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OJ Simpson, NFL icon from controversial murder trial, dies at 76 of cancer

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Simpson earned fame, fortune and adulation through football and show business, but his legacy was forever changed by the June 1994 knife slayings of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend.

OJ Simpson, known for his football career and later involvement in a murder trial. / Photo: AP Archive

The family announced on Simpson's official X account — formerly Twitter — that Simpson died Wednesday after battling cancer. Simpson's attorney confirmed to TMZ that he died in Las Vegas. Live TV coverage of his arrest after a famous slow-speed chase marked a stunning fall from grace for the sports hero.

 

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