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'{{redirect|The Juice||Juice (disambiguation)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2012}} {{pp-pc1}}{{pp-move-indef}} {{stack| {{Infobox NFL player |name = O. J. Simpson |image=O.J. Simpson 1990 · DN-ST-91-03444 crop.JPEG |imagesize=180px |caption=Simpson photographed in 1990 |position=[[Running back]] |number=32 |birth_date={{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1947|7|9}} |birth_place=[[San Francisco]], [[California]] |height_ft=6 |height_in=1 |weight=212 |debutyear=1969 |debutteam=Buffalo Bills |finalyear=1979 |finalteam=San Francisco 49ers |draftyear=1969 |draftround=1 |draftpick=1 |highschool=[[Galileo Academy of Science and Technology|San Francisco (CA) Galileo]] |college=[[USC Trojans football|Southern California]] |teams= * [[Buffalo Bills]] ([[1969 American Football League season|1969]]–{{NFL Year|1977}}) * [[San Francisco 49ers]] ({{NFL Year|1978}}–{{NFL Year|1979}}) |statlabel1=Rushing yards |statvalue1=[[List of National Football League rushing yards leaders|11,236]] |statlabel2=Average |statvalue2=4.7 |statlabel3=Rushing [[Touchdown|TDs]] |statvalue3=61 |nfl=SIM593235 |highlights= '''NCAA''' * [[Walter Camp Award]] (1967) * 2× [[UPI College Football Player of the Year|UPI Player of the Year]] (1967, 1968) * [[Heisman Trophy]] (1968) * [[Maxwell Award]] (1968) * [[Pop Warner Trophy]] (1968) * [[College Football Hall of Fame]] inductee (1983) '''NFL''' * 6× [[Pro Bowl]] selection ([[1970 Pro Bowl|1969]], [[1973 Pro Bowl|1972]], [[1974 Pro Bowl|1973]], [[1975 Pro Bowl|1974]], [[1976 Pro Bowl|1975]], [[1977 Pro Bowl|1976]]) * 5× ''[[Associated Press|AP]]'' First-Team [[All-Pro]] ([[1972 All-Pro Team|1972]], [[1973 All-Pro Team|1973]], [[1974 All-Pro Team|1974]], [[1975 All-Pro Team|1975]], [[1976 All-Pro Team|1976]]) * 4× [[List of NFL rushing champions|NFL Rushing champion]] ([[1972 NFL season|1972]], [[1973 NFL season|1973]], [[1975 NFL season|1975]], [[1976 NFL season|1976]]) * [[Pro Bowl MVP]] ([[1973 Pro Bowl|1972]]) * 1973 [[NFL MVP]] (''[[NFL MVP Award#Associated Press NFL POY.2FMVP Award|AP]]'', ''[[NFL MVP Award#Newspaper Enterprise Association NFL MVP Award|NEA]]'', [[National Football League Most Valuable Player Award#Bert Bell Award|MX]]) * 1973 [[NFL Offensive Player of the Year]] (''AP'', ''PW'') * 3× [[UPI AFL-AFC Player of the Year|''UPI'' AFC Player of the Year]] (1972, 1973, 1975) * [[Hickok Belt]] winner (1973)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hickokbelt.com/winners/past-winners/winners/o.j.-simpson/ |title=O.J. Simpson |publisher=Hickok Belt |accessdate=September 20, 2012}}</ref> * [[Associated Press Athlete of the Year|''AP'' Man Athlete of the Year]] (1973) * [[NFL 1970s All-Decade Team]] * [[NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team]] * Rated No. 40 NFL Player of all-time by [[The Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players|NFL.com]] as of 2009 season * [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] inductee (1985) |HOF=195 |CollegeHOF=60054 }} }} '''Orenthal James''' "'''O. J.'''" '''Simpson''' (born July 9, 1947), also nicknamed "'''The Juice'''", is a retired [[American football]] player, broadcaster, actor, and convicted felon currently incarcerated in Nevada. Simpson was the first [[National Football League|NFL]] football player to [[rush (American football)|rush]] for more than [[2,000-yard club|2,000 yards]] in a season, a mark he set in [[1973 NFL season|1973]]. While six other players have passed the 2,000-rush yard mark, he stands alone as the only player to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a 14-game season (the NFL changed to a 16-game season in 1978). He holds the record for the single season yards-per-game average, which stands at 143.1 ypg. Simpson was elected to the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] in 1985. After retiring from professional football, Simpson had a career as a football broadcaster and actor. In 1995, he was [[Acquittal|acquitted]] of the 1994 murder of [[Nicole Brown Simpson]] and [[Ronald Goldman]] after a lengthy and internationally publicized criminal trial, the ''[[O.J. Simpson murder case|People v. Simpson]]''. In 1997, a [[Civil law (common law)|civil court]] awarded a judgment against Simpson for their [[wrongful death]]s; {{as of|2007|lc=y}} he has paid little of the $33.5&nbsp;million judgment.<ref name="spending">[https://web.archive.org/web/20070305235730/http://www.cnn.com/2007/LAW/02/08/simpson.lawsuit.ap/index.html "O.J. Simpson ordered to stop spending"]. CNN. May 3, 2007.</ref> In September 2007, Simpson was arrested in [[Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]], and charged with numerous [[felony|felonies]], including [[armed robbery]] and [[kidnapping]].<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|url=http://news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/oj/nvoj91607arrstrpt.html |date=September 16, 2007 |accessdate=September 18, 2007|publisher=FindLaw |title=O.J. Simpson's Las Vegas Police Arrest Report}}</ref> In 2008, he was found guilty<ref name="guilty">{{cite news|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27010657/|title=Simpson guilty of robbery, kidnap charges|publisher=MSNBC|date=October 3, 2008|accessdate=October 3, 2008}}</ref><ref>[http://edition.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/10/04/oj.simpson.verdict/?iref=mpstoryview 'O.J. Simpson guilty in armed robbery, kidnapping trial."] CNN. October 4, 2008.</ref> and sentenced to 33 years' imprisonment, with a minimum of nine years without [[parole]].<ref name="sentence">{{cite news | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/06/us/06simpson.html |title=Simpson Sentenced to at Least 9 Years in Prison |work=The New York Times| date=December 5, 2008 | accessdate=December 5, 2008| first=Steve | last=Friess}}</ref> He is serving his sentence at the [[Lovelock Correctional Center]] in [[Lovelock, Nevada]].<ref>[http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/dec/19/oj-tranferred-lovelock/ O.J. transferred to Lovelock], ''[[Las Vegas Sun]]'', December 19, 2008.</ref> ==Early life== Simpson was born in San Francisco, the son of Eunice (née Durden; October 23, 1921&nbsp;– San Francisco, California, November 9, 2001), a hospital administrator, and Jimmy Lee Simpson ([[Arkansas]], January 29, 1920&nbsp;– San Francisco, California, June 9, 1986), a [[chef]] and bank custodian.<ref name=ojsimpsonbio/><ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/64/O-J-Simpson.html "O.J. Simpson Biography (1947–)."] ''Film Reference.com.''<!--Bot-generated title--></ref> Simpson's maternal grandparents were from [[Louisiana]].<ref>[http://www.wargs.com/other/simpson.html "Ancestry of O.J. Simpson."], wargs.com.</ref> His aunt gave him the name Orenthal, which supposedly was the name of a French actor she liked.<ref name="charmed">Schwartz, Larry. [http://espn.go.com/sportscentury/features/00016472.html "Before trial, Simpson charmed America."]