He graduated in 1965.Īlthough Simpson was an All-City football player at Galileo, his mediocre high-school grades prevented him from attracting the interest of many college recruiters.
At Galileo High School (currently Galileo Academy of Science and Technology) in San Francisco, Simpson played for the school football team, the Galileo Lions. Future wife Marguerite, his childhood sweetheart, described Simpson as "really an awful person then" after his third arrest, a meeting with Willie Mays during which the baseball star encouraged Simpson to avoid trouble helped persuade him to reform. 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. Simpson grew up in San Francisco and lived with his family in the housing projects of the Potrero Hill neighborhood. His parents separated in 1952, and Simpson was raised by his mother. As a child, Simpson developed rickets and wore braces on his legs until the age of five, giving him his bowlegged stance. Simpson has one brother, Melvin Leon "Truman" Simpson, one living sister, Shirley Simpson-Baker, and one deceased sister, Carmelita Simpson-Durio. J." from birth and did not know that Orenthal was his given name until a teacher read it in third grade. Simpson's maternal grandparents were from Louisiana, and his aunt gave him the name Orenthal, which she said was the name of a French actor she liked. Later in life, Jimmy Simpson announced that he was gay and died of AIDS in 1986. His father was a well-known drag queen in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Simpson was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1983 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985. He was the only player to rush for over 2,000 yards in the 14-game regular season NFL format. He holds the record for the single-season yards-per-game average, which stands at 143.1. In 1973, he became the first NFL player to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a season. He also played for the San Francisco 49ers from 1978 to 1979.
He played professionally as a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons, primarily with the Buffalo Bills from 1969 to 1977. Simpson attended the University of Southern California (USC), where he played football for the USC Trojans and won the Heisman Trophy in 1968.
Simpson was acquitted of the murders in criminal court but was later found responsible for both deaths in a civil trial. public, he is now best known for being tried for the murders of his former wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ron Goldman. Orenthal James Simpson (born July 9, 1947), nicknamed " Juice", is an American former football running back, broadcaster, actor, and advertising spokesman. 2× NFL rushing touchdowns leader (1973, 1975).3× UPI AFC Offensive Player of the Year (1972, 1973, 1975).NFL Offensive Player of the Year (1973).
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