The late William Edward (Ed) Jacobsen was a wrestling pioneer who laid the groundwork for what became one of the state's powerhouse wrestling programs. A state champion at 125 pounds for Capitol Hill High School, Jacobsen was the only state champ from the Oklahoma City metro area until 1956 and Capitol Hill's only champion until a second finally joined him in 2005. He attended Oklahoma A&M on a wrestling scholarship, but interrupted his collegiate career to enlist in the army during World War II. He returned to graduate from A&M in 1948 and began his coaching career with short stints at Jet, Coalgate and Atoka High Schools. In 1954, he moved to Midwest City High School where he established the first wrestling program, including elementary school teams, for Midwest City"”Del City Public Schools. He retired from coaching in 1963. Although he never led the Bombers to a team title, the foundation he built helped the team to 14 state championships and five dual state titles. Jacobsen also served the sport as an official for both high school and collegiate matches, including the Big Eight Championships and the National Junior College Championships. He was inducted into the Oklahoma Coaches' Hall of Fame in 1986 and received the Distinguished Officials Award from the Oklahoma Secondary Schools Athletic Association. For his lifetime of service to the sport of wrestling in the state, Ed Jacobsen is honored by the Oklahoma Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.