Orenthal James Simpson

Orenthal James Simpson was born in San Francisco, California. He became a collegiate football sensation at the University of Southern California (USC), winning the Heisman Trophy by a record margin in 1968. Drafted first overall by the Buffalo Bills in 1969, Simpson was one of the greatest running backs in NFL history, named NFL MVP in 1973 after rushing for an unprecedented 2,003 yards in just 14 games. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985 and transitioned into sports broadcasting and Hollywood comedies like The Naked Gun series.

In June 1994, Simpson was charged with the brutal stabbings of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. Following a nationally televised low-speed white Ford Bronco chase, his eleven-month 1995 trial was dubbed the "Trial of the Century," exposing deep racial, judicial, and media divides in American society. Acquitted of murder charges in 1995, he was later found liable for the deaths in a 1997 civil suit and ordered to pay $33.5 million. In 2008, Simpson was convicted of armed robbery in Las Vegas, serving nine years in prison before his release in 2017.