The Rise and Fall — and Fall Again — of OJ Simpson

An All-American Beginning
Orenthal James Simpson rose to national prominence as a football player at the University of Southern California, winning the Heisman Trophy in 1968. He went on to play for the Buffalo Bills and the San Francisco 49ers and retired after the 1979 season. O.J. was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985. He also did a fair amount of acting, with notable performances in The Towering Inferno as well as all three Naked Gun movies, and executive-produced some truly forgettable films. ( Detour to Terror, anyone?)

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