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Date of Birth

9 July 1947, San Francisco, California, USA

Birth Name

Orenthal James Simpson

Nickname

The Juice

Height

6' 1" (1.85 m)

Spouse

Nicole Brown Simpson	(2 February 1985 - 1992) (divorced) 2 children
Marguerite L. Whitley	(24 June 1967 - 1979) (divorced) 3 children

Trivia

A computer game (from Banana Productions) entitled "O.J.'s All- American Race to Acquittal" debuted in January 1995, and reveals among other things that O.J.'s full name, Orenthal James Simpson, is an anagram of "O.J. on simple harassment.".

Implicated for the murder of his wife in June 1994. In November 1995 he was found not guilty after trial and one and a half years of confinement.

Football player turned actor/sportscaster

Held liable for the deaths of ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman by a jury in a civil suit. The judgment returned held Simpson responsible for compensatory damages to the Goldmans in the amount of 8.5 million dollars. [4 February 1997]

Children by first wife, Marguerite L. Whitley: Arnelle L. Simpson (born 4 December 1968) Jason L. Simpson (born 21 April 1970) Aaren Lashone Simpson (24 September 1977 - 26 August 1979) (drowned in family swimming pool)

Children by second wife, Nicole Brown: Sydney Brooke Simpson (born 17 October 1985) Justin Ryan Simpson (born 6 August 1988)

Was in a street gang called The Persian Kings c. 1954.

Was working on a TV movie entitled Frogmen (1994) (TV) shortly before the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. It was reportedly designed to be a pilot for a proposed series, but has never aired.

Won the Heisman Trophy in 1968 as a halfback for the University of Southern California.

When he retired in 1979, he held the following NFL records: rushing yards in a season with 2,003 (since broken by Eric Dickerson), and touchdowns in a season with 23 (since broken by John Riggins in 1983).

Running back for the Buffalo Bills (1969-1977) and San Francisco 49ers (1978-1979).

Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985.

Was considered for the title role in The Terminator, but producers feared he was "too nice" to be taken seriously as a cold-blooded killer.

Ranks 16th on NFL All-Time Rushing Attempts List (2,404).

Ranks 14th on NFL All-Time Rushing Yardage List (11,236).

Ranks 21st on NFL All-Time Rushing Average List (4.674).

Tied for 30th with Herschel Walker on NFL All-Time Rushing Touchdowns List (61).

During his 1998 guest appearance on "The Ruby Wax Show" (1997), Simpson pretended to stab host Ruby Wax with a banana while mimicking the theme music from Psycho (1960).

Howard Stern's book "Miss America" was originally titled "Getting Away With Murder" and had a photo of O.J. and Stern (taken at Donald Trump's wedding) on the cover.

At the height of his football fame, polls indicated he was one of the top 3 most recognized faces in North America.

A Hungarian metal band (Húsdaráló Project) wrote a song about him.

Nicole Brown Simpson appeared as a bus passenger in an uncredited role in the made-for-TV movie Detour to Terror (1980) (TV) starring O.J. Simpson.

Was Ahmad Rashad's best man at his 1985 wedding to Phylicia Rashad.

The first pro football player to grace the cover of "Rolling Stone" (September 8, 1977).

The second professional athlete to host "Saturday Night Live" (1975) (February 25, 1978). He was the only former host not invited to attend the show's 25th Anniversary Special.

Under terms of their divorce, Marguerite Simpson received a $500,000 trust fund for herself and her two children. In addition, she received $600,000 to purchase a new home and 50% of his deferred income from his pro-football employment contracts. They also divided $3 million in community property.

Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1983.

In an interview with Michael Kay on CenterStage, Kevin Costner cited O.J. Simpson as his favorite athlete, calling him the greatest football player he ever saw.

Personal Quotes

To Esquire Magazine, in 1998: "Let's say I committed this crime...even if I did do this, it would have been because I loved her very much, right?"

To Playboy magazine, in 1975: "The day you take complete responsibility for yourself, the day you stop making any excuses, that's the day you start to the top."

On the day of his acquittal in 1995: "When things have settled down a bit I will pursue as my primary goal in life the killer or killers who slaughtered Nicole and Mr. Goldman."

Where Are They Now

(2003) Resides outside Miami, Florida.

(2009) Lovelock Correctional Center in Lovelock, Nevada

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