O. J. Simpson

O. J. Simpson (b 1947)  is a retired American football player who achieved stardom at the collegiate and professional levels. He later worked as an actor, spokesperson and broadcaster.

Although considered by some to be one of the greatest running backsof all-time, Simpson is infamous for having been tried for the murder of ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson] and her friend Ronald Goldman in 1994. He was acquitted in criminal court in 1995 after a lengthy, highly publicized trial (often called the "Trial of the Century").