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manchestereveningnews.co.ukDespite an illustrious sports career, O.J Simpson was perhaps best known for being at the centre of his ex-wife's murder case.
The American football player died of cancer at the age of 76 on Wednesday April 10, his family confirmed. O.J was a running back for the Buffalo Bills and San Francisco 49ers from 1969 to 1979, before he was charged with the murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman in 1994.
His trial was televised around the country and, although he was acquitted, he was later found liable for their deaths in a civil lawsuit and was ordered to pay £26.7million pounds to the victims of the families. READ MORE: OJ Simpson dead aged 76 after cancer battle In 2017 he was released from prison after serving nine years of a 33-year sentence for armed robbery and kidnapping having been arrested in Las Vegas a decade earlier.
His death was announced by his family via X, formerly Twitter. A statement read: "On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer,” read a statement.
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