. ESPN. 2000.</ref> Simpson has one brother, Melvin Leon "Truman" Simpson, one living sister, Shirley Simpson-Baker, and one deceased sister, Carmelita Simpson-Durio. As a child, Simpson developed [[rickets]] and wore braces on his legs until the age of five.<ref name=ojsimpsonbio>[http://www.cnn.com/US/OJ/suspect/bio/index.html "A timeline of O.J. Simpson's life."] CNN.</ref> His parents separated in 1952 and he was raised by his mother.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bruce|first=Aubrey|url=http://www.newpittsburghcourieronline.com/index.php/sports/13026-inside-conditions-only-a-mother-could-love|title=Inside Conditions...only a mother could love|date=May 12, 2013|publisher=newpittsburghcourieronline.com|accessdate=May 15, 2013}}</ref> Growing up in San Francisco, Simpson lived in the [[housing projects]] of the [[Potrero Hill]] neighborhood.<ref name="portero hill">{{cite news | url=http://www.sfgate.com/neighborhoods/sf/potrerohill/ | title=San Francisco: Potrero Hill |work=San Francisco Chronicle| accessdate=June 2, 2012 | date=October 27, 2011}}</ref><ref name="portero hill2">{{cite news | url=http://www.cnn.com/US/OJ/suspect/childhood.years/index.html | title=O.J. Simpson Profile: Childhood |publisher=CNN |date=June 24, 1995 |accessdate=June 2, 2012 }}</ref> In his early teenage years, he joined a street gang called the Persian Warriors and was briefly incarcerated at the San Francisco Youth Guidance Center.<ref name=ojsimpsonbio/> At [[Galileo High School]] (currently Galileo Academy of Science and Technology) in San Francisco, Simpson played for the school football team, the Galileo Lions. ==College football career== From 1965 to 1966, Simpson was a student at [[City College of San Francisco]], a member of the [[California Community College]] system. He played both offense ([[running back]]) and defense ([[defensive back]]) and was named to the Junior College All-American team as a running back.<ref>{{cite book|last=Blevins|first=David|title=The Sports Hall of Fame Encyclopedia: Baseball, Basketball, Football, Hockey, Soccer|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=aB8sCV5nVaoC&pg=PA895&dq=O.+J.+Simpson+City+College+of+San+Francisco+offense+running+back+defense+defensive+back&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Dd6TUbvcOMfD4AO6ooAg&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=O.%20J.%20Simpson%20City%20College%20of%20San%20Francisco%20offense%20running%20back%20defense%20defensive%20back&f=false|accessdate=May 15, 2013|year=2011|publisher=[[Rowman & Littlefield]]|isbn=0810861305|page=895}}</ref> Simpson was awarded an [[athletic scholarship]] to the [[University of Southern California]], where he played running back in 1967 and 1968. Simpson led the nation in rushing in 1967 when he ran for 1,543 yards and scored 13 touchdowns. He also led the nation in rushing the next year with 383 carries for 1,880 yards.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/oj-simpson-1.html|title=O.J. Simpson|publisher= [[Sports Reference]]|accessdate=May 10, 2014}}</ref> In 1967, he starred in the [[1967 USC vs. UCLA football game]] and was a [[Heisman Trophy]] candidate as a junior, but he did not win the award. His 64-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter tied the game, with the [[extra point]] after touchdown providing the win. This was the biggest play in what is regarded as one of the [[Game of the Century (college football)|greatest football games of the 20th century]].<ref>Peters, Nick. (1988) "College Football's Twenty-Five Greatest Teams." ''[[The Sporting News]]''. Number 9 Southern California Trojans 1967; ISBN 0-89204-281-8.</ref> Another dramatic touchdown in the same game is the subject of the [[Arnold Friberg]] oil painting, ''O.J. Simpson Breaks for Daylight.'' Simpson also won the Walter Camp Award in 1967 and was a two-time consensus [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]].<ref>[http://usctrojans.cstv.com/ University of Southern California Football Media Guide"], p. 125 (2006 edition).</ref> Simpson was an aspiring track athlete, in 1967 he lost a 100m race in Stanford against the then British record holder [[Menzies Campbell]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politicshome.com/uk/article/61330/sir_menzies_campbell_race_to_the_finish.html|date=September 13, 2012|accessdate=September 19, 2014|publisher=[[The House Magazine]]|title=Sir Menzies Campbell: Race to the Finish}}</ref> He ran in the USC [[4 x 100 metres relay|sprint relay]] quartet that broke the [[world records in athletics|world record]] in the 4x110 yard relay at the [[NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship|NCAA track championships]] in [[Provo, Utah]] in June 1967. (While this time has not been beaten, the IAAF now refers to it as a ''world's best'', not a world record. The scarcity of events over distances measured in [[imperial units]] resulted in the designation change in 1976.)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olympic.org/common/asp/download_report.asp?file=en_report_78.pdf&id=78|format=PDF|date=January 18, 2002|accessdate=September 11, 2007|publisher=[[International Olympic Committee]]|title=Athletics: World Record progression: Men: 4 × 100 m Relay|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030609203647/multimedia.olympic.org/pdf/en_report_78.pdf|archivedate=June 9, 2003}}</ref> In 1968, he rushed for 1,709 yards and 22 touchdowns, earning the Heisman Trophy, the [[Maxwell Award]], and the [[Walter Camp Award]] that year. He still holds the record for the Heisman's largest margin of victory, defeating the runner-up by 1,750 points. In the [[1969 Rose Bowl]], where number two USC faced number one Ohio State, Simpson ran for 171 yards, including an 80-yard touchdown run in a 16–27 loss.<ref>Jenkins, Dan. "Defense And Rex Make A King", ''Sports Illustrated'', January 13, 1969.</ref> ==Professional football career== ===Buffalo Bills=== Simpson was drafted by the [[American Football League|AFL]]'s [[Buffalo Bills]], who got first pick in the 1969 [[American Football League|AFL]]-[[NFL]] [[Common Draft]] after finishing 1–12–1 in [[List of American Football League seasons#1968 .5B9.5D|1968]]. Early in his professional football career, Simpson struggled on poor Buffalo teams, averaging only 622 yards per season for his first three. He first rushed for more than 1,000 yards in [[1972 NFL season|1972]], gaining a total of 1,251. In [[1973 NFL season|1973]], Simpson rushed for a record 2,003 yards, becoming the first player ever to pass the 2,000-yard mark, and scored 12 touchdowns. Simpson gained more than 1,000 rushing yards for each of his next three seasons. From 1972 to 1976, Simpson averaged 1,540 rushing yards per (14 game) season, 5.1 yards per carry, and he won the [[NFL Annual Rushing Leaders|NFL rushing title]] four times. Simpson had the best game of his career during the Thanksgiving game against the [[Detroit Lions]] on November 25, 1976, when he rushed for a then record 273 yards on 29 attempts and scoring two touchdowns. Simpson's [[1977 NFL season|1977]] season in Buffalo was cut short by injury. ===San Francisco 49ers=== Before the [[1978 NFL season|1978]] season, the Bills traded Simpson to the [[San Francisco 49ers]] for a series of draft picks.