OJ Simpson Dead … From Cancer!

O.J. Simpson, whose immense fame on the soccer area was eclipsed by his infamy off it, died Wednesday in response to his household. He was 76.

Simpson had been battling most cancers and had been in hospice. The household introduced the dying on Twitter.

“On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer,” learn an announcement posted by Simpson’s household on X. “He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren.”

OJ’s Household simply made the next announcement.

O.J. Simpson was the primary participant to achieve a dashing mark many thought couldn’t be attained in a 14-game season when he topped 2,000 yards,” Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame president Jim Porter stated in an announcement. “His on-field contributions will be preserved in the Hall’s archives in Canton, Ohio.”

It doesn’t matter what Simpson did as a soccer participant, he’ll all the time be extra remembered for maybe essentially the most well-known homicide trial in American historical past, one which had folks glued to their televisions every day and break up the nation alongside racial strains. The second he was discovered not responsible of the 1994 murders of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her pal Ron Goldman was one of many most-watched in tv historical past, as was Simpson’s slow-speed Ford Bronco chase by means of Southern California freeways after he was charged with the murders and failed to show himself in.