O. J. Simpson
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Orenthal James Simpson, also known by his nickname "the Juice", was an American professional football player, actor, and media personality who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons, primarily with the Buffalo Bills. Simpson is regarded as one of the greatest running backs of all time, but his success was overshadowed by his criminal trial and contentious acquittal for the murders of his former wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman in 1994.
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O. J. Simpson was an American actor and athletics competitor born in San Francisco on July 9, 1947. He competed in American football and track and field, playing as a running back for the San Francisco 49ers and the Buffalo Bills. His athletic career spanned from 1969 to 1979, during which he received the Pro Football Hall of Fame award and the Associated Press Athlete of the Year honor.
Simpson also worked as a film actor and sports commentator. He was educated at the University of Southern California and spoke English. He was married to Nicole Brown Simpson and was a member of the African American ethnic group. His notable life events included the O. J. Simpson murder case and a conviction for robbery. He died on April 10, 2024.
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San Francisco, California, USA
Orenthal James Simpson (July 9, 1947 – April 10, 2024) was an American football player, actor, and broadcaster. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons, primarily with the Buffalo Bills, and is regarded as one of the greatest running backs of all time. Once a popular figure with the American public, Simpson's professional success was later overshadowed by his trial and…
Known for
- OJ Unseen: Exploitation of Evil — Self2026
- OJ Unseen: Exploitation of Evil — Self (archive footage)2026
- Detective Tom Lange and the O.J. Simpson Case (Part 1) — Self (archive footage)2025
- Elway — Self (archive footage)2025
- American Manhunt: O.J. Simpson — Self (archive footage)2025
- Most Famous Murder: The O.J. Simpson Trial — Self (archive footage)2024
- TMZ Presents | O.J.: How He Really Did It — Self (archive footage)2024
- The Life & Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson — Self (archive footage)2024
- O.J. Simpson: Blood, Lies & Murder — Self2023
- Killer Sally — Self - Acquitted of Double Homicide (archive footage)2022
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Family name
- Simpson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- San Francisco
- Place of death
- Las Vegas
- Spouse
- Nicole Brown Simpson
- Occupation
- association football player
- Educated at
- University of Southern California
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- American football
- Sport
- athletics
- Member of team
- Buffalo Bills
- Position played
- running back
- Country for sport
- United States
- Mass
- 95
- Image
- O.J. Simpson 1990 · DN-ST-91-03444 crop.JPEG
- Height
- 185
- Convicted of
- robbery
- Significant event
- O. J. Simpson murder case
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- Commons category
- O.J. Simpson
- date of birth
- 1947-07-09
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- topic's main category
- Category:O. J. Simpson
- start of work period
- 1969-00-00
- end of work period
- 1979-00-00
- social media followers
- 887103
- writing language
- English language
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- date of death
- 2024-04-10
- cause of death
- prostate cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- O. J. Simpson
- birth name
- Orenthal James Simpson
- medical condition
- rickets
- nickname
- Juice
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