Ex-football star o.J. Simpson died

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The former football star o.J. Simpson died of cancer at the age of 76. This was confirmed by his family in an announcement on the online service X. His lawyer confirmed his death to the "TMZ" portal. Simpson died surrounded by his children and grandchildren. During this time, the family asked to respect privacy and decency.

o.j. Simpson was born on July 9, 1947 in San Francisco. As a child, he showed his sporting talent and achieved records at the University of Southern California. As a professional, he was successful in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers and the Buffalo Bills. After his active career, Simpson became an actor in films and television series and commented on sports events.

in 1994 Simpson made the headlines after the corpses of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman were found in Los Angeles. This discovery followed a live chase with the police. Although he was acquitted in a sensational process in 1995, he was later sentenced to pay of $ 33.5 million in a civil proceedings.

Another incident led to Simpson in 2008 in Nevada 33 years in prison for armed robbery and assault. In 2017, however, he used to be released from prison and since then lived in Las Vegas away from the public. Simpson was married twice and had five children.