Wil Rutenschroer was the first Oak Hills Athletic Director, first Football Coach, first Baseball Coach, and first Track Coach. He started the football program in 1957 as a junior high school coach. In 1958 when Oak Hills High School was opened he took over as the head varsity coach for the football program. He coached football for twenty years and finished with a record of 146-62-9. He guided the Highlanders to seven league championships and two city championships. Wil was a seven time Hamilton County Coach of the Year and also was awarded the City of Cincinnati Coach of the Year. The only Oak Hills football team to go undefeated was in 1963 and Wil coached this team. In 1989, Coach Rutenschroer was inducted into the Ohio State Football Coaches Hall of Fame. In May 2005, Wil was elected to the Price Hill Baseball Old Timers Hall of Fame. After coaching, Wil was a scout for the Kansas City Royals and was selected as the Topps National Scout of the Year. Wil Rutenschroer was one of the founders of Oak Hills Athletics.