By The FirstOJ Simpson died Thursday after a battle with cancer, his family confirmed.
From Fox News:
Simpson was widely regarded as a legendary running back — and perhaps one of the best running backs of all time — but his fame was eclipsed by the double murder trial of his ex-wife and her friend.
He became embroiled in a murder trial following a June 1994 arrest in connection with the brutal slayings of ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, Ron Goldman. Simpson was 46 years old at the time.
On June 21, 1994, Simpson was arraigned and pleaded not guilty.
His status as an accused double murderer rocked the country and his courtroom trials captivated households. His fall from grace continued throughout the mid-’90s and early 2000s.
That murder case, dubbed “The Trial of the Century,” received international press attention and was recently dramatized in the popular TV show, “The People v. O.J. Simpson.” It was also examined in the 2016 documentary, “OJ: Made in America.”
The case’s enormous popularity stemmed from Simpson’s fame and whether he was innocent — or whether he was guilty and he got away with it.