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O. J. Simpson

1947 - 2024

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Orenthal James Simpson (July 9, 1947 – April 10, 2024), 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 controversial acquittal for the murders of his former wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman in 1994. Simpson played college football for the USC Trojans, where he won the Heisman Trophy as a senior, and was selected first overall by the Bills in the 1969 NFL/AFL draft. During his nine seasons with the Bills, he received five consecutive Pro Bowl and first-team All-Pro selections from 1972 to 1976. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. O. J. Simpson is the most popular american football player, the 266th most popular biography from United States (up from 450th in 2019) and the most popular American American Football Player.

O. J. Simpson is most famous for being accused of murdering his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman.

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Among AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYERS

Among american football players, O. J. Simpson ranks 1 out of 63. After him are Jim Brown, Tom Brady, Joe Montana, Patrick Mahomes, Dan Marino, Johnny Unitas, Michael Oher, Brett Favre, Aldo Donelli, Joe Namath, and Peyton Manning.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, O. J. Simpson ranks 16. Before him are Brian Johnson, Elton John, Dilma Rousseff, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Brian May, and Mary Simon. After him are James Hunt, Mario Draghi, Shirin Ebadi, Anwar Ibrahim, Paul Auster, and Mohammad Najibullah. Among people deceased in 2024, O. J. Simpson ranks 7. Before him are Jimmy Carter, Alain Delon, Franz Beckenbauer, Manmohan Singh, Maggie Smith, and Donald Sutherland. After him are Fethullah Gülen, Paul Auster, Mário Zagallo, Ismail Kadare, William Anders, and Alberto Fujimori.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, O. J. Simpson ranks 266 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert Andrews Millikan (1868), Lee de Forest (1873), Johnny Depp (1963), John Quincy Adams (1767), Charles Taze Russell (1852), and Dale Carnegie (1888). After him are Kanye West (1977), Diane Keaton (1946), Robert K. Merton (1910), Margaret Sanger (1879), Beyoncé (1981), and Peter Falk (1927).

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Among AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among american football players born in United States, O. J. Simpson ranks 1. After him are Jim Brown (1936), Tom Brady (1977), Joe Montana (1956), Patrick Mahomes (1995), Dan Marino (1961), Johnny Unitas (1933), Michael Oher (1986), Brett Favre (1969), Aldo Donelli (1907), Joe Namath (1943), and Peyton Manning (1976).

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