<ref>{{cite web |title=O.J. Simpson: Career Capsule |url=http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.aspx?PlayerId=195&tab=Capsule |publisher=Pro Football Hall of Fame |accessdate=November 28, 2011}}</ref> He played two seasons. ===Summary=== Simpson gained 11,236 rushing yards, placing him 2nd on the [[List of National Football League rushing yards leaders|NFL's all-time rushing list]] when he retired; he now stands at 18th. He was named NFL Player of the Year in 1973, and played in six [[Pro Bowl]]s. He was the only player in NFL history to rush for over 2,000 yards in a 14 game season and he's the only player to rush for over 200 yards in six different games in his career. Simpson was inducted into the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] in 1985, his first year of eligibility.<ref>{{cite news|last=Brennan|first=Christine|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/brennan/2007-09-19-oj-hall_N.htm|title=Pro Football Hall needs O.J. exit strategy|date=September 19, 2007|publisher=usatoday.com|accessdate=May 15, 2013}}</ref> Simpson acquired the nickname "Juice" as a play on "O.J.", an informal abbreviation for "[[orange juice|Orange Juice]]". "Juice" is also a colloquial synonym for electricity or electrical power, and hence a metaphor for any powerful entity; the Bills' offensive line at Simpson's peak was nicknamed "[[Electric Company (football)|The Electric Company]]."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.buffalosportsdaily.com/2010/06/top-20-bills-all-time-draft-picks-joe-delamielleure-8/|title=Top 20 Bills All-Time Draft Picks: Joe DeLamielleure (#8)|accessdate=2010-06-27|date=2010-06-15|author=Moran, Patrick|work=Buffalo Sports Daily|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100621020444/http://www.buffalosportsdaily.com/2010/06/top-20-bills-all-time-draft-picks-joe-delamielleure-8/ <!--Added by H3llBot-->|archivedate=2010-06-21}}</ref> ===NFL records=== * Fastest player to gain 1,000 rushing yards in season- 1,025 in 7 games in 1973 and 1,005 in 7 games in 1975- tied with [[Terrell Davis]]<ref>{{cite web |title=In a single season, from 1960 to 2013, in the Regular Season, from team's 1st game to 7th game, sorted by descending Rushing Yds. |url=http://www.pro-football-reference.com/play-index/pgl_finder.cgi?request=1&match=single&year_min=1960&year_max=2013&season_start=1&season_end=-1&age_min=0&age_max=99&game_type=R&league_id=&team_id=&opp_id=&game_num_min=1&game_num_max=7&week_num_min=0&week_num_max=99&game_day_of_week=&game_location=&game_result=&handedness=&is_active=&is_hof=&c1stat=&c1comp=gt&c1val=&c2stat=&c2comp=gt&c2val=&c3stat=&c3comp=gt&c3val=&c4stat=&c4comp=gt&c4val=&order_by=rush_yds|website=http://www.pro-football-reference.com|publisher=Sports Referencel LLC|accessdate=21 August 2014}}</ref> * Fastest player to gain 2,000 rushing yards in season- 2,003 in 14 games in 1973 ===Career stats=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"| Season ! colspan="7" style="text-align:center;"| Rushing ! colspan="7" style="text-align:center;"| Receiving |- !Year !! Team !! GP !! GS !! Att !! Yds !! TD !! Lng !! Y/A !! Y/G !! A/G !! Rec !! Yds !! TD !! Lng !! Y/R !! R/G !! Y/G |- style="text-align:center;" |[[1969 NFL season|1969]] || [[Buffalo Bills|BUF]] || 13 || 0 || 181 || 697 || 2 || 32 || 3.9 || 53.6 || 13.9 || 30 || 343 || 3 || 55 || 11.4 || 2.3 || 26.4 |- style="text-align:center;" |[[1970 NFL season|1970]] || [[Buffalo Bills|BUF]] || 8 || 8 || 120 || 488 || 5 || 56 || 4.1 || 61.0 || 15.0 || 10 || 139 ||| 0 || 36 || 13.9 || 1.3 || 17.4 |- style="text-align:center;" |[[1971 NFL season|1971]] || [[Buffalo Bills|BUF]] || 14 || 14 || 183 || 742 || 5 || 46 || 4.1 || 53.0 || 13.1 || 21 || 162 || 0 || 38 || 7.7 || 1.5 || 11.6 |- style="text-align:center;" |[[1972 NFL season|1972]] || [[Buffalo Bills|BUF]] || 14 || 14 || 292 || 1251 || 6 || 94 || 4.3 || 89.4 || 20.9 || 27 || 198 || 0 || 25 || 7.3 || 1.9 || 14.1 |- style="text-align:center;" |[[1973 NFL season|1973]] || [[Buffalo Bills|BUF]] || 14 || 14 || 332 || 2003 || 12 || 80 || 6.0 || 143.1 || 23.7 || 6 || 70 || 0 || 24 || 11.7 || 0.4 || 5.0 |- style="text-align:center;" |[[1974 NFL season|1974]] || [[Buffalo Bills|BUF]] || 14 || 14 || 270 || 1125 || 3 || 41 || 4.2 || 80.4 || 19.3 || 15 || 189 || 1 || 29 || 12.6 || 1.1 || 13.5 |- style="text-align:center;" |[[1975 NFL season|1975]] || [[Buffalo Bills|BUF]] || 14 || 14 || 329 || 1817 || 16 || 88 || 5.5 || 129.8 || 23.5 || 28 || 426 || 7 || 64 || 15.2 || 2.0 || 30.4 |- style="text-align:center;" |[[1976 NFL season|1976]] || [[Buffalo Bills|BUF]] || 14 || 13 || 290 || 1503 || 8 || 75 || 5.2 || 107.4 || 20.7 || 22 || 259 || 1 || 43 || 11.8 || 1.6 || 18.5 |- style="text-align:center;" |[[1977 NFL season|1977]] || [[Buffalo Bills|BUF]] || 7 || 7 || 126 || 557 || 0 || 39 || 4.4 || 79.6 || 18.0 || 16 || 138 || 0 || 18 || 8.6 || 2.3 || 19.7 |- style="text-align:center;" |[[1978 NFL season|1978]] || [[San Francisco 49ers|SF]] || 10 || 10 || 161 || 593 || 1 || 34 || 3.7 || 59.3 || 16.1 || 21 || 172 || 2 || 19 || 8.2 || 2.1 || 17.2 |- style="text-align:center;" |[[1979 NFL season|1979]] || [[San Francisco 49ers|SF]] || 13 || 8 || 120 || 460 || 3 || 22 || 3.8 || 35.4 || 9.2 || 7 || 46 || 0 || 14 || 6.6 || 0.5 || 3.5 |- style="text-align:center;" !Career || -- || 135 || 116 || 2404 || 11236 || 61 || 94 || 4.7 || 83.2 || 17.8 || 203 || 2142 || 14 || 64 || 10.6 || 1.5 || 15.9 |- style="text-align:center;" !9 yrs || [[Buffalo Bills|BUF]] || 112 || 98 || 2123 || 10183 || 57 || 94 || 4.8 || 90.9 || 19.0 || 175 || 1924 || 12 || 64 || 11.0 || 1.6 || 17.2 |- style="text-align:center;" !2 yrs || [[San Francisco|SF]] || 23 || 18 || 281 || 1053 || 4 || 34 || 3.7 || 45.8 || 12.2 || 28 || 218 || 2 || 19 || 7.8 || 1.2 || 9.5 |} *Abbreviation Key: GP: Games Played, GS: Games Started, Att: Rushing Attempts, Y/A: Yards per Attempt, Y/G: Yards per Game Played, A/G: Rushing Attempts per Game Played, Rec: Receptions, Y/R: Yards per Reception, R/G: Receptions per Game Played, Y/G: Receiving Yards per Game Played.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SimpO.00.htm|title=O.J. Simpson|publisher=[[Pro-Football-Reference.com]] |accessdate=May 13, 2014}}</ref> ==Acting career== [[File:O.J. Simpson 1990 · DN-ST-91-03444.JPEG|right|200px|thumb|Simpson in 1990 in [[Saudi Arabia]] while visiting American troops during the lead-up to the first [[Gulf War]]]] Even before his retirement from football and in the NFL, Simpson embarked on a successful film career with parts in films such as the television mini-series ''[[Roots (TV miniseries)|Roots]]'' (1977), and the dramatic motion pictures ''[[The Klansman]]'' (1974), ''[[The Towering Inferno]]'' (1974), ''[[The Cassandra Crossing]]'' (1976), ''[[Capricorn One]]'' (1978), and the comedic ''[[Back to the Beach]]'' (1987) and ''[[The Naked Gun]]'' trilogy (1988, 1991, 1994). In 1979, he started his own film production company, Orenthal Productions, which dealt mostly in made-for-TV fare such as the family-oriented ''[[Goldie and the Boxer]]'' films with [[Melissa Michaelsen]] (1979 and 1981) and ''Cocaine and Blue Eyes'' (1983), the pilot for a proposed detective series on [[NBC]]. NBC was considering whether to air ''Frogmen'', another series starring Simpson, when his arrest canceled the project.