born 1947
O. J. Simpson is a retired American football player and actor, born on July 9, 1947. He gained fame as a running back in the National Football League (NFL), primarily playing for the Buffalo Bills and the San Francisco 49ers, and is known for being a Heisman Trophy winner in 1968. Simpson became a high-profile figure in the 1990s due to his involvement in a highly publicized criminal trial for the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman, which ultimately ended in his acquittal.