• Outstanding Golden Bear football player (1964-67). Canada West All-Star all four years.
• Member of 1967 Canadian university championship football team and voted most valuable lineman by his teammates.
• Member of the Edmonton Eskimos (1968-73), Grey Cup winners in 1973.
• Legal Counsel for the Canadian Football League Players Association (1974 to present)
• Highly respected for his dedication and contributions to the legal profession in Alberta.

Ed Molstad may be known best for his ability as a university and professional football player, but he has made outstanding contributions to the Edmonton community as well. Upon graduating from Strathcona Composite High School in 1964, Ed continued his academic career at the University of Alberta completing his Bachelor of Science Degree in 1967 and a Bachelor of Law Degree in 1970.

While attending the University of Alberta, he was a member of the Golden Bear Football team from 1964 to 1967. He was selected to the Western Collegiate All-Star Team four times in a row, and won the Frank Morris Trophy in 1967 as Most Valuable Lineman on the team. After the 1966 season, he was drafted by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers but returned to the Golden Bears for the 1967 drive to the National Championship and a first Vanier Cup victory. From 1968 to 1973, Ed was a member of the Edmonton Eskimos. He was chosen as the team representative of the Canadian Football League Players Association from 1969 to 1973. Considered to be one of the best defensive ends in the West, Ed continued to work during the off season in order to complete his law degree.

As well as being a respected athlete, Ed moved rapidly to establish himself as a force in the business community. By 1974, he had formed his own law firm and was acting as legal counsel for the C.F.L. Players Association. In 1986 he was elected as a Bencher of the Law Society of Alberta and has been twice re-elected. Also in 1986, he was appointed Queen's Counsel.

Ed Molstad has made many personal contributions to this City and to the legal community. He served as a director of the Alberta Heart Foundation, a director of the Edmonton Eskimos Alumni Association and a member of the Golden Bears Football Alumni Association. His commitment and dedication to the law profession has led to his involvement in many committees which are related directly to his career. He has chaired Law Society Committees such as; The Ethics Committee, Discipline Committee, Code of Professional Conduct Committee and the Insurance Committee.

He has also acted in the capacity of Chairman of the Review Panel pursuant to the provisions of the Mental Health Act. Ed Molstad has been recognized as an outstanding athlete as well as a dignified member of the business community. He represents an ideal example for young athletes who may choose to pursue athletic goals while combining major contributions to their professions as well.