O.J. Simpson played 11 seasons in the NFL, rushing for more than 11,000 yards, and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985.
O.J. Simpson, a decorated football star, died at 76 on Thursday. Simpson was a two-time All-American from the University of Southern California and the 1968 Heisman Trophy winner. He was one of football’s most heralded rookies when the Buffalo Bills selected him as the No. 1 overall pick in the 1969 NFL/AFL common draft, according to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. RELATED: O.J.
Simpson had an MVP season in 1973 when he became the first running back in league history to run for over 2,000 yards. With 419 rushing yards in his last two games of the season, Simpson broke Jim Brown’s single-season rushing record and ended the season with 2,003 yards. RELATED: Decades later: A look back at the infamous O.J. Simpson police chaseDuring that year, he averaged 143.1 rushing yards a game which is still the highest mark in NFL history.
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