O.J. Simpson dead at age 76, family says

O.J. Simpson has died on the age of 76 following a battle with most cancers, his household introduced on social media.

In a submit shared on X, Simpson’s household wrote that he handed away on Wednesday.

“He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren. During this time of transition, his family asks that you please respect their wishes for privacy and grace,” the submit reads.

According to TMZ, Simpson was identified with prostate most cancers lately and was in hospice care on the time of his loss of life.

Simpson is a former NFL nice who stood trial for the double homicide of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her good friend, Ron Goldman, within the ’90s, solely to be acquitted. His nationally televised trial turned the main focus of unprecedented media scrutiny.

Live TV protection of his arrest after a well-known slow-speed chase marked a shocking fall from grace for the sports activities hero.

A jury acquitted Simpson of the homicide fees on October 3, 1995. In a civil trial determination in 1997, Simpson was discovered responsible for the deaths of his ex-wife and Goldman and was ordered to pay $33.5 million in damages.

Simpson’s NFL profession and newer authorized troubles

Simpson, nicknamed “Juice” due to his athletic working potential and O.J. initials, was chosen first total by the American Football League (AFL) Buffalo Bills in 1969.

Simpson’s 1975 file of most touchdowns scored in a season (23) stood till 1983, and his 1973 season dashing file for many yards gained lasted till 1984 when it was damaged by Eric Dickerson.

Simpson led the AFC in dashing yardage 4 occasions (1972–73, 1975–76) and amassed 11,236 dashing yards in his profession, putting him second on the NFL’s all-time dashing record when he retired in 1979.

In 2007, Simpson was arrested after he and a bunch of males entered a Las Vegas lodge room and took memorabilia objects that Simpson claimed had been stolen from him. Simpson was ultimately charged with armed theft and kidnapping.

On October 3, 2008, a jury discovered him responsible of all fees. He was sentenced to a minimal of 9 years in jail, with a doable most sentence of 33 years. Simpson was granted parole in 2017.

“I’ve basically spent a conflict-free life, you know,” Simpson, whose parole led to late 2021, mentioned.

Public fascination with Simpson by no means light. Many debated if he had been punished in Las Vegas for his acquittal in Los Angeles. In 2016, he was the topic of an FX miniseries and a five-part ESPN documentary.

Simpson married his first spouse, Marguerite Whitley, on June 24, 1967. They had two sons collectively, Jason and Aaren.

Aaren drowned as a toddler in a swimming pool accident in 1979, the identical yr he and Whitley divorced. Simpson and Brown have been married in 1985. They had two youngsters, Justin and Sydney, and divorced in 1992.

With recordsdata from The Associated Press