O.J. Simpson Biography

Fast Facts

• Was a two time All-American at the University of Southern California
• Won the Heisman Trophy in 1968
• Named NFL Player of the Year in 1972, 1973, and 1975
• Voted college football player of the decade by ABC Sports in 1970
• Has 3 sons and 2 daughters
• Was drafted by the Buffalo Bills as the number one player in the 1969 NFL draft
• Quote: "Money takes wings․ The only thing that endures is character․"
• Quote: "There is no prayer so blessed as the prayer which asks for nothing․"
• Was a sports commentator for ABC Sports from 1979 to 1986
• Appeared in his first big budget film, "The Towering Inferno" in 1974