After this Thursday’s announcement of the death of Orenthal James Simpson, member of the Hall of Fame, neither the Buffalo Bills, nor the San Francisco 49ershis former teams, nor the NFL They spoke out publicly or offered condolences for the loss of one of their legends.
OJ Simpson died of cancer at the age of 76 His relatives reported earlier through a message on their social networks.
The former player recognized as one of the best running backs in NFL history, He played for the Bills from 1969 to 1977 and for the 49ers in the 1978 and 1979 campaigns.teams with which he accumulated records and feats.
After his retirement, his relevance passed to the courts. In 1994 he was accused of murdering his ex-wife Nicole and his friend Ron Goldman.
OJ Simpson, a Hall of Fame RB, but also a criminal, died. Your HL reel of it? NBC cut its broadcast of Game 5 of the ’94 NBA Finals to show the persecution of him. What did he do? Kill his wife and his lover.
— Alan Schefter 🏈🏀⚽️🎞 (@Alan_GM11) April 11, 2024
Before being arrested for the crime he was accused of, he was involved in a long police chase that was followed by thousands of viewers on television news. who filmed it from a helicopter through the streets of Los Angeles.
The former player born in San Francisco, California pleaded not guilty in what was known as the ‘Trial of the century’ and in which he was acquitted on October 3, 1995.
He was in trouble with the law again 13 years later. On October 3, 2008, OJ returned to court accused of 12 felonies, kidnapping and armed robbery.
He was sentenced to 33 years in prison, but after nine years in prison He was paroled in 2017.
The deterioration of his image distanced him from the aura that his performance on the field had given him.
Only in this way can the silence of the Bills, the team that opened the doors of the league, be explained by selecting him first in the first round of the 1969 Draft; of the 49ers, with whom he concluded his career, and of the NFL and its figures who did not comment on the death of the former running back.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame was the only institution that remembered its member since 1985.
“OJ Simpson He was the first player to achieve a record for a running back that many thought was unattainable in a 14-game season by surpassing the 2,000 yards in 1973“said Jim Porter, president of the NFL Hall of Fame.
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2024-04-12 12:31:14
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