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Here is a look at O.J. Simpson's life timeline: O.J. Simpson was drafted No. 1 overall in 1969 by the Buffalo Bills. Buffalo News file photo July 9, 1947: O.J. Simpson is born in San Francisco. 1967: Simpson transfers from City College of San Francisco to University of Southern California, where he later won the Heisman Trophy and a national championship. 1969: Simpson is drafted first overall in the NFL/AFL draft by the Buffalo Bills. 1972: Simpson leads the NFL in rushing yards (1,251) for the first of four times in his career. 1973: Simpson becomes the first player to surpass 2,000 rushing yards in a season, with 2,003. He did so when the league played just 14 games per season. He is the NFL's Most Valuable Player. 1974: Simpson, who began acting while in college, plays Jernigan in the movie “The Towering Inferno.” People are also reading… On Dec. 16, 1973, O.J. Simpson of the Buffalo Bills rushed for 200 yards in a 34-14 victory over the New York Jets and set an NFL record with 2,003 yards rushing for the season. Simpson needed 61 yards to break Jim Brown's NFL single season rushing record of 1,863 yards set in 1963. Associated Press file photo 1975: Simpson is the NFL's scoring leader, with 16 rushing touchdowns and another seven receiving touchdowns. The scene outside O.J. Simpson's Amherst home as the Bills' running back bid farewell to his coach, Lou Saban, who left after resigning as coach. Simpson was later traded to the 49ers. Buffalo News file photo 1975: Simpson begins his advertisements with Hertz, starring in commercials for the car rental company for years. 1977: Simpson plays his last season with the Bills, and he plays just seven games due to injuries. 1978: The Bills trade Simpson to the San Francisco 49ers for draft picks. Dec. 16, 1979: Simpson plays his last NFL game. The 49ers lost 31-21 to the Falcons. He finishes his career with 11,236 rushing yards and 61 rushing touchdowns. 1979: Simpson starts his own film production company: Orenthal Productions. 1985: Simpson is inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. 1988: Simpson plays Detective Nordberg in “The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!,” the first of the Naked Gun trilogy. June 12, 1994: Nicole Brown Simpson, then the ex-wife of O.J., and her friend, Ron Goldman, are found stabbed to death in Los Angeles. June 17, 1994: Simpson does not turn himself in for an arrest warrant and is instead part of a police pursuit while riding as a passenger in a white Ford Bronco SUV. The event is televised live. In 1994, O.J. Simpson pleaded not guilty in Los Angeles to the killings of his ex-wife, Nicole, and her friend, Ronald Goldman. Associated Press Oct. 3, 1995: Simpson is acquitted in the criminal trial for murder. Feb. 5, 1997: In a civil case, Simpson is found liable for the wrongful death and battery of Goldman and for battery against Nicole Brown Simpson. In 1997, a civil jury heaped $25 million in punitive damages on O.J. Simpson for the slayings of his ex-wife and her friend, on top of $8.5 million in compensatory damages awarded earlier. Associated Press Sept. 15, 2007: Simpson is arrested in Las Vegas and charged with armed robbery and kidnapping. Dec. 5, 2008: Simpson is sentenced to a total of 33 years in prison, with the possibility of parole. July 20, 2017: Simpson is granted parole and released in October. In this July 20, 2017, file photo, O.J. Simpson appears via video for his parole hearing at the Lovelock Correctional Center in Lovelock, Nev. Associated Press April 10, 2024: Simpson dies from prostate cancer.