The previous USC and Buffalo Payments star participant O.J. Simpson, who captured international consideration after he was accused (and acquitted) of murdering his ex-wife, died in his Las Vegas house on Wednesday. He was 76.
His household confirmed on social media that Simpson succumbed to a battle with most cancers.
On April tenth, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with most cancers.
He was surrounded by his youngsters and grandchildren.
Throughout this time of transition, his household asks that you simply please respect their needs for privateness and beauty.
-The Simpson Household
— O.J. Simpson (@TheRealOJ32) April 11, 2024
Born Orenthal James Simpson on July ninth, 1947, he grew up together with his household within the housing initiatives of Potrero Hill in San Francisco. As a baby, he developed rickets and needed to put on braces on his legs till he was five-years-old.
Simpson shined on the highschool soccer discipline however was not extremely recruited because of his grades. He went to Metropolis School of San Francisco, the place he was named to the Junior School All-American crew as a operating again. He transferred to the College of Southern California and performed as a operating again with the Trojans, successful a Heisman trophy his senior 12 months.
He skyrocketed to fame throughout his adorned NFL profession enjoying for the Buffalo Payments and San Francisco 49ers, the place he rapidly turned considered among the best soccer gamers the NFL has ever seen. He was the one participant to hurry over 2000 yards in a single season. He maintained profitable model offers with Hertz and Wilson Sporting Items and pursued a profession in appearing.
His legacy as a massively profitable athlete and actor was overshadowed when he was accused of murdering his former spouse, Nicole Brown-Simpson and her good friend Ron Goldman exterior of her Los Angeles house. In October 1995, a jury rendered a verdict for Simpson of “not responsible.”
After the trial, Simpson struggled together with his tarnished legacy, ultimately going through jail time for armed theft and kidnapping. He was launched on parole in 2017 and lived out the remainder of his life comparatively quiet in Nevada. He leaves behind an advanced story, of nice success and of deep trauma.
