Moments ago. On april 10th our father succumbed to his battle with cancer. 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. Simpson, as you know, just about any acknowledge at this point has heard of o. J. Simpson. He was in the nfl for 11 reasons primarily with the buffalo bills, regarded as one of the greatest Running Backs of all time. His professional success, though, was to use a term from this week, eclipsed by his highprofile Double Murder trial. His personal life took over. He was ultimately acquitted of the Double Murder of his exwife nichol Brown Simpson and her friend ron goldman back in the 1990s. He was ultimately acquitted of all of that. But it hung over him. It defined him in a way with many people. Thats how they came to know him from the white bronco chase, from seeing cameras in the courtroom hour after hour. It was the first time the country really had been