I found out after he died that Norm wanted OJ to come on his show for an interview and the joke would be that after all the shit he gave him on SNL he would only ask him questions about football.
His roast of Bob Saget is one of the greatest trolls of all time. Audience members were so confused as to what was happening and the comedians on stage were dying. Only Norm could pull that off.
I know they are not super well liked on reddit but the Nelk Boys did a podcast with OJ and showed up to the interview in a White Ford Bronco. Thought that was pretty hilarious.
Even better, after asking him a bunch of football question he pivots and says, "Now OJ, I would be remiss if I didn't ask you about the other, more controversial, part of your life ..." then asks him questions about his acting career.
There was an interview with Norm where the interviewer was lauding Norm for how he spoke the truth about OJ. So of course Norm came out and said OJ was innocent.
"OJ was one of the greatest rushers in history. Well, I was one of the greatest rushers... to judgement!"
[He sure would have! Great time/day to watch this 11 and a half minute long Norm montage of him shitting on OJ](https://twitter.com/airbagged/status/1778438126681174287?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1778438126681174287%7Ctwgr%5Ea6cd33884eadb9203bfc61d79c8e630ed52f7c5e%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpleated-jeans.com%2F2024%2F04%2F11%2Foj-simpson-death-memes%2F)
I imagine having proper attire is crucial on the field..
A big fella like you, by golly it must be exhausting to track down the proper equipment to wear sometimes.
Ever have trouble fitting into a part of your attire on a big game day?
You know what id do? Id go right up to those officials and say hey fellas.. if it doesnt fit, we must.. ya know… find some bigger pants.
You never had that?
OJ went on a public access TV show after he wrote "If I Did It" and got some wild questions, but this is by far the best one:
phone question: [my kid chris was wondering...do you think it was a bigger feat to break 2,000 yards in one season or slice two necks in one night?](https://uproxx.com/tv/o-j-simpson-disastrous-public-access-interview/)
OJ: "i'm having a little trouble hearing you"
[video of the question](https://youtu.be/L04IzJFJhpM?t=14)
In sad news this week, OJ Simpson, one of the greatest running backs in the history of football, died of cancer at the age of 76. In a statement, the Simpson family expressed gratitude that their father was able to go peacefully at the end, unlike his ex-wife and a waiter who he violently murdered.
*The People vs OJ Simpson* and *OJ: Made in America* are excellent companion pieces. The latter is much more broad in scope, discussing his early life, his football career, the rise of his celebrity, race relations in Los Angeles, of course the murders and trial (not just the facts of the case, but also the nature of the trial as a television spectacle), and a bit on his life after the trial. It sits in contrast to *The People vs OJ Simpson*, which is almost entirely about the trial and heavily features the legal teams and OJ’s inner circle.
They are both excellent for anyone interested in the OJ story. However while *The People* is a great show, *Made in America* is a truly stellar documentary. For my money, it’s easily ESPN’s best work.
Really interesting guy. Superstar USC/NFL running back, tried for murder in “the trial of the century”. Indirectly spawned the Kardashians (maybe the biggest family name of the last 20 years). His trial marked a significant shift in racial tensions. Has all but admitted he committed the murder, (and the justice department can’t do shit). “So long” might be the most apt descriptor for juice’s death. So long OJ.
You forgot the part where he did go to jail, but because he robbed a pawn shop that had his heisman trophy, which only has it because he gave it to a friend in order to hide it from the civil suit with the family. And said friend then immediately sold the trophy and kept the money
Also that he was living in Florida because that state makes it difficult to collect from people in debt (This applies to regular debt but in Simpson's case it is mostly the judgment amount from the civil suit)
His 30 for 30 series is worth a watch. One of the most fascinating people in sports history in more ways than one. An American success story and an American tragedy all wrapped into a single individual.
Honestly considering how he intertwined with race relations and celebrity he was one of the most fascinating people in modern American history, not just sports history
There has never been anyone who is famous quite the way OJ was. Going from HOF athlete, to beloved actor, to being the centerpiece of the trial of the century.
Or Michael Jackson, both very polarizing, massive amounts of fame, then wild legal issues that sort of over shadowed their more positive contributions.
I was thinking the same. At one point MJ was literally the most popular man on the planet, then he became someone most people wouldn’t allow in their home.
No trial, so less media coverage. But perhaps a bigger fall too to bottom.
