'Bo' Anderson Resigns As Light Crews' Coach

Bo Andersen, Harvard's highly successful coach of the lightweight crew will leave his position at the end of this year. In two years here, his crews have lost only one race.

A first-year law student at Boston University, Andersen said that "it is a bit much to coach crew and go to school at the same time." He added that he would like to return to coaching someday, hopefully at Harvard.

Andersen was Harvard's first full-time lightweight coach since Bert Haines retired in 1952. A 1966 graduate of Dartmouth, he captained his freshmen crew and rowed two years on the varsity.

At Harvard, Anderson has been known as a tough coach. This year, despite some bad breaks, he engineered an undefeated season. At the beginning of the year Monk Terry, the outstanding lightweight stroke, decided to move up to heavies. His loss was a real blow, but Andersen juggled his men and came up with a championship boat. He adopted the new Stampfli boat this year and his oarsmen had to get used to that.

Winning Spirit

Despite all adversity, the lights made it all the way to the eastern Sprints without a defeat. Last year they had been surprisingly upset by Cornell and placed fourth. This time Anderson was determined to win.

On the first stroke of the qualifying race, however, number four man Fred Fisher jumped his slide. Harvard finished last. After a bitter debate with angry coaches from Princeton and Cornell, Andersen got permission to have the lights enter the finals. They won by seven seats of open water.

"I have enjoyed my association with Harvard rowing immensely," Andersen said of his two years here. He declined to name possible successors, saying only that two people are being considered, "either of whom would do a good job."

The Harvard Sports Information said it had not received word of Andersen's resignation and had no plans for choosing a successor.