| #23 Tunde Ogun
Position:
Height: 6-0
Weight: 218
Class: Junior
Hometown: Richmond, VA
High School: Douglas Freeman
2007 - Sophomore Season - Stepped in immediately to become the Captains’ leading rusher with 672 yards on 134 attempts although he missed the Maryville and Methodist games due to an injury...Had his biggest game in the season-ending win over Ferrum with 200 yards on 34 tries and a TD...Also had 112 on 20 carries against Averett, along with three touchdowns and 105 on just 11 rushes with a touchdown versus Salisbury...Scored twice in the season-opening win over tenth-ranked Rowan and had two TDs in the N.C. Wesleyan game...Also caught a pair of passes in contests with Rowan and Greensboro and grabbed one for a TD versus Greensboro.
AT DOUGLAS FREEMAN - Twice a first team all-Colonial District choice as well as all-metro...Chosen to play in the Down Under Bowl in Australia in 2005...As a senior he gained 1398 yards on 158 carries for an average of 8.8 yards per carry, with 26 touchdowns...In his junior year he gained 1026 yards on 84
tries for 12.2 yards per try...Played for coach Bob Brinkley...Also an all-district basketball player and ran track...Volunteered in the Tuckahoe YMCA Leaders Program.
PERSONAL - Fela-Tunde Ogun was born Nov. 30, 1986 in Richmond, Va...He’s a Communications major and the son of Samuel and Sherrie Ogun...Has four brothers: Taj, 20; Derek, 18; Curtis, 17 and Marquis, 15 and two sisters, Sheyi, 19 and Kelly, 16.
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