# OJ Simpson has died **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** celebrity-death\ **Created:** [April 11, 2024, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-simpson-has-died/1000157 "2024-04-11T14:58:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jay\_Z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Jay\_Z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jay_Z)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2024, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-simpson-has-died/1000157/1 "2024-04-11T14:58:34Z")
No longer the most controversial person to have ever hosted Saturday Night Live. Thoughts? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2024, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-simpson-has-died/1000157/2 "2024-04-11T14:58:04Z")
## [Nicole Brown Simpson’s killer died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicole-brown-simpsons-killer-died/1000156) He was 76. ETA: [News report](https://abcnews.go.com/US/oj-simpson-former-football-star-acquitted-murder-dies/story?id=16354000) ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2024, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-simpson-has-died/1000157/3 "2024-04-11T15:00:56Z")
He was 76 years old. Apparently died of unspecified cancer. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2024, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-simpson-has-died/1000157/4 "2024-04-11T15:02:51Z")
Who was the other controversial host? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2024, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-simpson-has-died/1000157/5 "2024-04-11T15:03:01Z")
I remember where I was while police were chasing the Bronco and the story was unfolding. > [@Jay\_Z](#): > > Thoughts? Good riddance. ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2024, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-simpson-has-died/1000157/6 "2024-04-11T15:03:27Z")
Prostate cancer. Not described as “after a courageous battle with cancer,” as is common in obituaries but rather “cowardly hiding in the bushes and slashing at it savagely and remorselessly.” ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2024, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-simpson-has-died/1000157/7 "2024-04-11T15:03:33Z")
Rumors are prostate cancer: > **[O.J. Simpson, former NFL star whose murder trial captivated the nation, dies...](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/oj-simpson-dies-76-rcna147382)** > > The former NFL star who was acquitted of murdering his ex-wife in a televised trial that gripped the nation has died of cancer, his family announced. ---
**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, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-simpson-has-died/1000157/8 "2024-04-11T15:03:39Z")
> [@Jay\_Z](#): > > Thoughts? I find myself barely able to care at this point outside of wondering if this thread should be in the Game room or the Cafe. Athlete, Actor, Criminal, quite the legacy. > [@SuntanLotion](#): > > Who was the other controversial host? Trump, but this is not the thread to talk about Trump. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2024, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-simpson-has-died/1000157/9 "2024-04-11T15:05:19Z")
Dammit, there goes my plans to start the 30-yr Bronco Chase anniversary thread I had scheduled. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2024, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-simpson-has-died/1000157/10 "2024-04-11T15:07:35Z")
Sure it was cancer? They need to find the real killer. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2024, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-simpson-has-died/1000157/11 "2024-04-11T15:08:27Z")
Cancer: “If I did it…” ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2024, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-simpson-has-died/1000157/12 "2024-04-11T15:08:34Z")
Where are they planting him? I have to tap a kidney. ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2024, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-simpson-has-died/1000157/13 "2024-04-11T15:10:05Z")
It was the sequels from all those beatings he got on _The Naked Gun_ movies, probably when he fell down those stairs on a wheelchair… ---
**Author:** ![Briny\_Deep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/briny_deep/32/17188_2.png) [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2024, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-simpson-has-died/1000157/14 "2024-04-11T15:12:05Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > I remember where I was while police were chasing the Bronco and the story was unfolding. Me too – that surreal slo-mo. There was a very strong sense we were watching a historic moment on TV that would be remembered for a very long time, and that turned out to be correct. I also remember being at work in Los Angeles when the verdict was announced – someone brought in a TV – and the entire office was hoping he’d be acquitted. We all thought he was guilty as hell, but were pretty fresh off the Rodney King riots and hoped for no more civil disturbance. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2024, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-simpson-has-died/1000157/15 "2024-04-11T15:16:19Z")
> [@Slithy\_Tove](#): > > Prostate cancer. Not described as “after a courageous battle with cancer,” as is common in obituaries but rather “cowardly hiding in the bushes and slashing at it savagely and remorselessly.” I mean, that _is_ how you’d want to fight cancer. As for O.J., too bad so sad. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2024, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-simpson-has-died/1000157/16 "2024-04-11T15:19:12Z")
Was there any death bed confessionals? ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2024, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-simpson-has-died/1000157/17 "2024-04-11T15:19:24Z")
> [@Briny\_Deep](#): > > Me too – that surreal slo-mo. There was a very strong sense we were watching a historic moment on TV that would be remembered for a very long time, and that turned out to be correct. My best friend called me - “are you watching this?” I wasn’t, so we watched it together, him in NYC, me in Texas, commenting on how surreal it was. I mean, and still is. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2024, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-simpson-has-died/1000157/18 "2024-04-11T15:21:01Z")
> [@SuntanLotion](#): > > Who was the other controversial host? Did Roman Polanski ever host? ---
**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, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-simpson-has-died/1000157/19 "2024-04-11T15:25:02Z")
[Not the thread for SNL talk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-simpson-has-died/1000157/8), but please start one. I’m kind of interested also. **Moderating** done. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2024, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-simpson-has-died/1000157/20 "2024-04-11T15:25:14Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > Was there any death bed confessionals? .A sealed envelope containing his confession and left with his lawyer, to be opened after his death, would be interesting. . . [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-simpson-has-died/1000157.md?page=2)