O. J. Simpson
Simpson in 1990
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | July 9, 1947 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | San Francisco, California | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 212 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | San Francisco (CA) Galileo | ||||||||
| College: |
Southern California City College of San Francisco |
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| NFL Draft: | 1969 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1 | ||||||||
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| Rushing yards: | 11,236 |
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| Average: | 4.7 |
| Rushing touchdowns: | 61 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Orenthal James "O. J." Simpson (born July 9, 1947), nicknamed The Juice, is a former American football running back, broadcaster, actor, and convicted felon. Simpson attended the University of Southern California (USC), where he played college football for the USC Trojans, and won the Heisman Trophy in 1968. He then played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) as a running back for 11 seasons, with the Buffalo Bills from 1969 to 1977 and with the San Francisco 49ers from 1978 to 1979. Simpson was the first NFL player to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a season, a mark he set in 1973. While six other players have passed the 2,000-rush yard mark, he stands alone as the only player to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a 14-game season (the NFL changed to a 16-game season in 1978). He holds the record for the single season yards-per-game average, which stands at 143.1. Simpson was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1983 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985. After retiring from professional football, he had a career as a football broadcaster and actor.
In 1995, Simpson was acquitted of the 1994 murders of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, Ronald Goldman, after a lengthy and internationally publicized criminal trial, the People v. Simpson. In 1997, a civil court awarded a $33.5 million judgment against Simpson for their wrongful deaths.
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