OJ Simpson dead at 76: life in photos

O.J. Simpson poses for a portrait circa 1985 in Los Angeles, California.   (Harry Langdon/Getty Images)

 O.J. Simpson in action, rushing for USC vs Oregon at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California on October 29, 1967. (Walter Iooss Jr. /Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)

O.J. Simpson is carried off the field by hundreds of cheering fans after USC beat UCLA, 21-20. (Bettmann Archive via Getty Images)

O.J. Simpson receives the Heisman Memorial Trophy in 1968. (Bettmann Archive via Getty Images)

President-elect Richard Nixon with Notre Dame quarterback Terry Hanratty and USC's O.J. Simpson. (Bettmann Archive via Getty Images)

O.J. Simpson of the Buffalo Bills during NFL Playoff game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Buffalo Bills at Three Rivers Stadium on December 22, 1974 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.     (Ross Lewsis/Getty Images)

O.J. Simpson, now with the San Francisco 49ers, carries the ball against the Seattle Seahawks, October 7, 1979, at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California. Simpson played for the 49ers from 1978-79.  (Focus on Sport/Getty Images)

O.J. Simpson is inducted into the Hall of Fame in Rich Stadium on September 14, 1980. Simpson is accompanied by his parents, his son, Jason, and Ralph Wilson, owner of the Buffalo Bills.  (Ross Lewis/Getty Images)

O.J. makes his film debut alongside Richard Burton in The Klansman. (Bettmann Archive via Getty Images)

OJ Simpson acts alongside LeVar Burton in "Roots."   (ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)

O.J. Simpson poses alongside Gilda Radner and Jane Curtin ahead of co-hosting SNL on February 24, 1978. (Bettmann Archive via Getty Images)

O.J. Simpson on January 8, 1981, at Daisy in Beverly Hills, California. Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images (Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)

O.J. in ‘Naked Gun 33 ⅓’ with Lesley Nielson in 1994. (Alamy)

Football Analyst O.J. Simpson in the booth smiling for the camera before the start of an NFL football game circa 1980.  (Focus on Sport/Getty Images)

O.J. Simpson poses with his Ferrari on June 12, 1979, at Warner Bros Studios in Burbank, California.  (Paul Harris/Getty Images)

O.J. Simpson poses for a portrait in 1985 in Los Angeles, California.   (Harry Langdon/Getty Images)

O.J. Simpson and Nicole Brown Simpson pose at the premiere of "Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult" in which O.J. starred on March 16, 1994 in Los Angeles, California.    (Vinnie Zuffante/Getty Images)

Motorists wave as 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.  (Jean-Marc Giboux/Liaison via Getty Images)

O.J. Simpson in a mugshot following his arrest in Los Angeles, California, June 17, 1994.  (Kypros/Getty Images)

O.J. Simpson shows the jury a new pair of Aris extra-large gloves, similar to those found at the crime scene on June 21, 1995, during his double murder trial in Los Angeles,CA. ( VINCE BUCCI/AFP via Getty Images)

O.J. Simpson sits in Superior Court in Los Angeles in 1994 during an open court session. (Getty Images)

O.J. Simpson listens to testimony during his double-murder trial in Los Angeles, March 16, 1995.  (Dan Mircobich/AFP/Getty Images)

O.J. Simpson reacts to the not-guilty verdict with his attorneys F. Lee Bailey and Johnnie Cochran Jr.  Simpson was found not guilty of killing his ex-wife Nicole Brown-Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman.               (MYUNG J. CHUN/AFP via Getty Images)

The New York Post displays a "Not Guilty!" headline October 3, 1995, in New York City.   (Evan Agostini/Liaison)

O.J. Simpson reacts after learning he jad been granted parole at Lovelock Correctional Center July 20, 2017, in Lovelock, Nevada. Simpson was serving a nine-to-33-year prison term for a 2007 armed robbery and kidnapping conviction.  (Jason Bean-Pool/Getty Images)

OJ Simpson is seen on November 12, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Mega/GC Images)