O. J. Simpson

**Orenthal James "O. J." Simpson** (July 9, 1947 – April 10, 2024), also known by his nickname, **The Juice**, was an American football player and movie actor. He originally became famous as a running back at the collegiate and professional levels, and was the first NFL player to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a season. He later worked as an actor, spokesman, and broadcaster.  O. J. Simpson is famous for being accused of murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman in 1994. The true holder of the single season rushing record. He is one of the greatest Running Backs of all time.

## Murder of Nicole Simpson and Ronald Goldman

O. J. Simpson was put on trial for the murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman in 1994. The court case took many months, and the newspapers and television news followed it closely.  The criminal court in Los Angeles, California found that Simpson was not guilty of those murders in 1995.  However, Goldman's family sued Simpson for wrongful death in civil court.  In 1997, the civil court said Simpson was liable for their wrongful deaths, but to date he has paid little of the $33.5 million he was ordered to pay. In late 2006, Simpson wrote a book titled _If I Did It_. The book is a first-person fictional story of the murder of Brown and Goldman if Simpson had done it. It was withdrawn by the publisher just before its release. The book was later released by the Goldman family and the title of the book was expanded to _If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer_ (). As of March 2016, interest has grown in his murder case after a former police officer came forward with a knife that may have been used as the murder weapon.

## Conviction

In September 2007, Simpson faced more lawsuits. He was arrested and later charged with many felonies. They included but were not limited to robbery, burglary, assault, first-degree kidnapping with the use of a deadly weapon (which carries a possible life sentence), coercion with the use of a deadly weapon, conspiracy to commit robbery, conspiracy to commit kidnapping, and conspiracy to commit a crime. Simpson was convicted on all counts. He was imprisoned at the Lovelock Correctional Center in Lovelock, Nevada.

### Parole and release

On July 20, 2017, Simpson was granted parole. He was released from prison on October 1, 2017.

## Death

On April 10, 2024, Simpson died from prostate cancer in Las Vegas, Nevada at the age of 76.

## Career

Simpson played T.D. Parker in the TV series _1st & Ten: The Championship_ from 1986 to 1991. In 1995 he won the Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actor.

## Infobox (nfl biography)

- **name**: O. J. Simpson
- **image**: O.J. Simpson 1990 · DN-ST-91-03444 crop.JPEGborder
- **image size**: 220
- **caption**: Simpson in 1990
- **alt**: Picture of a black male smiling
- **position**: Running back
- **number**: 32
- **birth place**: San Francisco, California, U.S.
- **death place**: Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
- **height ft**: 6
- **height in**: 1
- **weight lbs**: 210
- **draftyear**: 1969
- **draftround**: 1
- **draftpick**: 1
- **high school**: Galileo Academy of Science and Technology, Galileo
(San Francisco, California)
- **college**: USC Trojans football, USC
- **teams**: * Buffalo Bills (1969 American Football League season, 1969–)
* San Francisco 49ers (–)
- **highlights**: * 5× Pro Bowl (1973 Pro Bowl, 1972–1977 Pro Bowl, 1976)
* 5× First-team All-Pro (1972 All-Pro Team, 1972–1976 All-Pro Team, 1976)
* NFL Most Valuable Player (1973)
* NFL Offensive Player of the Year (1973)
* Bert Bell Award (1973)
* AP Athlete of the Year (1973)
* 4× List of NFL rushing champions, NFL rushing yards leader (1972, 1973, 1975, 1976)
* 2× List of NFL annual rushing touchdowns leaders, NFL rushing touchdowns leader (1973, 1975)
* AFL All-Star (1969)
* Buffalo Bills#Buffalo Bills Wall of Fame, Buffalo Bills Wall of Fame
* NFL 1970s All-Decade Team
* NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team
* College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS, National champion (1967 USC Trojans football team, 1967)
* Heisman Trophy (1968)
* Maxwell Award (1968)
* Walter Camp Award (1967)
* 2× Unanimous College Football All-America Team, All-American (1967 College Football All-America Team, 1967, 1968 College Football All-America Team, 1968)
- **statlabel1**: Rushing yards
- **statvalue1**: 11,236
- **statlabel2**: Yards per carry
- **statvalue2**: 4.7
- **statlabel3**: Rushing touchdowns
- **statvalue3**: 61
- **nfl**: SIM593235
- **pfr**: S/SimpO.00
- **hof**: oj-simpson
- **collegehof**: 1897