Coach Bill Hinegardner graduated from Meadow Bridge High School in 1960. He received his bachelor's degree from Concord College and master's degree from West Virginia University in 1965 and 1968 respectively. Bill Hinegardner's first coaching position was at Moundsville High School in 1966. Coach Hinegardner took over the reins as head wrestling at John Marshall High School in 1968, where he served as a school counselor until 1999. Bill Hinegardner coached wrestling at John Marshall High School for 14 years. During his tenure, the "Monarchs" won four state team titles (1972, 1973, 1974, and 1979). His teams also won four OVAC Tournament Championships (1972, 1973, 1974, and 1977) and five OVAC Dual Meet Titles (1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, and 1978). Hinegardner's dual meet record was an amazing 133-29-1 and he produced 20 individual state champions. Coach Bill Hinegardner was named "West Virginia Wrestling Coach of the Year" three times (1972, 1973 and 1979). He was the first wrestling coach to be selected as the OVAC Coach of the Year in 1974. In 1984, received the coveted "Mr. Mat Award" for contributions to the sport of wrestling in the OVAC. Bill and his devoted wife Shirley reside in Moundsville. They are the proud parents of a son Tim, and a daughter Tammy, and four grandchildren, Alexa, Sean, Brad and Luke. The late Bill Van Horne, a three-time WV Wrestling Sportswriter of the Year and 1977 Mr. Mat recipient, affectionately referred to Coach Hinegardner as "West Virginia Wrestling Man of Character." The National Wrestling Hall of Fame honors Bill Hinegardner with a "Lifetime Service to Wrestling" award, class of 2004.