Dale Estep was a two-time state champion wrestler at Geary High School and wrestled at Adams State for two years before returning to Oklahoma to attend Southwestern Oklahoma, where he graduated.

He took over as head coach at Noble High School in 1968 and held that post for 22 years, racking up an impressive 223-38 dual record.

Estep's teams had 15 Top-10 state tournament finishes and he coached 12 state champions and 21 All-Staters.

He spent 34 years at Noble as a coach, teacher and athletic director.

Estep also served a long stint as a state coordinator for the International Wrestling Exchange program that brought teams from Japan, New Zealand, Germany and Poland to Oklahoma.

For his passion to help grow the sport, Dale Estep is honored by the Oklahoma Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame with the 2018 Lifetime Service to Wrestling award.