O.J. Simpson’s death at 76 reopens deep, unhealed wounds.
Attorney Johnnie Cochran Jr. holds O.J. Simpson as the not guilty verdict in Simpson's murder trial is read in a Los Angeles courtroom on Oct. 3, 1995.O.J. Simpson’s family disclosed Thursday that the Pro Football Hall of Famer died of cancer at 76. His lifetime included a Heisman Trophy, a record-breaking NFL career, television stardom, a murder trial that transfixed the nation, and, ultimately, nine years in prison on an armed robbery charge.
It has been nearly three decades since the not-guilty verdict in Simpson’s murder trial, but it’s clear that the 12 jurors’ decision did not save anyone — Black, white, rich, poor, anyone — except Simpson, Mike Sielski writes: The fact that Simpson was later found liable in a civil trial for the deaths of Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman was a tiny bandage for a wide and deep wound that, nearly three decades on,Before Simpson’s fall from grace, of course, there was football.
No surprise at all. They have been streaky for years — winning and losing. Unfortunately they are currently in a losing streak and it’s the end of the season. Consistency is their problem.It was a head-scratcher when it happened, but the benching of the Captain — regardless of his caliber of play — had to have cast appall over the locker room. ‘Coots’ could not have been the 12/13 best performer on that front line. It backfired and the result, while perhaps not predictable, is evident.
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