David Jacobs

David Jacobs (born March 3, 1942) is a retired athlete and American trampoline gymnast. During the 1960s, he won several top-level trampolining medals. He became popular in 2019, due to appearing in a comical segment on Impractical Jokers. Life and career Jacobs was born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, to Careta. The family moved to Amarillo, Texas, in 1957, and moved back to Sheboygan in 1965. While a sophomore, he joined Nard's trampoline club in Texas. In 1964, he competed at the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) championships and finished third. While there, he began a working relationship with Eddie Cole. Jacobs was a student at the University of Michigan (U of M) during the 1960s. At the 1966 Trampoline World Championships (TWC), he won the synchronized trampoline title with fellow Michigan student Wayne Miller.