O.J. Simpson: a childhood prodigy. A show-stopping football legend. A beloved
sports hero. And a cold-blooded murderer? On June 12th, 1994, Simpson's reason for
renown drastically changed to a life filled with accusations, court hearings, and media-
twisted stories. O. J. Simpson was known as one of America's top college and
professional football players in the late 1960s and 1970s, but after the 1990s he has been
remembered not for his running-back football record but rather for his role as the
defendant in one of the most media-celebrated murder trials of the twentieth century.
Accused of the 1994 murders of ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her close friend
Ron Goldman, Simpson was brought to trial in Los Angeles in a case
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Prior to these events, Orenthal James Simpson was one
of America's most beloved sports heroes.
Growing up in San Francisco, California, O.J. Simpson was born the son of Eunice, a
hospital administrator, and a Jimmy Lee, a chef and bank custodian: his childhood was
spent in the housing projects of rugged Potero Hill neighborhood, located in Fog City. In
his earliest teenage years, Simpson joined a street gang called the Persian Warriors and
was briefly imprisoned at the San Francisco Youth Guidance Center. At his school,
Galileo High in San Francisco, Simpson played for the school football team, the Galileo
Lions.Cleaning himself up and weaning away from the gangs of the city, O.J. was
accepted into City College of San Francisco, attending from 1965 to 1966. He played
both offense (running back) and defense (defensive back) and was named to the Junior
College All-American team as a running back. Shortly after, Simpson was awarded an
athletic scholarship to the University of Southern California, playing running back in
1967 and 1968. Simpson led the nation in rushing in 1967 when he ran for 1,543
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Simpson was drafted by the AFL's Buffalo
Bills, gettingfirst pick in the 1969 AFL-NFL Common Draft; in 1977, his season was cut
short by an injury. Before the 1978 season, the Bills traded Simpson to the San Francisco
49ers for a series of draft picks where he played two seasons. O.J. became known as the
fastest player to gain 1,000 and 2,000 rushing yards in season. Even before his retirement
from football and the NFL, Simpson created a successful film career with roles in films
such asthe television mini-series Roots, as well as the motion pictures The Klansman, The
Towering Inferno, The Cassandra Crossing, Capricorn One, Back to the Beach, and The
Naked Gun trilogy. In 1979, he started his own film production company named after
himself, Orenthal Productions. Besides his newfound acting career, Simpson
sat as a commentator for Monday Night Football and The NFL on NBC.
At the age of thirty-eight, Simpson married Marguerite L. Whitley on June
24, 1967. During their marriage, the couple had three children, including Aaren Lashone
Simpson, who was born in 1977 and drowned in the backyard pool in 1979. The
following year, Simpson and Marguerite divorced. While still married to his
Ever since that day he has been a quarterback after his dad put him as one, and scored 4
In 1972, he had a Passer Rating of 157.5 in a game. A rare perfect rating would be 158.3. In 1973, he had an amazing season where he brought the Broncos to their first ever winning season. That season he earned a First Team All-AFC, led the AFC in touchdown passes, and earned the Broncos offensive MVP. In 1974, he led the NFL in yards per pass attempt with 8.1 yards. In 1975, he played his final season and retired. He became the Broncos quarterback coach for the 1976 season, then retired from that right after. In 1977, the Broncos went to their first super bowl, the year after Charley Johnson retired. He ranks 7th in most touchdowns by a Broncos quarterback, and 9th in most yards. In 1986, Charley Johnson was inducted into the Broncos Ring of Fame.
Brett Favre grew up idolizing a pair of Southern quarterbacks, the Saints' Archie Manning and the Cowboys' Staubach. He grew up in Kiln, Mississippi and went to high school in there. His high school, Hancock North Central, honored him this past May by re-naming the field, 'Brett Favre Field,' and unveiling a life-sized statue of the quarterback at the stadium's entrance. The school previously had retired his jersey, Number 10, in 1993. He stayed in the south to go to college where he went to Southern Miss. He became the starter at Southern Miss in his third game of his freshman season. Favre majored in special education. He led his Southern Mississippi team to 29 victories, including two bowl victories, during his four varsity seasons, 1987-90, and climaxed his collegiate career by earning a MVP award in the East-West Shrine game featuring the nation's best seniors. Favre set school records for passing yards (8,193), pass attempts (1,234), completions (656), completion percentage (53.2), touchdowns (55), and with only 35 interceptions. His production included five 300-yard passing games and five 3-TD performances, while his 7,695 regular-season passing yards ranked him among the top 30 of all-time NCAA passers. His 1.57 interception ratio in 1988 was the lowest among the 50 top-ranked passers in the nation, and his 2.9 interception rate for his four-year career also ranks as one of the best in NCAA history. Also he was the MVP of the All-American Bowl at the conclusion of his senior year. All those records and stats and that was only in college!!!
