Former NFL star OJ Simpson is dead.
His family confirmed that he succumed to his battle with cancer in Las vegas yesterday , where he underwent Chemotherapy after a prostate cancer diagnosis.
Simpson who rose to fame as a College Footballer before playing in the NFL was controvertially cleared of double murder, in 1995, when he was acquitted of the murder of his former wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman in a trial that gripped America.I
In 2008, he was sentenced to 33 years’ imprisonment on charges of armed robbery and was released in 2017.
“O.J. simpson was the first player to reach a rushing mark many thought could not be attained in a 14-game season when he topped 2,000 yards,
Simpson was selected to play in six Pro bowls (1969, 1972-76) and was a first-team All-Pro selection five times (1972-76).
He was named to the nfl’s all-decade team of the 1970s, the NFL 75th anniversary all-time team and the NFL 100 all-time team.
He died at age 76