2019 NPSF Hall of Fame Inductee - Coach Dale Estep
INTRODUCING OUR 2019 NPSF HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE -
COACH DALE ESTEP
The purpose of the Noble Public Schools Hall of Fame is to recognize exceptional individuals who have demonstrated significant accomplishments based upon academic excellence and achievement, career accomplishments, community service, personal excellence, and/or a dedication to lifelong learning. Each recipient is honored at the Annual NPS Awards Banquet.
Recently inducted to the National Wrestling Hall of Fame for Lifetime Service to Wrestling, Coach Estep has touched many lives over his decades of service to the Noble community and schools. Coach Estep is a tremendous professional and an outstanding teacher, coach and administrator. He served the Noble School District for 35 years in these roles and has continued to work with students as a substitute teacher. Although he has been retired for 16 years, you will find him at practices, duals and tournaments, coaching and supporting our athletes. Every wrestler that has gone through Noble High School since 1968 will offer testimony to his involvement in their personal career. He cares deeply about every person who crosses his path. He is never overbearing or interfering, but he is always available with words of encouragement.
Generations of wrestlers, students, parents and peers will testify to his attributes. Coach Estep was a two-time State Champion at Geary High School and continued his wrestling career at Adams State University in Alamosa, Colorado. He came to Noble High School in 1968 after being hired by John K. Hubbard as Noble’s first full-time wrestling coach. He served as Head Wrestling Coach from 1968-1990. He served as Athletic Director from 1983 until his retirement in 2003. Coach Estep was the All State Wrestling Coach in 1982. He was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2018. Coach Estep has been quoted as saying “Every kid you come across is good-it is our responsibility as educators and coaches, to get that good out of them. Don’t ever give up on a kid. Ever”. One of Coaches mottos has always been “Just for kids”. It is with great honor that the Noble Public Schools Foundation for Academic Excellence inducts Coach Dale Estep into the 2019 class of the Noble Public Schools Hall of Fame.
We are beyond proud to honor the legacy of Coach Estep with our highest Hall of Fame Award. He exemplifies what it means to be a Noble Bear and on the heels of his National Wrestling Hall of Fame award, it was only fitting to recognize him locally for all he has given to students, families, and the wrestling program of Noble.
Your tribute donation will help to fund classroom grants for NPS students and teachers that help to purchase academic curriculum supplements that fall outside of the district budget! This is your chance to pay it forward and impact the lives of Noble students for generations to come - just like Dale Estep!