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The household posted astir his decease connected societal media.
Thursday, April 11, 2024 5:41PM
O.J. Simpson, the erstwhile shot large who was accused of and yet acquitted of the brutal 1994 slayings of his ex-wife and her friend, has died, according to his family. He was 76.
Reaction are pouring successful pursuing the decease of O.J. Simpson aft a conflict with cancer. He was 76. Simpson's household announced the quality connected his X account. Relatives said helium died Wednesday.
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Reactions to the decease of O.J. Simpson
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Pro Football Hall of Fame President Jim Porter
"O.J. Simpson was the archetypal subordinate to scope a rushing people galore thought could not beryllium attained successful a 14-game play erstwhile helium topped 2,000 yards. His on-field contributions volition beryllium preserved successful the hall's archives successful Canton, Ohio." - Pro Football Hall of Fame President Jim Porter, successful a statement.
Buffalo Bills moving backmost O.J. Simpson (32), strides implicit teammates arsenic helium latches connected to Joe DeLamielleurs during a shot crippled against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers successful Buffalo, N.Y.
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Attorney David Cook
"He died without penance. We don't cognize what helium has, wherever it is oregon who is successful control. We volition prime up wherever we are and support going with it." - David Cook, a San Francisco lawyer for the Goldman household who has been seeking since 2008 to cod the civilian judgement successful the Ron Goldman case, successful a statement.
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Caitlyn Jenner
"Good Riddance #OJSimpson" - Caitlyn Jenner, connected X.
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Hall of Fame violative lineman Joe DeLamielleure
"I'm bittersweet because, erstwhile radical dice you spell Oh, God, that's terrible.' But what happened to him, and possibly helium brought it upon himself, but helium was an icon successful the nation. And helium meant a batch (to) radical doing those commercials. He did a batch for the Black contention adjacent though helium didn't cognize it. He wasn't Muhammad Ali oregon anything, but helium was doing things for athletes and not conscionable Black athletes, but helium kicked america into a truly large thing. That's what I deliberation of him. He was a groundbreaker." - Joe DeLamielleure, Hall of Fame violative lineman, Simpson teammate successful Buffalo, by telephone to The Associated Press.
O.J. Simpson shows the assemblage a caller brace of Aris extra-large gloves, akin to the gloves recovered astatine the transgression country 21 June 1995, during his treble execution proceedings successful Los Angeles, CA.
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The Heisman Trophy
"The Heisman Trophy Trust mourns the passing of 1968 Heisman Trophy victor OJ Simpson. We widen our sympathy to his family." - Official Heisman Trophy relationship connected X.
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