Famed football player OJ Simpson died Wednesday, his family announced. He was 76.
“On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer,” read a statement posted to Simpson’s X account Thursday.
“He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren. During this time of transition, his family asks that you please respect their wishes for privacy and grace.”
OJ Simpson has died. He was 76. AP In February, a local Las Vegas news station reported that Simpson had been diagnosed with prostate cancer and was undergoing chemotherapy amid rumors that he had entered hospice care; however, the NFL legend denied the rumors.
“Hospice! You talking about hospice?” Simpson questioned with a laugh in a video taken inside his car.
“No, I’m not even in the hospital. I don’t know who put that out there.”
He then jubilantly explained that he was preparing to “a ton of friends” for a Super Bowl LVIII viewing party.
In May 2023, however, Simpson shared in a video posted to his X (formerly Twitter) account that he had been diagnosed with cancer and turned to medical marijuana to ease his side effects.
“I had to do the whole chemo thing … I started smoking a couple of puffs a day, and I only had nausea twice. I’m over the chemo. I only got nauseous on two occasions. … The pot really helped me with the unfortunate side of catching cancer.
“I’m healthy now,” he continued. “It looks like I beat it. I’m happy about that.”
Although known for his position as a running back on the Buffalo Bills and the San Francisco 49ers, he became notorious for the death of his late wife Nicole Brown Simpson, who was found stabbed to death with her friend Ron Goldman outside of her condo on June 12, 1994.
Five days later, the world tuned in as police chased OJ and his friend Al Cowlings as they tried to flee in a white Ford Bronco.
Cowlings drove the now-iconic vehicle while OJ sat in the backseat with a gun threatening to kill himself.
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