# OJ Simpson dies of Cancer age 76 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [April 11, 2024, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-simpson-dies-of-cancer-age-76/1000161 "2024-04-11T16:24:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2024, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-simpson-dies-of-cancer-age-76/1000161/1 "2024-04-11T16:24:24Z")
OJ was a great running back. He’s among the best that ever played. Heisman trophy in 1968. I became a Bills fan when he played. Whatever his personal faults, I’ll always remember him on the field. RIP > **[O. J. Simpson](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/O._J._Simpson)** > > Orenthal James Simpson (July 9, 1947 – April 10, 2024) was an American football player, actor, and broadcaster. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons, primarily with the Buffalo Bills, and is regarded as one of the greatest running backs of all time. Once a popular figure with the American public, Simpson's professional success was later overshadowed by his trial and controversial acquittal for the murders of his former wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman in 1... [https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/11/us/oj-simpson-dies/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/11/us/oj-simpson-dies/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2024, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-simpson-dies-of-cancer-age-76/1000161/2 "2024-04-11T16:27:07Z")
See the Cafe thread. > [@OJ Simpson has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-simpson-has-died/1000157): > > No longer the most controversial person to have ever hosted Saturday Night Live. Thoughts?