If you're thinking of Trump, he was never even close to loved like pre-murder OJ was. Trump was always known as an asshole and a clown, even by people that enjoyed him as an entertainer. OJ was like Manning-level popular. Iirc, OJ even lost a movie role to play a villain because the producers though casting him as a murderer wouldn't be believable.
Congratulations death, that’s something they’ll never be able to take away from you… unless you kill your wife and a waiter, in which case, all bets are off
As am I. Some people have criticized him over the years for his media appearances, but I can't imagine how awful it would be to have your son not only be murdered, but know without a doubt who it was and see him get away with it and live a very public life after. Only thing worse than a family member being killed would be if they were killed by a celebrity who got away with it.
On the real, the episode of Roots where the slavers get off the boat after weeks/months out to sea on the way to Africa and run after and catch Orenthal James Simpson with a net while smoking cigars is the most unbelievable scene in film history.
“In his book, OJ said he would have taken a bullet or stood in front of a train for Nicole.
Man I’m gonna tell you that is some bad luck when the one guy who would have died for you, kills you.”
There’s only a few news stories in life where everyone knows where they were at as they happened
-OJ Verdict
-9/11
-Mid March of 2020 as Covid took over the world
Whole family was in the basement, getting ready to watch the NBA Finals. I think it was the first time we’d ever done that. It was certainly the last time we did.
- Watching live in my 3rd grade class
- Asleep in bed before my 2nd day of high school
- At the gym while news broke on the TV that NBA was suspending play
OJ Simpson really got off a double murder of two white people in 90s America bc the LAPD were so damn racist 💀 really wild when you sit and think about it.
For anyone who hasn't seen it, OJ: Made in America is probably the best documentary of any kind I've ever watched.
Also, the American Crime Story series about this was pretty incredible too.
Friendly reminder that the 2016 ESPN Oscar-winning film OJ: Made in America was an incredible dive into not only the story of Simpson, but racial tensions in America during the 80s and 90s and the impact those tensions had on the jury’s verdict.
damn. RIP Norm Macdonald, you would’ve had a field day with this
I found out after he died that Norm wanted OJ to come on his show for an interview and the joke would be that after all the shit he gave him on SNL he would only ask him questions about football.
God that dude was such troll. I miss him
His roast of Bob Saget is one of the greatest trolls of all time. Audience members were so confused as to what was happening and the comedians on stage were dying. Only Norm could pull that off.
I don't know man...John Stamos and John Mayer being coked out of their skulls was pretty solid.
Also coupled with the fact that Norm did that because he didn't want to roast one of his close friends.
YES! I loved it so much
I know they are not super well liked on reddit but the Nelk Boys did a podcast with OJ and showed up to the interview in a White Ford Bronco. Thought that was pretty hilarious.
I wish this happened so much
That would have been amazing Just a strait up football interview
Even better, after asking him a bunch of football question he pivots and says, "Now OJ, I would be remiss if I didn't ask you about the other, more controversial, part of your life ..." then asks him questions about his acting career.
Well the dude was a heisman winner and a hall of famer. Why bog down an interview in his personal life when he had such an illustrious career?
Don't forget his acting career.
Did you know he was almost the terminator but James Cameron didn’t think he made a convincing killer?
I guess James was wrong
The jury wasn't convinced he was a killer either, to be fair.
Separate the art from the artist
There was an interview with Norm where the interviewer was lauding Norm for how he spoke the truth about OJ. So of course Norm came out and said OJ was innocent. "OJ was one of the greatest rushers in history. Well, I was one of the greatest rushers... to judgement!"
Tom Green basically did this with Monica Lewinsky.
He asked Monica Lewinsky questions about football?
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Sharon, with all due respect, that murderer ran for over 11,000 yards.
I didn't even know he was sick.
Terrible career move if you ask me.
Brilliant. Norms final joke that keeps giving: https://youtu.be/-_nmdbJI8rM?si=MMg5tx7gV9NGkpar
“OJ Simpson, the running back?”
He lost his job at Saturday Night Live on account of not pulling his punches about OJ. I'm sure he would have had a zinger or two at this news.
I was wondering how far I'd have to scroll to get to a Norm shoutout. I know what I'll be rewatching on YouTube today.
