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O.J. Simpson, football legend acquitted of notorious killings, dies at 76

Orenthal James Simpson "succumbed to his battle with cancer" on Wednesday, according to a family statement on social media.
O.J. Simpson, pictured in September 2008 in Las Vegas, died Wednesday according to a family statement.
Updated April 11, 2024 at 12:01 PM ET

The football great Orenthal James Simpson, known as O.J., has died. Simpson was 76 and had been battling cancer. In a post, his family said Simpson died on Wednesday, surrounded by his children and grandchildren.

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