O.J. Simpson, born Orenthal James Simpson on July 9, 1947, in San Francisco, California, had a life filled with remarkable highs and devastating lows. He rose to fame initially as a football star, then became a media personality, only to later be embroiled in one of the most sensationalized criminal trials in American history. Simpson’s early life was marked by challenges.
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In 1997, Simpson was found liable for the deaths of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman in a civil suit.