O.J. Simpson dead at 76 after cancer battle, family says
NEW YORK — O.J. Simpson, the former NFL superstar whose mid-90s doublemurder trial and subsequent acquittal fueled one of the most high-profile media events in American history, has died at age 76, his family announced Thursday.
Simpson’s death on Wednesday followed a battle with cancer, his family said.
“He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren,” the family wrote on the social media…