O.J. Simpson was known as a football legend and natural talent in front of the camera before the murder trial of the century became synonymous with his name.
Orenthal James Simpson died on Wednesday, April 10, after battling cancer, his family announced online. He was 76.
While he earned fame and fortune as a legendary athlete with Hollywood knocking on his door to book a charming personality, Simpson’s legacy was forever changed with the 1994 killings of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ron Goldman.
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Following his stint at University of Southern California, where he won the Heisman Trophy in 1968, Simpson was the first player selected in the 1969 NFL draft. Wildly regarded as one of the greatest running backs to ever play in the NFL, Simpson earned NFL Player of the Year multiple times, and was inducted into the hall of fame in 1985.
His acting career began while he was still playing for the Trojans at USC, with uncredited appearances in “Dragnet,” “The Name of the Game,” and “Ironside.”
While still playing ball, Simpson made his big-screen debut in the 1974 film, “Klansman,” and starred alongside…
