Orenthal James Simpson (O.J.), rose through college to become a star professional football player and national icon. He took his fame from sports to Hollywood where he continued in a successful career of acting in both movies and advertising. Unfortunately he gained the biggest audience of his life after the double murder of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her male friend, Ron Goldman. O.J. was viewed as the only suspect in this crime, and he was found not guilty. In a "media expose" of the U.S. justice system, the trial showcased the best defense money could buy. It also showed a new side of O.J. Simpson, a possessive and erratic spouse abuser.

O.J. Simpson was born on July 9, 1947 in San Francisco, California, the third of four children. At age two he contracted rickets, an often-disabling disease, and was forced to wear leg...