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It has been argued that the trial of Orenthal James (O.J.) Simpson for murder was the
defining cultural experience of the U.S. in the 1990s. It dominated the front pages of
newspapers in the U.S. and many other countries for several months. Indeed, Simpson
was for a period of time probably the most talked about person in the world, but very few
of the discussions were about his athletic career.
Until his internationally famous trial, Simpson was a relative unknown outside the U.S. A
very wealthy and highly decorated former professional football player, Simpson made the
transition to acting and television commentating after his illustrious football career.
However, when he was charged in June of 1994 with the murder of his estranged wife
Nicole Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman, and after his dramatic suicide getaway
attempt captured by television cameras, Simpson became known throughout the world
almost overnight.
Simpson was born in San Francisco in 1947 to a poor family. His father abandoned the
family, and it was his mother who encouraged Simpson to pursue sport, mainly to
compensate for some physical problems he had developed as a child. Simpson became
a solid baseball and football player early in his life and went on to enroll in the City
College of San Francisco, where he continued to play impressive football. With offers
from over fifty other universities to play football, Simpson went to the University of
Southern California. There, he played out a distinguished college career and earned
himself the 1968 Heisman Trophy for top college player in the U.S.
Simpson began his professional career by dropping out of school before graduation and
immediately signing a three-year endorsement deal with Chevrolet for $250,000. Drafted
by the Buffalo Bills in 1969, the first few years of Simpson's professional career were
undistinguished ones. However, from 1972 on, a new coach for the team made Simpson
the central figure in the team's offence. As a result, Simpson would go on to shatter
several running records in the National Football League. At the conclusion of his career,
Simpson was inducted into the Professional Football Players' Hall of Fame.
After his professional football career, stories about Simpson's alleged abuse of his wife
began circulating. Nicole Simpson made the first call to police after an incident at a 1989
New Year's Eve party, in which Simpson was fined $200. Over the next few years Nicole
would make thirty emergency calls to the police, none of which led to formal charges.
After the incidents surrounding Nicole's death and Simpson's subsequent flight from
police, an exhaustive months-long trial ensued, leading to Simpson's famous acquittal.
More than just a murder trial, however, O.J. Simpson's trial highlighted the racial
tensions in the U.S. In fact, history will undoubtedly remember Simpson more for his trial
than for his illustrious football career.