OJ 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: | USC | ||||||||
| 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 armed robber and kidnapper.
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 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. In 1973, he became the first NFL player to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a season; holding the record for the single season yards-per-game average, which stands at 143.1. He is the only player to ever rush for over 2,000 yards in the 14-game regular season NFL format.
Simpson was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1983 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985. After retiring from football, he began new careers in acting and football broadcasting.
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 publicised trial. The families of the victims filed a civil suit against him, and in 1997 a civil court awarded a $33.5 million judgment against Simpson for the victims' wrongful deaths.
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