“He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren,” the family said this Wednesday in a statement published in X.

The former Buffalo Bills running back suffered from prostate cancer, according to reports that circulated in February this year when it was said that he was in palliative care while undergoing chemotherapy.

However, in a video that he posted on the microblogging network, Simpson himself tried to deny that he was undergoing palliative care and did not mention the diagnosis of the malignant tumor.

Orenthal James Simpson (July 9, 1947, California – April 10, 2024, Las Vegas) played 11 seasons in the NFL, nicknamed “The Juice” by his fans and a member of the Hall of Fame since 1985 tarnished his sports legacy in the 1990s.

His ex-wife Nicole Brown and his friend Ronald Goldman were murdered in Los Angeles on June 12, 1994. Police went to Simpson’s residence to investigate as a suspect.

The case went to trial in 1995 and was broadcast to millions of viewers across the country. He was acquitted of both murders in a controversial verdict, but two years later, he was found civilly liable for the double homicide.

Simpson was once one of the most important players in NFL history.

After shining in his career in his school life with the Southern California Trojans, with whom he won the prestigious Heisman Trophy in 1968, which recognizes the best college football player in the United States, OJ signed for the Buffalo Bills.

After his career as an athlete, he was also a film actor and television presenter.

In September 2007, Simpson was arrested in Las Vegas, Nevada, and charged with numerous crimes, including armed robbery, coercion, and kidnapping.

A year later he was convicted and sentenced to more than three decades in prison, with a minimum of nine years.

On July 20, 2017, he was granted parole after serving the minimum of his sentence. He was released from prison on October 1 of that same year.

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