaching record at Doane was 16 wins, 14 losses.
Naber also took his Cameron team to the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Championship game in 1986 and 1987, winning the national title on December 13, 1987, with a 30–2 thrashing of Carson–Newman at Cameron"s home stadium in Lawton, Oklahoma.