“On April 10, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed in his battle with cancer,” OJ’s family published on X (formerly Twitter) to announce the news of the death of OJ Simpson, controversial former American football player. .
OJ Simpson was born on July 9, 1947, in San Francisco. His name became famous for American football fans. thanks to his sporting achievements
: He was the first player to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a season, he played as a running back for the Buffalo Bills and the San Francisco 49ers, he entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985, he ran for 1,125 yards in his first season as a professional (setting an NFL rookie record).
5 OJ Simpson controversies
Off the American court, OJ’s name made headlines in the media, but not as an example to follow:
in which OJ Simpson was involved is, without a doubt, the murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ronald Goldman, in 1994. The victims were stabbed and slit their throats, while their two children, aged 9 and 6, slept inside the house. years of Brown and Simpson, who had divorced in 1992.
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OJ Simpsons was married twice and had 5 children.
of Nicole Brown and Ronald Goldman, the prosecution presented as evidence a bloody glove that supposedly belonged to OJ Simpson. However, during the hearing in which he was asked to try on the glove, Simpson had difficulty putting it on, prompting his lawyer, Johnnie Cochran, to famously utter the phrase “If it doesn’t fit, you must acquit yourself.” ” (“If it doesn’t fit, you must acquit”).
. Although the book was initially supposed to be a covert confession, Simpson claimed that it was just a work of fiction.
armed robbery and kidnapping in Las Vegas, in a case involving the recovery of personal items he claimed belonged to him. This conviction led to Simpson serving a nine-year prison sentence, before being released in 2017.
OJ Simpson, protagonist of the “trial of the century”, was not only a highly successful former American football player, but also a figure involved in various controversies, until his last breath, because despite what is reported in some media, On his deathbed, he did not confess guilt
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2024-04-15 03:01:05
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