OJ Simpson, the infamous ex-NFL star who was acquitted of killing his wife and her friend in 1994, has died at age 76.
Simpson died on Wednesday following a battle with cancer, his family announced.
The family said he was surrounded by his children and grandchildren in Las Vegas when he died.
OJ Simpson was diagnosed with prostate cancer in February, ABC affiliate WPLG reported at the time.
At the time, the once-prominent NFL star brushed off rumors of being in hospice care in an X, formerly Twitter, post.
“Hospice?! Hospice?! You talking about Hospice?” Simpson said at the time, imitating NBA legend Allen Iverson’s iconic practice rant.
“No, I’m not in any hospice. I don’t know who put that out there, but whoever put that out there, I guess, it’s like the Donald said, ‘You can’t trust the media.’
“All is well,” Simpson added.
In the months leading up to his death, Simpson’s health became apparent as he was pictured by the Daily Mail in November 2023 looking frail and limping.
A decorated athlete on the football field, Simpson played 11 seasons in the NFL, primarily with the Buffalo Bills, after being drafted in 1969.
It didn’t take long for the star running back, born Orenthal James Simpson, to establish himself as a powerhouse in the pros, winning league MVP honors in 1973.
Despite his individual play and accolades, the Bills never reached a Super Bowl and only made the postseason once during Simpson’s time with the team.
The Bills traded their star running back to his hometown, San Francisco 49ers, before the start of the 1978 season.
Simpson played two seasons with the 49ers before retiring in December 1979.
However, Simpson’s accolades on the football field were tarnished after he was arrested for the murders of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, waiter Ron Goldman.
On June 12, 1994, Nicole and Goldman were found stabbed to death outside of her condo in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles.
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