OJ Simpson

Orenthal James "O. J." Simpson (July 9, 1947 - ) was an American Football player of San Fransisco, California. Among his many awards, he most notably is a Heisman Trophy winner, an NFL Player of the Year and a Hall of Famer. In 1973, he also became the first running back to rush for over 2,000 yards. Simpson was acquitted. Three years later he was found liable in a civil court, where he was ordered to pay $38 million (or £18.9 million) to the Goldman family (the Brown family did not seek such a verdict). In 2006 Simpson with Pablo Fenjves wrote "If I Did It" - which detailed how he would have killed his wife and Goldman, had he done it. Public outcry - headed by Fred Goldman (Ron Goldman's father) - lead to the cancellation of the publishing. However, later, the Goldmans were awarded the rights to the book to help satisfy the unpaid $38 million wrongful death judgment against Simpson. The Goldmans retitled the book "If I Did It: Confessions of a Killer", and published it. This has also raised opposition, including from Nicole Simpson's sister, Denise Brown, who argue that the book's contents are too vial to be published.