Buffalo Bills running back O.J. Simpson rushed for more than 2,000 yards in 1973, accomplishing the feat in only 14 games.
On Dec. 16, 1973, against the Jets in snowy Shea Stadium, O.J. Simpson became the first running back to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a season. O.J. Simpson’s life after sports eclipsed one of the all-time great NFL careers, an 11-year stint that featured a golden 1973 season in which he became the first running back to rush for more than 2,000 yards, an unimaginable total at the time.
Wearing No. 32, he didn’t always live up to expectations, partly because of the battering that running backs absorb and partly because his Hollywood career was taking off. Despite his individual accolades, the Bills qualified for the playoffs only once, in 1974, while he was on the roster.Behind an offensive lined he dubbed “the Electric Company” because it “turned on the Juice,” O.J.
His numbers declined dramatically in 1977 and he left Buffalo for San Francisco, where he gained just over 1,000 yards combined in the 1978 and 1979. He retired after the 1979 season, finishing his career with 11,236 rushing yards, 2,142 receiving yards and 990 kick return yards in 135 games, scoring 61 rushing touchdowns, 14 on catches and one on a kick return.
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