<ref name="lowry20000508">{{cite news | url=http://articles.latimes.com/print/2000/may/08/entertainment/ca-27673 | title=The Saga of O.J.'s Last, Lost Pilot | accessdate=April 5, 2011 | author=Lowry, Brian | date=May 8, 2000 |work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> Besides his acting career, Simpson worked as a commentator for ''[[Monday Night Football]]'' and ''[[NFL on NBC|The NFL on NBC]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=History of ABC's Monday Night Football|url=http://espn.go.com/abcsports/mnf/s/2003/0115/1493105.html|publisher=[[ESPN]]|date=January 15, 2003|accessdate=March 15, 2008}}</ref> He also appeared in the audience of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' during its second season and hosted an episode during its third season.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Ruth Gordon/Chuck Berry|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live_(season_2)|series=[[Saturday Night Live]]|airdate=1977-01-22|network=[[NBC]]|season=2|number=12}}</ref><ref>{{cite episode|title=OJ Simpson/Ashford & Simpson|url=http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/episodes/Show_84.shtml|series=[[Saturday Night Live]]|airdate=1978-02-25|network=[[NBC]]|season=3|number=12}}</ref> ===''Frogmen''=== A part of the murder case that was never televised was the two-hour-long [[film pilot]] for ''Frogmen'', a ''[[The A-Team]]''-like adventure series starring Simpson, that [[Warner Bros. Television]] completed in 1994, a few months before the murders. NBC had not yet decided on whether to order the series when Simpson's arrest cancelled the project. While searching his home the police obtained a videotaped copy of the pilot as well as the script and dailies. Although the prosecution investigated reports that Simpson, who played the leader of a group of former [[United States Navy SEALs]], received "a fair amount of" military training—including use of a knife—for ''Frogmen'', and there is a scene in which he holds a knife to the throat of a woman, it was not introduced as evidence during the trial.{{r|lowry20000508}} NBC executive [[Warren Littlefield]] said in July 1994 that the network would probably never air the pilot if Simpson were convicted; if he were acquitted, however, one television journalist speculated that "Frogmen would probably be on the air before the [[NBC peacock]] could unfurl its plume".<ref name="jicha19940727">{{cite news | url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1994-07-27/lifestyle/9407260286_1_littlefield-tv-movie-simpson-case | title=NBC May Bury Simpson TV Movie At Sea | work=Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel | date=1994-07-27 | accessdate=24 April 2014 | author=Jicha, Tom}}</ref> Most pilots that are two hours long are aired as TV movies whether or not they are ordered as series. Because—as the ''Los Angeles Times'' later reported—"the appetite for all things O.J. appeared insatiable" during the trial, Warner Bros. and NBC estimated that a gigantic, [[Super Bowl]]-like television audience would have watched the ''Frogmen'' film. One of Simpson's co-stars in the film commented that the studio's decision to not air it or even release it on home video, and forego an estimated $14&nbsp;million in profits, was "just about the only proof you have that there is some dignity in the advertising and television business".<ref name="lowry20000508"/> ==Endorsements== [[Chuck Barnes]] helped Simpson form business relationships with [[Chevrolet]] and [[American Broadcast Company]] early in his career. By 1971 he already was wealthy enough to, ''[[New York (magazine)|New York]]'' wrote that year, "retire this week if [he] wanted to".<ref name="axthelm19710719">{{cite news | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=A-MCAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA34&pg=PA47#v=onepage&q&f=true | title=The Third Annual Permanent Retirement of Joe Namath | work=New York | date=1971-07-19 | accessdate=6 January 2015 | author=Axthelm, Pete | pages=71}}</ref> Simpson's amiable persona and natural charisma landed him numerous endorsement deals. He was a spokesman for the [[Hertz Corporation|Hertz]] rental car company, in whose commercials he was depicted running through airports, as if to suggest he were back on the football field. Simpson was also a longtime spokesman for [[Pioneer Chicken]] and owned two franchises, one of which was destroyed during the [[1992 Los Angeles riots]]; as well as HoneyBaked Ham, the pX Corporation, and [[Calistoga Water Company]]'s line of Napa Naturals soft drinks. He also appeared in comic book ads for Dingo [[cowboy boots]]. ==Family life== [[File:O.J. Simpson (1986)2.JPG|right|125px|thumb|Simpson with daughter, Sydney Brooke, 1986]] On June 24, 1967, Simpson married Marguerite L. Whitley. Together they had three children: Arnelle L. Simpson (born December 4, 1968), Jason L. Simpson (born April 21, 1970), and Aaren Lashone Simpson (born September 24, 1977). In August 1979, Aaren drowned in the family's swimming pool a month before her second birthday.<ref name="stpete_daughter">{{cite news|last=Associated Press|title=Simpson's Youngest Daughter Dies After 8 Days In Coma|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=alYnAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bnwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6787,3455914&dq=aaren+simpson&hl=en|accessdate=June 19, 2010|newspaper=St. Petersburg Times|date=June 19, 2010}}</ref> Simpson and Whitley divorced that same year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/sportscentury/features/00016477.html|title=L.A. Story|author=Larry Schwartz|publisher=ESPN |accessdate=March 24, 2011}}</ref> Simpson met Nicole Brown in 1977 while she was working as a [[Waiting staff|waitress]] at the nightclub "The Daisy".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/US/OJ/victims|title=CNN O.J. Simpson Trial News: The Victims|publisher=Cnn.com|date=1985-02-02|accessdate=2014-02-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1994-07-06/news/1994187107_1_brown-simpson-nicole-brown-nicole-simpson|title=Cici Shahian &#124; Nicole Simpson was dominated by her husband since she was a teen-ager|publisher=Articles.baltimoresun.com|date=1994-07-06|accessdate=2014-02-23}}</ref> Although still married to his first wife, Simpson began dating Brown. Simpson and Marguerite divorced in March 1979.