O.J. Simpson of the Buffalo Bills in a game against the Denver Broncos on October 1975 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Focus On Sport/Getty Images)
After football O.J. took to acting. He was an Avis pitchman and appeared in the Naked Gun films. Here he is in "Capricorn One"
1978: NFL player and actor O.J. Simpson in a publicity still for Warner Bros Inc. "Capricorn One" released in 1978. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Simpson was briefly part of the Monday Night Football team
ABC's NFL Monday Night Football sportscasters O.J. Simpson, Don Meredith, and Frank Gifford (l-r) at the Silverdome, where the Detroit Lions are playing host to the Los Angeles Raiders.
O.J. Simpson and Nicole Brown Simpson
O.J. Simpson and Nicole Brown Simpson pose at the premiere of the "Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Isult" in which O.J. starred on March 16, 1994 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Vinnie Zuffante/Archive Photos/Getty Images)
As a person of interest in the murders, Simpson captivated the nation when he was driven by friend A.C. Cowlings in Simpson's White Ford Bronco in a slow-speed chase on the 405. Simpson eventually surrendered at his Brentwood home.
Police cars pursue the Ford Bronco driven by Al Cowlings, carrying fugitive murder suspect O.J. Simpson, on a 90-minute slow-speed car chase June 17, 1994 on the 405 freeway in Los Angeles, California. Simpson's friend Cowlings eventually drove Simpson home, with Simpson ducked under the back passenger seat, to Brentwood where he surrendered after a stand-off with police. (Photo by Vinnie Zuffante/Archive Photos/Getty Images)
O.J. Simpson tries on gloves allegedly used in the murders during the "Trial of the Century"
O.J. Simpson shows the jury a new pair of Aris extra-large gloves, similar to the gloves found at the Bundy and Rockingham crime scene 21 June 1995, during his double murder trial in Los Angeles,CA. Deputy Sheriff Roland Jex(L) and Prosecutor Christopher Darden (R) look on. (Photo credit should read VINCE BUCCI/AFP/Getty Images)
O.J. Simpson confers with lead defense attorney Johnnie Cochran
O.J. Simpson (C) confers with attorneys Johnnie Cochran (L) and Robert Shapiro (R) during 24 January hearing in Simpson's murder trial in Los Angeles, CA. Judge Lance Ito ruled that Simpson will not be able to address the jury during opening statements. Simpson's friend Robert Kardashian stands behind him. (COLOR KEY: Brown wall) AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read POO/AFP/Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 24: Prosecutor Marcia Clark points to a chart as she describes to jurors where evidence was found at O.J. Simpson's home during opening statements in the O.J. Simpson murder trial 24 January in Los Angeles, CA. Simpson is accused of the 12 June 1994 murders of his ex-wife Nicole Brown and Ronald Goldman. (COLOR KEY: Chart has blue border) AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read POO/AFP/Getty Images)
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Former American football star and actor O.J. Simpson listens to testimony during his double murder trial in Los Angeles, March 16, 1995. Simpson is on trial for the homicide of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman. In this image he listens to the testimony of Lieutenant Philip Vannatter, one of the two lead detectives on the case. (Photo by Dan Mircobich/AFP/Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES: Defense lawyer Johnnie Cochran Jr. puts on a gloves 27 September while he addresses the jury during closing arguments during the O.J. Simpson double murder trial. Cochran cited the "defining moment in the trial" as the day prosecutor Christopher Darden asked Simpson to try on the bloody evidence gloves and the defendant told jurors they were to small for his large hands. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read Vince Bucci/AFP/Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 16: O.J. Simpson (R) talks with two of his attorneys, F. Lee Bailey and Alan Dershowitz (back to camera) in court 16 June during his double murder trial in Los Angeles. Earlier Dershowitz said that prosecutors have selectively targeted pro-Simpson jurors and he has asked the judge to halt any further dismissals without an evidentiary hearing. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read REED SAXON/AFP/Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 3: The prosecution team in the O.J. Simpson trial listen as the "not guilty" verdict is read 03 October in Los Angeles. (From L-R:) Christopher Darden (L), Marcia Clark (C) and William Hodgman (R). AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read POO/AFP/Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 26: Family members of murder victims Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman cry in court as prosecutor Marcia Clark describes their murders in the O.J. Simpson murder trial 26 September 1995 in Los Angeles,CA. (From L-R:) Juditha Brown, the mother of Nicole Brown Simpson(Back,hand on face), Fred Goldman(with glasses), Patti Goldman, the stepmother of Ron, and Kim Goldman(R), Ron's sister. (Photo credit should read MYUNG CHUN/AFP/Getty Images)
After the trials Simpson was often seen playing golf in Florida
O.J. Simpson during The EGA & Citizen Change Present The EGA Celebrity Golf Tournament at Miami Beach Golf Club in Miami, Florida, United States. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/WireImage for Brand Seven Marketing)
In 1997, a civil jury in Santa Monica unanimously found Simpson liable for the wrongful death of and battery against Goldman, and battery against his ex-wife. Simpson was ordered to pay $33,500,000 in damages.
O.J. Simpson leaves the Santa Monica Courthouse after a day of testifying in his civil trial for the murders of Nicole Brown–Simpson and Ronald Goldman. (Photo by Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Simpson appears in shackles during his sentencing in Las Vegas. Charges included felony kidnapping, armed robbery and conspiracy in a spat with sports memorabilia dealers
LAS VEGAS - DECEMBER 05: O.J. Simpson appears in shackles during his sentencing hearing at the Clark County Regional Justice Center December 5, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Simpson and co-defendant Clarence "C.J." Stewart were sentenced on 12 charges, including felony kidnapping, armed robbery and conspiracy related to a 2007 confrontation with sports memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas hotel. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
O.J. Simpson claims he has been a model inmate
O.J. Simpson (C) speaks in court prior to his sentencing as his attorneys Gabriel Grasso (L) and Yale Galanter listen at the Clark County Regional Justice Center December 5, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Simpson and co-defendant Clarence "C.J." Stewart were sentenced on 12 charges, including felony kidnapping, armed robbery and conspiracy related to a 2007 confrontation with sports memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas hotel. (Photo by Issac Brekken-Pool/Getty Images)
Simpson has been granted parole and should be released in October.
O.J. Simpson (C) appears in court with attorneys Gabriel Grasso (L) and Yale Galanter prior to sentencing at the Clark County Regional Justice Center December 5, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Simpson and co-defendant Clarence "C.J." Stewart were sentenced on 12 charges, including felony kidnapping, armed robbery and conspiracy related to a 2007 confrontation with sports memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas hotel. (Photo by Issac Brekken-Pool/Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 27: Rosa Lopez(L), a key defense witness in the O.J. Simpson murder trial, and defense attorney Johnnie Cochran Jr.(R), appear in front of a display of Simpson's Bronco truck in Superior Court in Los Angeles 27 February. Lopez, a housekeeper to a neighbor of O.J. Simpson's, claims to have seen a white Ford Bronco outside his home at around the time the prosecution claims the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman took place. (COLOR KEY: Lopex wears blue dress.) AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read POO/AFP/Getty Images)
OJ Simpson Trial Continues In Las Vegas
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O.J. Simpson Sentenced In Kidnapping, Robbery Trial
OJ Simpson stands during sentencing at the Clark County Regional Justice Center December 5, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Simpson and co-defendant Clarence 'C.J.' Stewart were sentenced on 12 charges, including felony kidnapping, armed robbery and conspiracy related to a 2007 confrontation with sports memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas hotel. (credit: Issac Brekken-Pool/Getty Images)
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