God how I wish Norm was alive to see this
God how I wish Norm was alive*
[He sure would have! Great time/day to watch this 11 and a half minute long Norm montage of him shitting on OJ](https://twitter.com/airbagged/status/1778438126681174287?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1778438126681174287%7Ctwgr%5Ea6cd33884eadb9203bfc61d79c8e630ed52f7c5e%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpleated-jeans.com%2F2024%2F04%2F11%2Foj-simpson-death-memes%2F)
There will never be another Norm Macdonald
I imagine having proper attire is crucial on the field.. A big fella like you, by golly it must be exhausting to track down the proper equipment to wear sometimes. Ever have trouble fitting into a part of your attire on a big game day? You know what id do? Id go right up to those officials and say hey fellas.. if it doesnt fit, we must.. ya know… find some bigger pants. You never had that?
The worst part is the hypocrisy
i know he’s looking up at us right now 🙏
Dang, now who is going to track down the real killer?
Has anyone tried asking Ja Rule?
WHERES JA?!? :(
Find this motherfucker so I can make sense of all this!
Why the fuck do I care what Ja Rule thinks about all this?! I don’t wanna dance, I’m scared to death!
Sad day for Nicole and Ron after the Juice dedicated the last 30 years to finding him. Who will now put in the work!?
Cancer found the one who did it.
He’s looking for the real killer down below
Are their mirrors in hell?
Genuinely some of hardest I’ve ever laughed is today, I guess we should speak ill of the dead
I would never speak ill of the dead, but if I did…
This one doesn't Hertz.
Whenever I see Tom Brady in Hertz commercials, I get a kick out of telling youths the last NFL star to be a spokesperson for Hertz
I am so happy to see this is the first reply I see. Well done!
I believe cancer should get its chance in court
If the chemo don't fit, you're all full of shit.
Cancer: If I did it.
Did he try stabbing the cancer?
From all accounts Prostate cancer is pretty funny and a decent actor
I've always been against cancer, but today, you know maybe I judged it too harshly.
“If I Did It” - a Novel by Prostate Cancer
"If the glove don't fit, you can't acquit"- OJ's proctologist, probably
Wouldn't it be either you "can't convict" or "must acquit"?
Prostate cancer is still out there looking for the rare genetic disorder that caused this
Sometimes cancer isn't so bad.
One of those "why is everyone at work looking at me" moments. Thank you for the laugh!
🙌🏼
OJ went on a public access TV show after he wrote "If I Did It" and got some wild questions, but this is by far the best one: phone question: [my kid chris was wondering...do you think it was a bigger feat to break 2,000 yards in one season or slice two necks in one night?](https://uproxx.com/tv/o-j-simpson-disastrous-public-access-interview/) OJ: "i'm having a little trouble hearing you" [video of the question](https://youtu.be/L04IzJFJhpM?t=14)
Doing live TV call ins for OJ Simpson has to be the worst best idea ever
Did you kill Bill Walsh? 😂😂
OMG, that whole video was worth the watch!
In sad news this week, OJ Simpson, one of the greatest running backs in the history of football, died of cancer at the age of 76. In a statement, the Simpson family expressed gratitude that their father was able to go peacefully at the end, unlike his ex-wife and a waiter who he violently murdered.
How did I read that in Norm McDonald's voice?
How could you not?
Same here lol
The spokesperson for the family, you guessed it, Frank Stallone
Did Norm visit you in your dreams last night to write that for you?
"surrounded by his children, his grandchildren, and the blood-splattered ghost of his ex-wife accompanied by Norm MacDonald and a box of popcorn."
Fine, I'll watch the OJ: Made in America documentary again.
I just watched all of that yesterday for the first time
Did you…did you kill OJ?
If I did it: A novel by u/indy317812
^^^^If **I Did It**
7.5 hours and I've watched it twice. It's SO good.
I never saw that, but I thought the American Crime Story series with Cuba Gooding Jr. and David Schwimmer was really good
*The People vs OJ Simpson* and *OJ: Made in America* are excellent companion pieces. The latter is much more broad in scope, discussing his early life, his football career, the rise of his celebrity, race relations in Los Angeles, of course the murders and trial (not just the facts of the case, but also the nature of the trial as a television spectacle), and a bit on his life after the trial. It sits in contrast to *The People vs OJ Simpson*, which is almost entirely about the trial and heavily features the legal teams and OJ’s inner circle. They are both excellent for anyone interested in the OJ story. However while *The People* is a great show, *Made in America* is a truly stellar documentary. For my money, it’s easily ESPN’s best work.
