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Children by second wife, Nicole Brown: Sydney Brooke Simpson (born 17 October 1985) Justin Ryan Simpson (born 6 August 1988)


Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985.


When he retired in 1979, he held the following NFL records: rushing yards in a season with 2,003 (since broken by Eric Dickerson), and touchdowns in a season with 23 (since broken by John Riggins in 1983).


Running back for the Buffalo Bills (1969-1977) and San Francisco 49ers (1978-1979).


Tied for 30th with Herschel Walker on NFL All-Time Rushing Touchdowns List (61).


Was considered for the title role in The Terminator, but producers feared he was "too nice" to be taken seriously as a cold-blooded killer.


Football player turned actor/sportscaster


Ranks 14th on NFL All-Time Rushing Yardage List (11,236).


Held liable for the deaths of ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman by a jury in a civil suit. The judgment returned held Simpson responsible for compensatory damages to the Goldmans in the amount of 8.5 million dollars. (4 February 1997)


During his 1998 guest appearance on "The Ruby Wax Show" (1997), Simpson pretended to stab host Ruby Wax with a banana while mimicking the theme music from Psycho (1960).


Was working on a TV movie entitled Frogmen (1994) (TV) shortly before the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. It was reportedly designed to be a pilot for a proposed series, but has never aired.


Was Ahmad Rashad's best man at his 1985 wedding to Phylicia Rashad.


Children by first wife, Marguerite L. Whitley: Arnelle L. Simpson (born 4 December 1968) Jason L. Simpson (born 21 April 1970) Aaren Lashone Simpson (24 September 1977 - 26 August 1979) (drowned in family swimming pool)


A computer game (from Banana Productions) entitled "O.J.'s All- American Race to Acquittal" debuted in January 1995, and reveals among other things that O.J.'s full name, Orenthal James Simpson, is an anagram of "O.J. on simple harassment.".


At the height of his football fame, polls indicated he was one of the top 3 most recognized faces in North America.


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