Word: oberg
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...last spring's New England Rugby Tournament, Harvard captain Keith Oberg, playing with his head bandaged, looked like an American revolutionary. After a season of continual hard hits in the middle of the scrum, a bruise in Oberg's temple region had opened up and required stitches. A week before the New England's the stitches became infected, leaving Oberg with a nasty, swollen, pus filled abscess in the side of his head...
...gusty hooker suited up and played superably in Harvard's opening round win over Norwich that Saturday morning. After a quick trip to the hospital to clean and redress his wound, Oberg returned for the semifinal overtime win against a physical Brown squad in the afternoon. That evening the doctors told the scrappy redhead not to play in Sunday's consolation final, but Oberg lived up to the revolutionary's motto, "never say die," and finished the season along side his teammates...
Last week the West Hartford, Ct. native, now in his second year as captain, recalled the weekend in his characteristic modesty. "That was nothing," Oberg recalls, "just some tape for a few cuts and bruises...
...teammates put Oberg's ability and determination in a better perspective...
...Keith Oberg halftime pep talk brought the ruggers to life. Charlie Bott, who finished with an awesome 150 of the team's 247 season points, tallied two tries within ten minutes to complete the scoring and put the game away. The backs threatened constantly but the tight officiating, slippery footing and strong winds stifled any further drives...