OJ Simpson, one-time football legend acquitted of murder charges, dies at 76 [Video]

Orenthal James Simpson, the one-time football legend whose life and career were forever tarnished in the “trial of the century,” has died. Simpson died Wednesday after a battle with cancer, according to his family.”He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren,” a statement on Simpson’s X account reads. “During this time of transition, his family asks that you please respect their wishes for privacy and grace.”Simpson spent 11 seasons in the NFL, primarily as a running back for the Buffalo Bills, before transitioning into acting and broadcasting. In 1994, Simpson’s ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, Ronald Goldman, were found stabbed to death outside her Los Angeles home. Live TV coverage of his arrest after a famous slow-speed chase marked a stunning fall from grace for the sports hero.He had seemed to transcend racial barriers as the star Trojans tailback for college football’s powerful University of Southern California in …