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/29/us/no-reports-of-violence-by-simpson-s-first-wife.html</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Taylor Gibbs|first=Jewelle|title=Race and Justice: Rodney King and O. J. Simpson in a House Divided|publisher=Jossey-Bass|year=1996|pages=126–28|isbn=0-7879-0264-0}}</ref> Brown and Simpson were married on February 2, 1985, five years after his retirement from professional football.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Lange|first1=Tom|author2=Moldea, Dan E.; Vannatter, Philip|title=Evidence Dismissed: The Inside Story of the Police Investigation of O. J. Simpson|publisher=Pocket Books|year=1997|page=115|isbn=0-671-00959-1}}</ref> The couple had two children, Sydney Brooke Simpson (born October 17, 1985) and Justin Ryan Simpson (born August 6, 1988).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.courttv.com/casefiles/simpson/new_docs/custody.html|title=Child custody decision|publisher=courttv.com|accessdate=2009-03-10}}</ref> The marriage lasted seven years, during which Simpson pleaded no contest to spousal abuse in 1989.<ref>{{cite journal|date=1995-02-06|title=Judge Allow Evidence of Domestic Violence In O.J. Simpson Murder Case|journal=Jet|volume=87|issue=13|page=51|issn=0021-5996}}</ref> Brown filed for divorce on February 25, 1992 citing "[[irreconcilable differences]]".<ref>{{cite book|last=Taylor Gibbs|first=Jewelle|title=Race and Justice: Rodney King and O.J. Simpson in a House Divided|publisher=Jossey-Bass|year=1996|page=136|isbn=0-7879-0264-0}}</ref> ==Legal history== ===Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman murders and trials=== [[Nicole Brown Simpson]] and her friend [[Ronald Goldman]] were murdered on June 12, 1994. Simpson was charged with their deaths and subsequently acquitted of all criminal charges in a [[O. J. Simpson murder case|controversial criminal trial]]. In the unanimous jury findings of a [[civil court]] case in February 1997, Simpson was found liable for the [[Wrongful death claim|wrongful death]] of Ronald Goldman and [[domestic violence|stabbing]] of Nicole Brown. Simpson stayed in [[Robert Kardashian]]'s house during the days following the murders. Kardashian was the man seen carrying Simpson's garment bag the day that Simpson flew back from Chicago. Prosecutors speculated that the bag may have contained Simpson's bloody clothes or the murder weapon.<ref name="garmentbag">{{cite news|url=http://articles.cnn.com/2007-12-11/us/court.archive.simpson4_1_brian-kato-kaelin-rachel-ferrara-district-attorney-marcia-clark/2?_s=PM:US|title=O.J. Simpson trial: Testimony about Simpson's trip to Chicago|date=October 11, 2007|publisher=CNN|accessdate=October 17, 2011}}</ref> ====Criminal trial for murder==== {{Main|O. J. Simpson murder case}} On June 12, 1994, Brown and Goldman were found dead outside Brown's [[condominium]]. Simpson was charged with their murders. On June 17, after failing to turn himself in, he became the object of a low-speed pursuit in a white [[Ford Bronco]] [[SUV]] that interrupted coverage of the [[1994 NBA Finals]]. The pursuit, arrest, and [[trial]] were among the most widely publicized events in American history. The trial, often characterized as "the trial of the century", culminated on October 3, 1995 in a jury verdict of not guilty for the two murders. An estimated 100 million people nationwide stopped what they were doing to watch or listen to the verdict announcement.<ref name=dershowitz2004>{{cite book|title=America on trial: inside the legal battles that transformed our nation|last=Dershowitz|first=Alan M.|authorlink=Alan Dershowitz|isbn=0-446-52058-6|date=May 2004|page=514|publisher=[[Warner Books]]}}</ref> Immediate reaction to the verdict was notable for its division along racial lines: a poll of Los Angeles County residents showed that most African-Americans there felt that justice had been served by the "not guilty" verdict, while the majority of white and a majority of those Latinos expressing an opinion did not.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Decker|first1=Cathleen|title=THE TIMES POLL : Most in County Disagree With Simpson Verdicts|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1995-10-08/news/mn-54801_1_times-poll|accessdate=16 January 2015}}</ref> O. J. Simpson's defense counsel included [[Johnnie Cochran]], [[Robert Kardashian]], [[Robert Shapiro (lawyer)|Robert Shapiro]], and [[F. Lee Bailey]]. ====Wrongful death civil trial==== On February 5, 1997, a civil jury in [[Santa Monica, California]], unanimously found Simpson liable for the [[wrongful death claim|wrongful death]] of and battery against Goldman, and battery against Brown. [[Daniel M. Petrocelli|Daniel Petrocelli]] represented plaintiff Fred Goldman, Ronald Goldman's father. Simpson was ordered to pay $33,500,000 in damages. In February 1999, an auction of Simpson's [[Heisman Trophy]] and other belongings netted almost $500,000. The money went to the Goldman family. {{citation needed|date=December 2014}} A 2000 ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' article reported that Simpson still made a significant income by signing autographs. He subsequently moved from California to [[Miami]]. In Florida, a person's residence cannot be seized to collect a debt under most circumstances. The Goldman family also tried to collect Simpson's [[NFL]] $28,000 yearly pension<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/michael_mccann/09/18/hearings|publisher=CNN|title=No easy answers|date=September 18, 2007}}</ref> but failed to collect any money.<ref>{{cite news|title=Judge Rules Simpson's Mother Can Keep Piano|url=http://www.courttv.com/casefiles/simpson/ojsimpson.html|date=September 30, 1997|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080213051600/http://www.courttv.com/casefiles/simpson/ojsimpson.html|archivedate=February 13, 2008}}</ref> On September 5, 2006, Goldman's father took Simpson back to court to obtain control over his "right to publicity" for purposes of satisfying the judgment in the civil court case.<ref name="spending"/> On January 4, 2007, a Federal judge issued a [[restraining order]] prohibiting Simpson from spending any advance he may have received on a canceled book deal and TV interview about the 1994 murders. The matter was dismissed before trial for lack of jurisdiction.<ref name="spending"/> On January 19, 2007, a California state judge issued an additional restraining order, ordering Simpson to restrict his spending to "ordinary and necessary living expenses".<ref name="spending"/> [[File:If I did It 2.png|thumb|upright|Book cover for ''[[If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer|If I Did It]]'', with "If" in very small print, embedded in the word "I"]] On March 13, 2007, a judge prevented Simpson from receiving any further compensation from the defunct book deal and TV interview. He ordered the bundled book rights to be auctioned.<ref>[http://archive.