Claim: O. J. Simpson played a sport.
Evidence: Orenthal James `` O. J. '' Simpson -LRB- born July 9 , 1947 -RRB- , nicknamed The Juice , is a former American football running back , broadcaster , actor , and convicted armed robber and kidnapper.
American football , referred to as football in the United States and Canada , and also known as `` gridiron football '' or simply `` gridiron '' , is a sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end.
A running back -LRB- RB -RRB- is an American and Canadian football position , a member of the offensive backfield.