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| O.J. "The Juice" Simpson | |
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Position: Halfback |
| Member Biography | |
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"In a football game, I just don't want to be touched." That's
O.J. Simpson's explanation as to why he wore short-sleeved
jerseys no matter how cold the playing weather might have
been. "I can feel tacklers better that way." What he could
sense or feel he could elude with blasting spurts, uncanny cuts
and escaping fleetness. At San Francisco City College in
1965-66, Simpson established himself as the all-time junior
college rushing leader with 2,552 yards and 54 touchdowns.
At Southern Cal in 1967 and 1968, his 9.3-second 100-yard
speed and explosive start, harmonizing with mystifying evasive
bursts, led USC to national championship honors in 1967,
including a 14-3 victory over Indiana on New Year's Day,
1968, in the Rose Bowl. The 1967 season was also the year
Simpson won 22 individual citations. He led the country in
rushing with 1451 yards on 266 carries and 11 touchdowns,
and also won Back of the Year honors from United Press
International, as all selectors gave him first team All-America
recognition. In 1968, he carried the ball 355 times for 1709
yards and 22 touchdowns while leading USC to a 9-0-1
regular season record, equalling or bettering a long list of USC
records. Again, he was named to scores of All-America first
teams and was granted 21 awards, including Rose Bowl
MVP, the Heisman Trophy and Maxwell Award.
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