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2007/3/14/102934.shtml "Judge Keeps O.J. From Book, TV Proceeds."] ''Newsmax''. March 14, 2007.</ref> In August 2007, a Florida bankruptcy court awarded the rights to the book to the Goldman family to partially satisfy an unpaid civil judgment. The book was renamed ''[[If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer]]'', with the word "If" reduced in size to make it appear that the title was "''I Did It: Confessions of the Killer''". Additional material was added by members of the Goldman family, investigative journalist [[Dominick Dunne]], and author [[Pablo Fenjves]]. The Goldman family was listed as the author.<ref name="IF">{{cite book|last=The Goldman Family|title=If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer|publisher=Beaufort Books|year=2007|isbn=978-0-8253-0588-7|url=http://www.beaufortbooks.com/books.php?id=53|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511155407/http://www.beaufortbooks.com/books.php?id=53|archivedate=May 11, 2008|accessdate=July 1, 2010}}</ref> ===Other legal troubles=== The State of California claims Simpson owes $1.44&nbsp;million in past due taxes.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN1733575520071018|title=O.J. Simpson among those on California tax shame list|date=October 17, 2007|agency=Reuters|accessdate=October 4, 2008}}</ref> A [[tax lien]] was filed in his case on September 1, 1999.<ref>{{cite web|title=O.J. Simpson Makes California Tax Delinquent List|date=October 19, 2007|publisher=WebCPA|url=http://www.webcpa.com/article.cfm?articleid=25735&pg=newsarticles|accessdate=December 26, 2014}}</ref> In the late 1990s, Simpson attempted to register "O.J. Simpson", "O.J.", and "The Juice" as trademarks for "a broad range of goods, including figurines, trading cards, sportswear, medallions, coins, and prepaid telephone cards."<ref>''Ritchie v. Simpson'', 170 F.3D 1092 (C.A.F.C., 1999)</ref> A "concerned citizen", William B. Ritchie, sued to oppose the granting of federal registration on the grounds that doing so would be immoral and scandalous. Simpson gave up the effort in 2000. In February 2001, Simpson was arrested in [[Miami-Dade County, Florida]] for simple battery and burglary of an occupied conveyance for allegedly yanking the glasses off another motorist during a traffic dispute three months earlier. If convicted, Simpson could have faced up to sixteen years in prison, but he was put on trial and quickly acquitted on both charges in October 2001.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/jury-clears-oj-simpson-of-roadrage-charges-632646.html|title= Jury clears O.J. Simpson of road-rage charges|last=Wilson|first=Catherine|date=October 25, 2001|work=The Independent|agency=Associated Press|accessdate=November 25, 2009|location=London, UK}}</ref> Simpson's Miami home was searched by the FBI on December 4, 2001 on suspicion of [[MDMA|ecstasy]] possession and [[money laundering]]. The FBI had received a tip that O.J. Simpson was involved in a major drug trafficking ring after 10 other suspects were arrested in the case. Simpson's home was thoroughly searched for two hours, but no illegal drugs were discovered, and no arrest or formal charges were filed following the search. However, investigators uncovered equipment capable of stealing satellite television programming, which eventually led to Simpson's being sued in federal court.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2000/06/06/national/main202915.shtml|title=O.J. Simpson's Home Searched By FBI|date=December 4, 2001|work=CBS News|accessdate=December 26, 2014}}</ref> On July 4, 2002, Simpson was arrested in [[Miami-Dade County, Florida]] for speeding through a [[manatee]] protection zone and failing to comply with proper boating regulations.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/keyword/manatee-zone|title=O.j. Fights Boating Citation|date=September 26, 2002}}</ref> Yale Galanter, his criminal defense attorney, was able to get the misdemeanor boating regulation charge dropped and Simpson only had to pay a fine for the speeding infraction.<ref>{{Cite news|title=O.J. Simpson Arrest Warrant Withdrawn|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2002/nov/07/nation/na-oj7|date=November 7, 2002|work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> In March 2004, satellite television network [[DirecTV]], Inc. accused Simpson in a Miami federal court of using illegal electronic devices to [[piracy|pirate]] its broadcast signals. The company later won a $25,000 judgment, and Simpson was ordered to pay an additional $33,678 in attorney's fees and costs.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8719276|title=O.J. Simpson loses DirecTV piracy case: Ordered to pay $25,000 for using illegal devices to get satellite TV signals|agency=Associated Press|date=July 26, 2005|publisher=MSNBC|accessdate=October 4, 2008}}</ref> ===Las Vegas robbery=== {{Main|O. J. Simpson robbery case}} {{Infobox criminal | name= Orenthal James Simpson | image_name= | image_size= | image_caption= | birth_date= | birth_place= | death_date= | death_place= | alias= | motive=Personal gain | charge=Robbery, kidnapping, coercion, conspiracy | conviction=October 3, 2008 | conviction_penalty= Up to 33 years in state prison, eligible for parole after nine years | conviction_status= Incarcerated at [[Lovelock Correctional Center]], [[Nevada]] | occupation= | spouse= | parents= | children= }} {{Wikinewspar2|O. J. Simpson sentenced to 15 years in prison|OJ Simpson found guilty in kidnapping, armed robbery case}} In September 2007, a group of men led by Simpson entered a room at the [[Palace Station]] hotel-casino and took sports memorabilia at gunpoint, which resulted in Simpson's being questioned by police.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/oj/nvoj91607arrstrpt5.html |date=September 16, 2007 |accessdate=September 18, 2007 |publisher=FindLaw |title=Las Vegas P.D. summary and excerpts of 9/14/07 interview with Simpson}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/oj/nvoj91607arrstrpt.html |date=September 16, 2007 |accessdate=September 18, 2007 |publisher=FindLaw |title=Las Vegas P.D. summary and excerpts of 9/15/07 interview with Alexander}}</ref> Simpson admitted to taking the items, which he said had been stolen from him, but denied breaking into the hotel room; he also denied that he or anyone else carried a gun.<ref>{{cite news |title=Police: Simpson cooperating in armed robbery probe |publisher=CNN |date=September 14, 2007 |url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/09/14/simpson/index.html |deadurl=yes}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=O.J. Simpson a Suspect in Casino 'Armed Robbery' |publisher=Fox News Channel |date=September 14, 2007|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,296758,00.html}}</ref> He was released after questioning. Two days later, however, Simpson was arrested<ref name=autogenerated1 /> and initially held without bail.