He is also known as a football player and has coached Lyn and Skeid.
The stadium's record attendance is 3,295 for a Norwegian Premier League qualification match in 1998 against Kongsvinger IL, although there exist reports of a Vålerenga - Skeid encounter in 1944 where around 5000 spectators were in attendance.
Playing for Frigg and Skeid, he was one of Norway's greatest football profiles in the 1950s.
A tall and strong central defender, at club level he played for Skeid and Lillestrøm.
Record attendance was 8,000 people during a game against Skeid on September 5, 1954.
Every Sunday the three meet to watch their favourite club, Skeid, play football.
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