Bill Goodman wrestled for Montgomery College in 1962. He was undefeated in 14 matches and was named team captain. At a match against American University, Bill won in only 12 seconds.  He also was running back on the 1961 and 1962 football teams, and was named MVP in his sophomore year.

Bill had been team captain and Outstanding Wrestler at Montgomery Blair High School. Because Montgomery College had no wrestling team in 1961, Bill competed at the YMCA, where he placed first in the Washington D.C. Metro YMCA Invitational (he repeated that the next year), the Leigh YMCA Invitational, and New York YMCA Invitational. He earned fourth place in the U.S. YMCA national tournament in Lockhaven, Pennsylvania—which operated under Olympic rules as a one-day event with no more than an hour between matches.

Transferring to Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, on a football scholarship, Bill compiled a 28‑1 wrestling record—winning one match in 20 seconds—and was once again captain of the team and outstanding MVP. He earned his M.B.A. from Indiana University.

Bill was named Outstanding Accountant by the Service Corps of Retired Executives, and has served as treasurer for the Spina Bifida Association of Kentucky for 20 years.

Bill and Cheryl, his wife of 38 years, have two children—Alex, 30, and Amber, 22—who live in Louisville.