O.J. Simpson
Orenthal James Simpson "The Juice"
Born: July 9, 1947
San Francisco, CA USA
Deceased: April 10, 2024
Position: RB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 212
College: USC
High School: Galileo (San Francisco, CA)
Career: 1969-1979
Drafted: 1969 in Round 1, #1 overall by the Buffalo Bills
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985
O.J. Simpson played from 1969 to 1979 during his career with the Buffalo Bills and San Francisco 49ers. Simpson ran for 11,236 yards in his career on 2,404 attempts, scoring 61 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 203 passes for 2,142 yards and 14 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1971 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1972 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 8 | 5 | 62.5 | 113 | 14.1 | 1 | 12.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 34 | 1 | 11 | 145.8 |
| 1974 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1977 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| NFL | 16 | 6 | 37.5 | 110 | 6.9 | 1 | 6.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 34 | 1 | 11 | ||
| Totals | 16 | 6 | 37.5 | 110 | 6.9 | 1 | 6.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 34 | 1 | 11 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 181 | 697 | 3.9 | 32 | 2 |
| 1970 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 120 | 488 | 4.1 | 56 | 5 |
| 1971 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 183 | 742 | 4.1 | 46 | 5 |
| 1972 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 292 | 1251 | 4.3 | 94 | 6 |
| 1973 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 332 | 2003 | 6.0 | 80 | 12 |
| 1974 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 270 | 1125 | 4.2 | 41 | 3 |
| 1975 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 329 | 1817 | 5.5 | 88 | 16 |
| 1976 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 290 | 1503 | 5.2 | 75 | 8 |
| 1977 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 126 | 557 | 4.4 | 39 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 161 | 593 | 3.7 | 34 | 1 |
| 1979 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 120 | 460 | 3.8 | 22 | 3 |
| AFL | 181 | 697 | 3.9 | 32 | 2 | |
| NFL | 2223 | 10539 | 4.7 | 94 | 59 | |
| Totals | 2404 | 11236 | 4.7 | 94 | 61 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 30 | 343 | 11.4 | 55 | 3 |
| 1970 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 10 | 139 | 13.9 | 36 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 21 | 162 | 7.7 | 38 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 27 | 198 | 7.3 | 25 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 6 | 70 | 11.7 | 24 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 15 | 189 | 12.6 | 29 | 1 |
| 1975 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 28 | 426 | 15.2 | 64 | 7 |
| 1976 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 22 | 259 | 11.8 | 43 | 1 |
| 1977 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 16 | 138 | 8.6 | 18 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 21 | 172 | 8.2 | 19 | 2 |
| 1979 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 46 | 6.6 | 14 | 0 |
| AFL | 30 | 343 | 11.4 | 55 | 3 | |
| NFL | 173 | 1799 | 10.4 | 64 | 11 | |
| Totals | 203 | 2142 | 10.6 | 64 | 14 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 21 | 529 | 25.2 | 73 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 7 | 333 | 47.6 | 95 | 1 |
| 1971 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 4 | 107 | 26.8 | 43 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| AFL | 21 | 529 | 25.2 | 73 | 0 | |
| NFL | 12 | 461 | 38.4 | 95 | 1 | |
| Totals | 33 | 990 | 30.0 | 95 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1970 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1971 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1972 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1973 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1974 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1975 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1976 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1977 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1978 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1979 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| AFL | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 56 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 62 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1969 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| 1970 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| 1971 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| 1972 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| 1973 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | ||||||||
| 1974 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1975 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | ||||||||
| 1976 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| 1978 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1979 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| AFL | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| NFL | 59 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 426 | |
| Totals | 61 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 456 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | AFL | Buffalo Bills | 13 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 8 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 7 |
| 1977 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 10 | 10 |
| 1979 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 13 | 8 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame 1st team All-1970s Team
1973 - AP MVP
1973 - AP Offensive Player of the Year
1973 - Bert Bell Award (Player of the Year)
1973 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc. MVP
Honors
1972 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1972 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1972 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1972 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1972 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1972 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1973 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1973 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1973 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1973 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1973 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1973 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1973 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1973 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1974 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1974 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1974 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1974 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1974 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1974 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1974 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1974 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1975 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1975 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1975 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1975 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1975 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1975 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1975 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1975 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1976 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1976 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1976 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1976 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1976 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1976 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1976 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1976 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