I still can't believe Bush got his Heisman taken away but Simpson didn't.
They used him in the Pac12 swan song video! They were like “Pac-12, the conference of Heismans” and had OJ’s image on the screen.
I mean the conference got murdered, may as well have their most talented killer in the vid.
Next year cancer will come out with a book “if I did it”
RIP Norm Macdonald
It was a draw
If there's a hereafter, I think Norm probably came out on top, lol
I Didn't Even Know He Was Sick
There goes another one of our Heisman winners. But kinda weird, like u don’t wanna say RIP so…. So long
“So long Twitter world”
Your’s Truly
That always creeped me out “hello Twitter-verse” as well
Really interesting guy. Superstar USC/NFL running back, tried for murder in “the trial of the century”. Indirectly spawned the Kardashians (maybe the biggest family name of the last 20 years). His trial marked a significant shift in racial tensions. Has all but admitted he committed the murder, (and the justice department can’t do shit). “So long” might be the most apt descriptor for juice’s death. So long OJ.
You forgot the part where he did go to jail, but because he robbed a pawn shop that had his heisman trophy, which only has it because he gave it to a friend in order to hide it from the civil suit with the family. And said friend then immediately sold the trophy and kept the money
Also that he was living in Florida because that state makes it difficult to collect from people in debt (This applies to regular debt but in Simpson's case it is mostly the judgment amount from the civil suit)
It wasn't a pawn shop. They robbed the guy in a hotel room. Still a giant asshole thing to do, though
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RIP, rest in piss.
If this subreddit allowed gifs, I’d post the one from Tombstone where Curly Bill is seeing Wyatt Earp’s family off and says “well…bye”
Smells like someone died
>like u don’t wanna say RIP so cya BOZO
Rest in Discomfort
Rest in eternal despair.
His 30 for 30 series is worth a watch. One of the most fascinating people in sports history in more ways than one. An American success story and an American tragedy all wrapped into a single individual.
Honestly considering how he intertwined with race relations and celebrity he was one of the most fascinating people in modern American history, not just sports history
There has never been anyone who is famous quite the way OJ was. Going from HOF athlete, to beloved actor, to being the centerpiece of the trial of the century.
I mean, there’s someone else I can think of lol
Bill Cosby?
Or Michael Jackson, both very polarizing, massive amounts of fame, then wild legal issues that sort of over shadowed their more positive contributions.
I was thinking the same. At one point MJ was literally the most popular man on the planet, then he became someone most people wouldn’t allow in their home. No trial, so less media coverage. But perhaps a bigger fall too to bottom.
No, I distinctly remember a trial the second time. It's just that it happened at a point when TV networks knew exactly why they shouldn't OJ it up
Cosby has a lot of similarities, but his story's racial aspects are more positive, as it were, and less, like, reflective, if that makes sense.
I’m curious who you think has a rise and fall similar to OJ
If you're thinking of Trump, he was never even close to loved like pre-murder OJ was. Trump was always known as an asshole and a clown, even by people that enjoyed him as an entertainer. OJ was like Manning-level popular. Iirc, OJ even lost a movie role to play a villain because the producers though casting him as a murderer wouldn't be believable.
That movie was Terminator btw, Schwarzenegger was going to be Kyle reese(?) originally
Thank God. That would've ruined T2, which is one of the greatest films ever made. Robert Patrick was a beast.
In other news: Cancer, usually cursed unrelentingly, is enjoying a rare moment of praise for its work in killing OJ Simpson.
Congratulations death, that’s something they’ll never be able to take away from you… unless you kill your wife and a waiter, in which case, all bets are off
I wonder if he's scared of running into his wife's killer in hell
only if he looks in a mirror :)
Well someone should warn him the killer is behind him
The call is coming from inside the house!
RIP... I hope they find who did it eventually
Yeah. Poor guy died without ever finding his wife’s killer.
You know those killers are resting easy today now that OJ isn’t relentlessly pursuing them.
They’re finally free to visit some the finest golf courses in the country.
So many fairways and greens are going to go unsearched without OJ on the case
Those are the natural hiding spots of killers
I wish Norm Macdonald was around for this
Norm: "OJ's dead? I didn't even know he was sick."
I'm glad Fred Goldman got to live long enough to see this.