<ref name="Vegas tape">{{cite news |last=Nakashima |first=Ryan |title= Apparent tape released of O.J. in Vegas |agency=Associated Press |date=September 17, 2007 |url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-09-16-3123706429_x.htm |work=USA Today}}</ref> Along with three other men, Simpson was charged with multiple felony counts, including [[criminal conspiracy]], [[kidnapping]], assault, robbery, and using a deadly weapon.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/oj/ojnv91807cmp.html |date=September 18, 2007 |accessdate=September 18, 2007 |publisher=FindLaw |title=State of Nevada v. O.J. Simpson, et al.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=OJ Simpson faces break-in charges |publisher=BBC |date=September 17, 2007 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6997950.stm }}</ref> Bail was set at $125,000, with stipulations that Simpson have no contact with the co-defendants and that he surrender his passport. Simpson did not enter a plea.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=3623936 |date=September 19, 2007 |accessdate=September 19, 2007 |publisher=ABC News |title=Judge sets $125K bail for O.J. Simpson}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1663383,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics |date=September 19, 2007 |accessdate=September 19, 2007 |work=Time |title=Simpson's Bail Set at $125,000 |deadurl=yes}} {{Dead link|date=April 2014|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}</ref> By the end of October 2007, all three of Simpson's co-defendants had [[plea-bargain]]ed with the prosecution in the [[Clark County, Nevada]] court case. Walter Alexander and Charles H. Cashmore accepted plea agreements in exchange for reduced charges and their testimony against Simpson and three other co-defendants, including testimony that guns were used in the robbery.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/10/15/oj.simpson/index.html |title=Three plead guilty|publisher=CNN|date=October 15, 2007|deadurl=yes}} {{Dead link|date=April 2014|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}</ref> Co-defendant Michael McClinton told a Las Vegas judge that he too would plead guilty to reduced charges and testify against Simpson that guns were used in the robbery. After the hearings, the judge ordered that Simpson be tried for the robbery. Simpson's preliminary hearing, to decide whether he would be tried for the charges, occurred on November 8, 2007. He was held over for trial on all 12 counts. Simpson pleaded not guilty on November 29. Court officers and attorneys announced on May 22, 2008, that long questionnaires with at least 115 queries would be given to a jury pool of 400 or more.<ref name="jurors"/> Trial was reset from April to September 8, 2008.<ref name="jurors">[http://www.newsmax.com/us/oj_simpson/2008/05/22/98327.html "400 jurors could be screened for OJ Simpson trial."] ''Newsmax''. May 22, 2008.</ref> In January 2008, Simpson was taken into custody in Florida and flown to Las Vegas, where he was incarcerated at the county jail for allegedly violating the terms of his bail by attempting to contact Clarence "C.J." Stewart, a co-defendant in the trial. District Attorney David Roger of Clark County provided District Court Judge Jackie Glass with evidence that Simpson had violated his bail terms. A hearing took place on January 16, 2008. Glass raised Simpson's bail to US$250,000 and ordered that he remain in county jail until 15 percent was paid in cash.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodgrind.com/tag/oj-simpson/ "O.J. Simpson."] ''Hollywood Grind''.</ref> Simpson posted bond that evening and returned to [[Miami]] the next day.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://cbs5.com/national/Simpson.posts.bail.2.631865.html |date=January 17, 2007 |accessdate=April 18, 2008 |publisher=CBS5.com KPIX TV San Francisco |title=Day After Judge's Scolding, O.J. Flies Home: Simpson Released From Nevada Prison After Posting Bail |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080515131147/http://cbs5.com/national/Simpson.posts.bail.2.631865.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = May 15, 2008}}</ref> Simpson and his co-defendant were found guilty of all charges on October 3, 2008.<ref name="guilty"/> On October 10, 2008, O. J. Simpson's counsels moved for new trial (''[[trial de novo]]'') on grounds of judicial errors (two African-American jurors were dismissed) and [[Legal burden of proof|insufficient evidence]].<ref name="appeals">[http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/11/us/11brfs-SIMPSONAPPEA_BRF.html?ref=us "Nevada: Simpson Appeals."] ''The New York Times''. October 11, 2008.</ref> Galanter announced he would appeal to the [[Nevada Supreme Court]] if Judge Glass denied the motion.<ref name="appeals"/> The attorney for Simpson's co-defendant, C.J. Stewart, petitioned for a new trial, alleging Stewart should have been tried separately, and cited perceived misconduct by the jury foreman, Paul Connelly.<ref name="appeals"/><ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/10/10/simpson.newtrial/ "O.J. Simpson's lawyers request another trial."] CNN. October 10, 2008.</ref><ref>Ritter, Ken. [http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iUNgbOr-2bnpFUX0MiII6je2CkRAD93NV7580 "OJ Simpson seeks new robbery trial in Las Vegas."] Associated Press. October 10, 2008.{{dead link|date=November 2012|bot=Legobot}}</ref> Simpson faced a possible life sentence with parole on the kidnapping charge, and mandatory prison time for armed robbery.<ref>[http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/01/11/1220456-oj-simpson-jailed-on-bail-violation?category=sports "O.J. Simpson Held on Bail Violation."] Associated Press. January 11, 2008.</ref> On December 5, 2008, Simpson was sentenced to a total of thirty-three years in prison<ref>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28067187/ O.J. Simpson sentenced to long prison term] MSNBC. Retrieved December 5, 2008</ref> with the possibility of parole after about nine years, in 2017.<ref name="sentence" /> On September 4, 2009, the Nevada Supreme Court denied a request for bail during Simpson's appeal. In October 2010, the Nevada Supreme Court affirmed his convictions.<ref>{{cite news|last=Martinez|first=Michael |title=O.J. Simpson loses appeal in Las Vegas armed robbery trial|url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/10/22/nevada.oj.simpson.court/|accessdate=October 22, 2010|publisher=CNN|date=October 22, 2010}}</ref> He is now serving his sentence at the [[Lovelock Correctional Center]] and his inmate ID number is #1027820.<ref>[http://www.doc.nv.gov/notis/detail.php?offender_id=1027820 Offender detail: O.J Simpson]. [[Nevada Department of Corrections]]. Retrieved January 6, 2010. (broken link)</ref> A Nevada judge agreed on October 19, 2012 to "reopen the armed robbery and kidnapping case against O.J. Simpson to determine if the former football star was so badly represented by his lawyers that he should be freed from prison and get another trial."