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Olufumni Alekuni Osibogun attended USF in the class of 1953, and received a Bachelor's in 1953, and a Master's in 1954. He played soccer for the Dons from 1951-1952. He received NASCAA Honorable Mention in 1952.
He played on the Dons team that won the 1949 NCISC Championship against Penn State in St. Louis. His teammates were fellow Hall of Fame colleagues: Dick Baptista, Angelo Carmassi, Robert Lee, Steve Negoesco, Benigno Toda, and Gus Donaghue. “We felt we were a special group, united as one. Individually we were average players, but when we played as a team, we were unbeatable,” said goalie Angelo Carmassi. Carmassi also recalled an incident before the championship game, “We arrived three days before the game and entered our hotel and went to dinner. The waiter refused to serve Olifumni Osibogun, our black Nigerian player. Coach called a meeting to explain that Olifumni could not eat or stay there, so we all decided to move to a different hotel (USF Athletics).” Over the next few days, the team and coaches ate their meals at an East Saint Louis restaurant that was not segregated. This was 1950 Saint Louis with its Jim Crow laws.
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