The Oppy staff is proud to continue a new feature for the paper called “Stern Somebody” to tell the stories of remarkable classmates and how they became the exceptional people that they are today.
All members of the Stern community hope to overcome professional challenges. For most of us, that doesn’t typically require forcibly pushing around 300-pound men. Nnamdi Obukwelu is an exception. After a decorated college football career as a defensive lineman for Harvard, Obukwelu fulfilled a childhood dream by signing as an undrafted free agent with the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts in 2014. Later that year, Obukwelu retired due to back injuries.…