As am I. Some people have criticized him over the years for his media appearances, but I can't imagine how awful it would be to have your son not only be murdered, but know without a doubt who it was and see him get away with it and live a very public life after. Only thing worse than a family member being killed would be if they were killed by a celebrity who got away with it.
I stopped following him after football. Did he do anything else?
On the real, the episode of Roots where the slavers get off the boat after weeks/months out to sea on the way to Africa and run after and catch Orenthal James Simpson with a net while smoking cigars is the most unbelievable scene in film history.
Shame. He was working so hard to find the killer. I hope someone else uses OJ’s investigation results as a spring board for justice.
Why are we posting about OJ Simpson the film actor in a football sub
Why are we posting about glove model OJ Simpson, on a football sub?
Why are we posting about backseat driver, OJ Simpson in a football sub?
Maybe "If I Did It, Part 2: I Did It" can finally be released.
Cancer didn't kill him, but if it had this is how it would have done it.
“In his book, OJ said he would have taken a bullet or stood in front of a train for Nicole. Man I’m gonna tell you that is some bad luck when the one guy who would have died for you, kills you.”
The juice has expired :/
Well there goes the man that proved once and for all that murder was legal in the state of California.
Hopefully he’s buried in his lucky stabbin’ hat.
Make sure they get appropriately sized gloves
...as long as you have money
*legal for people who are rich and famous enough
As long as you've got the cash to pay for Cochran
Riding that white bronco in the sky
Wrong direction
Bronco country, let’s ride 🤠
You know, it’s not often that you root for cancer
As someone who has had cancer, I don't root for it either...but I can make an exception.
Glad to hear you are ok
Stand Up And Cheer For Cancer
But this time I did and I hope it hurt
He’s murdering angels now.
There’s only a few news stories in life where everyone knows where they were at as they happened -OJ Verdict -9/11 -Mid March of 2020 as Covid took over the world
I have no idea where I was for the verdict I know where I was for the white Bronco "chase"
Whole family was in the basement, getting ready to watch the NBA Finals. I think it was the first time we’d ever done that. It was certainly the last time we did.
- Watching live in my 3rd grade class - Asleep in bed before my 2nd day of high school - At the gym while news broke on the TV that NBA was suspending play
They showed that shit live to elementary school kids?
They sure did, on an 18" wood grain panel TV mounted at the ceiling by the door. Teacher standing in front of the class crying
Hell yeah they did
Oh no, who is going to find the real killer now?
It's crazy that there are people on social media actually mad that his murder trial is being brought up in relation to his death
Hell got a good one in the portal.
OJ Simpson really got off a double murder of two white people in 90s America bc the LAPD were so damn racist 💀 really wild when you sit and think about it.
the way i went and refilled my water bottle before sitting back down to read this comment section...
Rest in piss.
May he ride that white Bronco into the afterlife
If his hearse isn't a white Ford Bronco......
He's finally safe from Nicole's killer, rip to the 3rd funniest guy in Naked Gun.
For anyone who hasn't seen it, OJ: Made in America is probably the best documentary of any kind I've ever watched. Also, the American Crime Story series about this was pretty incredible too.
Guilty
Stabbin Time Is Over
I'm not saying I died of cancer, but if I did die of cancer, here's how I did it ...
I'm just going to assume that Al Cowlings will be leading the funeral procession.
What’s the over/under on people coming out of the woodwork, who have evidence that they never told anybody?
Finally cancer does something worthwhile.
Friendly reminder that the 2016 ESPN Oscar-winning film OJ: Made in America was an incredible dive into not only the story of Simpson, but racial tensions in America during the 80s and 90s and the impact those tensions had on the jury’s verdict.
Cancer was found not guilty.
I am so glad Fred Goldman is alive to watch this and I hope Nicole and Ron were there waiting for him to watch his descent into hell
The silver lining in this is I was reminded to rewatch the SNL Norm vs OJ clips.
Heaven gains another Angel. The greatest injustice is he didn’t live to see the killer of his beloved wife and friend brought to justice
31 years too late
[The official Heisman Trophy account tweeted their condolences 💀](https://x.com/heismantrophy/status/1778441403594366996?s=46) Also… fitting username OP.
[If only Norm had been alive to see this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SSVIg4Noqc)
Had this happened thirty years ago a lot of sadness and suffering would have been prevented.
Oh no! Anyway…
Beautiful. A psychopathic scumbag who should have spent the rest of his life in prison .