When O.J. Simpson's death from prostate cancer was announced, the University of Southern California made no public acknowledgement of it. The silence is atypical for the school , but it's an obvious statement in itself about the complicated relationship with one of the most accomplished athletes in USC history.
FILE - University of Southern California runningback O.J. Simpson runs against Notre Dame Notre Dame in the first half of an NCAA college football game in South Bend, ind., Oct. 14, 1967. and picks up a few yards in their intersectional football game, Oct. 14, 1967 in South Bend, Indiana. Blocking for USC are Bob Miller , Mike Taylor , and Dan Scott . O.J.
That disconnect largely has been the standard for institutions in Los Angeles and across the nation for the past three decades since Simpson was charged with killing his former wife and her friend in 1994. He grew up in the Potrero Hill housing projects of San Francisco, overcoming brushes with gangs, a few arrests and juvenile corrections before finding a way out through football. Simpson then played two seasons at City College of San Francisco, becoming a two-way junior college star.
Simpson remained popular in Los Angeles when he went on to his NFL career in Buffalo and San Francisco, and he returned to Hollywood to continue his acting career after his retirement from football. He was an avid golfer and a member of the famed Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, where he played several times a week in 1994 — including the morning before Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were murdered.
Simpson visited USC’s practice in Fort Lauderdale in late 2002 while the Trojans were preparing to face Iowa in the Orange Bowl. The 1968 Heisman winner, who hadn’t been around the team since the murders, chatted with reigning Heisman winner Carson Palmer and others.
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