1926 -
Inducted 1998
Vikings Soccer Club
Born September 17, 1926 in Stockholm, Sweden. Rune as a boy was quite active in many sports such soccer, track and field, swimming, skiing and ice hockey and played in Sweden with the Telegraph Company's soccer team. Rune and his family immigrated to the United States in 1949. He played one year with a team consisting mostly of Swedish players and then joined the Vikings Soccer Club. Except for a two-year stint in the US Army and playing for A.C. Germania for a year after his return from the service, he spent his entire career with the Vikings Soccer Club. He served as their president from 1955-57 and ended his playing career in 1971. After his playing career he became a referee and is still active on an emeritus basis. Additionally, Rune served on the Association's board as the state registrar for several years.
