Simpson in 1990 | |||||||||
No. 32 | |||||||||
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Position: | Running back | ||||||||
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Born: | San Francisco, California, U.S. | July 9, 1947||||||||
Died: | April 10, 2024 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | (aged 76)||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Galileo (San Francisco, California) | ||||||||
College: | USC | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 1969 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1 | ||||||||
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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.