O.J. Simpson, Former NFL Star and Controversial Legal Figure, Dead From Cancer at 76

  • ** FILE** USC’s O. J. Simpson, who scored both his team’s touchdowns, is interviewed by the press after leading Trojans to 14-3 Rose Bowl win in 1968. Simpson, who gained 128 yards in 25 carries, was named Player of the Game. ( Don Cormier/ Los Angeles Times, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons)
    ** FILE** USC’s O. J. Simpson, who scored both his team’s touchdowns, is interviewed by the press after leading Trojans to 14-3 Rose Bowl win in 1968. Simpson, who gained 128 yards in 25 carries, was named Player of the Game. ( Don Cormier/ Los Angeles Times, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons)
O.J. Simpson, a towering figure in both the sports world and the annals of American legal history, has lost his battle with cancer at the age of 76. His family confirmed his death in a statement issued early Thursday. “On April 10, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer,” read the statement shared by Simpson’s family. “He was surrounded by his children and…

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