in games against other teams his age. The team he played on was called the
...voted an All-American and served as co-captain in both the East-West Shrine Game and the Senior Bowl.” (http://www.hickoksports.com/biograph/huffsam.shtml) After attending West Virginia University for four years and being a key member on their football team, Huff’s talent took him further than the college level of football. His athletic ability made it possibly for him to have a shot in the National Football League. Huff was drafted in the third round of the 1956 NFL Draft by the New York Giants. Huff continued his professional football career with the New York Giants until 1964 when the Washington Redskins offered him almost twice as much pay as the New York Giants did. Huff then retired in 1968.
ever to win a National title, and was named AMA Rookie of the Year for
In 1996 when he was playing for the Cowboys and Reds he felt miserable, he said, ”After scoring touchdowns and dancing in the end zone, after a stadium full of cheering fans had finally gone home, I was still empty inside.” Nothing was making him happy, he tried money, women, and just about everything.
...r_stats.html). Ray Allen was drafted out of Connecticut by the Seattle Supersonics in the 96-97 season. He started81 games and played 82 games, and in that season he averaged 13.4 points per game ("NBA.com." Web. 11 Jan 2010. http://www.nba.com/playerfile/ray_allen/carrer_stats.html). Kevin Durrant was drafted out of Texas by the Seattle Supersonics in the 07-08 season. He started 82 games and played 82 games, and in his rookie season he averaged 20.3 points per game. ("NBA.com." Web. 11 Jan 2010. http://www.nba.com/playerfile/kevin_durrant/carrer_stats.html). Michael Jordan was drafted out of North Carolina by the Chicago Bulls in the 84-85 season. He started 82 games and played in 82 games, during his rookie year he averaged 28.2 points per game ("Basketball-Refrence.com." Web. 11 Jan 2010. http://www.basketball-refrence.com/players/j/jordanmi01.html).
From there, he was drafted to the NFL in 2011 in the first round by Houston Texans with the 11th overall pick. The Texans eventually signed him to four-year contract of 11.24 million dollars on July 31,2011. Throughout his career, he was efficient and remained loyal to his team without being traded to another team. Till this day, he still plays for the Houston Texans and is a major contribution to the team. His career has led him to win many awards and have significant amount of accomplishments. J.J. Watt was selected for the Pro Bowl and first-team All Pro for four years straight. He was also named best defensive player and best player for three years straight as well. He also held the most career sacks and most career covered sacks for the Houston Texans franchise record. All these were some accomplishments and awards he received in his
He did very well in all of these sports and won many trophies. He went on to play football for the Honolulu
At first Johnny was going to play with Oregon but then chose Texas A&M. THe first year he didn’t get to play because they had Ryan Tannehill. THen Ryan got drafted by the Miami Dolphins the next year and it was Johnny’s turn to see how he could do. IN Manziels first game he broke Manning’s record. That is when he earned his name “Johnny Football”. He played Arkansas and beat them. THey were rated the #1 ream in the nation.(Johnny Manziel)
An athlete’s college career is something seldom used when determining the best players at each position to play professional football. To seriously distinguish between whether Manning or Brady is the best quarterback of their generation their college careers must be carefully examined. Manning, a farm-boy, was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on March 24, 1976 ("Peyton Manning Career Biography and Statistics | SportHaven.com"). His father attended Ole Miss, where he is very well known, but Peyton, when making his decision chose to attend the hated University of Tennessee. As a Tennessee Vol, Peyton Manning, not only set records, but also posted astronomical numbers. He won his first start as quarterback, 10-9 against Washington State, and lead the team t...
The San Francisco 49ers drafted Jerry Rice in the first round. It was a really up and down season for Jerry but he slowly gained momentum throughout the year. In his second year he teamed up with a Football veteran Joe Montana. He caught 86 catches, with 15 touchdowns, and 1,570 receiving yards. Jerry Rice was really famous for his fitness level. Jerry Rice went on to play for 20
only did he play in the Nfl, he also played in the Mlb. Deion was introduced to sports when he
in the NFL for 67 years like I said before. They played every year except in