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Simpson was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985, his first year of eligibility. [55] In 2019, he was named to the National Football League 100th Anniversary All-Time Team. [56] Simpson also occasionally returned kickoffs during his early career, finishing with 33 returns for 990 yards and a touchdown, an average of 30 yards per ...
Buffalo Bills running back O. J. Simpson, who rushed for 2,003 yards in 1973, the first NFL player to exceed 2,000 yards in a season and the only player to do so in a 14-game season Eric Dickerson, a Los Angeles Rams running back and the all-time NFL season rushing leader with 2,105 yards in 1984 Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley ...
Simpson would ultimately become one of the NFL's greatest running backs of all time following an 11-year career that ultimately landed him in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. ... Simpson served as ...
Orenthal James “O.J.” Simpson, the former football player and actor whose legacy was defined by an infamous murder trial, has died. He was 76. Simpson’s family shared the news of his passing ...
“O.J. Simpson was the first player to reach a rushing mark many thought could not be attained in a 14-game season when he topped 2,000 yards,” Pro Football Hall of Fame president Jim Porter ...
The nickname for the offensive line was a reference to O. J. "Juice" Simpson.The offensive line earned its nickname for its ability to "turn on the juice," which was a metaphor for unleashing Simpson, who at the time was the best running back in the National Football League and the first running back to eclipse 2,000 yards rushing in a single season.
After a record-setting career in the NFL with the Buffalo Bills and San Francisco 49ers, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Simpson parlayed his football stardom into a career as ...
Simpson played 11 NFL seasons, nine of them with the Buffalo Bills, where he became known as “The Juice” and ran behind an offensive line known as “The Electric Company.” He won four NFL rushing titles, rushed for 11,236 yards in his career, scored 76 touchdowns and played in five Pro Bowls.