Orenthal James 'O. J.' Simpson was a celebrated American football running back, actor, and advertising spokesman. His athletic career reached its pinnacle with a Heisman Trophy win in 1968 and a record-breaking career in the NFL, primarily with the Buffalo Bills. Following his retirement from sports, he pursued a successful career in acting and broadcasting. However, his legacy was forever altered after he was acquitted of the 1994 murders of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman in a controversial criminal trial, though he was later found liable for their deaths in a civil suit.