<ref>{{Cite news|title=Judge decides to reopen case against OJ Simpson|url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2012/10/19/oj-simpson-case-reopened-robbery-nevada/1645719/|work=USA Today|date=October 19, 2012}}</ref> A hearing was held beginning May 13, 2013 to determine if Simpson is entitled to a new trial.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=182787688 | title=OJ To Get Vegas Court Hearing On Bid For New Trial | work=Associated Press | date=2013-05-10 | accessdate=2013-05-12}}</ref> On November 27, 2013, Judge Linda Bell denied Simpson's bid for a new trial on the robbery conviction. In her ruling, Bell wrote that all of Simpson's contentions lacked merit.<ref>{{cite web |title=O.J. Simpson denied new trial: why such appeals almost never work|url=http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2013/1127/O.J.-Simpson-denied-new-trial-why-such-appeals-almost-never-work|date=November 27, 2013|publisher=Christian Science Monitor}}</ref> On July 31, 2013, the [[Nevada]] [[Parole Board]] granted Simpson parole on some charges from armed robbery convictions, but he will continue to be held for at least four years on other charges.<ref>{{cite news|title=O.J. Simpson wins parole -- but not freedom|url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/07/31/oj-simpson-parole/2603497/|publisher=USA Today|accessdate=31 July 2013|first1=John|last1=Bacon|date=July 31, 2013}}</ref> ==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" |- style="text-align:center;" ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes |- |rowspan=2|1968 |''[[Ironside (TV series)|Ironside]]'' |Onlooker – uncredited |TV Episode – "Price Tag Death" |- |''[[Dragnet (series)#1967 television series|Dragnet 1968]]'' |Student - uncredited |TV Episode - "Community Relations DR:10" |- |1969 |''[[Medical Center (TV series)|Medical Center]]'' |Bru Wiley |TV Episode "The Last 10 Yards" |- |1971 |''Why?'' |The Athlete |Short film<!-- Although IMDb places this unreleased film in 1973, many other sources give the year as 1971. --> |- |1972 |''[[Cade's County]]'' |Jeff Hughes |TV [[Episode]] "Blackout" |- |1973 |''[[Here's Lucy]]'' |Himself |TV Episode "The Big Game" |- |rowspan=3|1974 |''[[The Klansman]]'' |Garth | |- |''[[O. J. Simpson: Juice on the Loose]]'' |Himself | TV documentary |- |''[[The Towering Inferno]]'' |Jernigan | |- |rowspan=2|1976 |''[[The Cassandra Crossing]]'' |Haley | |- |''[[Killer Force]]'' |Alexander | |- |rowspan=2|1977 |''A Killing Affair'' |Woodrow York |TV |- |''[[Roots (TV miniseries)|Roots]]'' |Kadi Touray | |- |1978 |''[[Capricorn One]]'' |Cmdr. John Walker | |- |rowspan=2|1979 |''[[Firepower (film)|Firepower]]'' |Catlett | |- |''[[Goldie and the Boxer]]'' |Joe Gallagher |TV (executive producer) |- |1980 |''Detour to Terror'' |Lee Hayes |TV (executive producer) |- |1981 |''Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood'' |Joe Gallagher |TV (executive producer) |- |1983 |''Cocaine and Blue Eyes'' |Michael Brennen |TV (executive producer) |- |1983 |''Hambone and Hillie'' |Tucker | |- |1985–1991 |''[[1st & Ten (TV series)|1st & Ten]]'' |T.D. Parker |Five episodes |- |rowspan=2|1987 |''[[Back to the Beach]]'' |Man at Airport |Uncredited |- |''[[Student Exchange]]'' |Soccer Coach |TV |- |1988 |''[[The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!]]'' |Detective Nordberg | |- |1989 |''[[In the Heat of the Night (TV series)|In the Heat of the Night]]'' |Councilman Lawson Stiles |TV Episode "Walkout" |- |1991 |''[[The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear]]'' |Detective Nordberg | |- |rowspan=3|1993 |''[[CIA Code Name: Alexa]]'' |Nick Murphy | |- |''[[For Goodness Sake]]'' |Man in restaurant |Simpson was edited out of later releases of this short film on morality after he was charged with murder.<ref name=ap94>{{cite web|url=http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1994/O-J-Simpson-Has-Cameo-In-Training-Movie-About-Ethics-Morality-With-AM-Simpson-Abuse-Laws-Bjt/id-2b8c686a77f7c00e55c5c138f1bf0b80|title=O.J. Simpson Has Cameo In Training Movie About Ethics, Morality|publisher=AP}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1994-06-22/news/mn-7152_1_o-j-simpson|title=Mixed Messages : Simpson Is Hastily Edited Out of Film on Values, but Some Prefer the Original|work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19940626&slug=1917342|title=Business - O.J. Is Edited Out Of Firm's 'Morality' Video - Seattle Times Newspaper|publisher=}}</ref> |- |''[[No Place to Hide (1993 film)|No Place to Hide]]'' |Allie Wheeler | |- |rowspan=2|1994 |''[[Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult]]'' |Detective Nordberg | |- |''Frogmen'' |John 'Bullfrog' Burke |Unaired TV movie |- |2006 |''Juiced with O. J. Simpson'' |Himself |TV pay-per-view |} ==See also== * [[List of American Football League players]] * [[Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame]] ==References== {{Reflist|2}} ==External links== {{Commons category|O.J. Simpson|O. J. Simpson}} * {{Profootballhof|id=195|name=O. J. Simpson}} * {{cfbhof|id=60054|name=O. J. Simpson}} * {{Heisman|id=o-simpson68|name=O. J. Simpson}} * {{Footballstats |nfl=SIM593235 |espn= |cbs= |yahoo= |fox= |si= |pfr=S/SimpO.00 |rotoworld=}} * {{IMDb name|0001740}} {{s-start}} {{succession box|before = [[Chevy Chase]]|title = ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' Host|years = February 25, 1978|after = [[Art Garfunkel]]}} {{s-end}} {{Monday Night Football}} {{O.J. Simpson murder trial}} {{Navboxes | title = O. J. Simpson—championships, awards, and honors | list1 = {{s-start}} {{s-ach|rec}} {{succession box |before=[[Willie Ellison]] |title=NFL single-game rushing record |years=September 16, 1973 – November 20, 1977 |after=[[Walter Payton]] }} {{succession box |before=[[Jim Brown]] |title=NFL single-season rushing record |years=1973–1984 |after=[[Eric Dickerson]] }} {{s-end}} {{1967 USC Trojans football navbox}} {{Heisman Winners}} {{Maxwell Award}} {{Walter Camp Award}} {{Chic Harley Award}} {{Sporting News College Football Player of the Year}} {{UPI College Football Player of the Year}} {{1967 College Football Consensus All-Americans}} {{1968 College Football Consensus All-Americans}} {{1969 NFL Draft}} {{NFL Number One Draft Picks}} {{AFL NumberOne Draft Picks}} {{BillsFirstPick}} {{AP NFL MVPs}} {{AP Offensive Players of the Year}} {{Bert Bell Award}} {{Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year navbox}} {{SN Sportsman of the Year}} {{Hickok Belt}} {{1973 All-Pro Team}} {{1974 All-Pro Team}} {{1975 All-Pro Team}} {{Superstars}} {{NFL rushing yards leaders}} {{NFL 2000 Yard Rushers}} {{10,000 rushing yards club}} {{NFL Alumni Career Achievement Award}} {{NFL 1970s}} {{1985 Football HOF}} {{Buffalo Bills Hall of Famers}} {{NFL75}} {{Buffalo Bills}} }} {{Authority control|VIAF=40807489}} <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]] --> {{Persondata | NAME = Simpson, O. 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