O. J. SIMPSON - A PROFILE Born July 9, 1947 as the third of four children in a poor neighborhood of San Francisco, O. J. Simpson soon becomes a member of a local gang, the "Superiors". When only 15 years old, he even spends some time in jail. But three years later, he has become one of the most famous football players ever. O, J. - Number 32. He stays nine years with the Buffalo Bills, then plays for the San Francisco 49ers. Already while playing for the Bills, he starts a new career $as an actor, starring in several @Movies@@ MOVIE. $Following his professional @Football Career@@ ACHIE he works as a sports commentator and appears in commercials for "Hertz" and "True Sweet" Orange Juice. He and his first wife Marguerite get divorced in 1979, two years after he first met 18 year old Nicole Brown. She will $soon become his second wife. §Show Graphic@@ COUPL Soon after their marriage he starts battering her. She $@calls 911@@ NICLE more than nine times. In 1992 they get divorced, but still spend considerable time together. Shortly before the killings, they agree to separate for a second time, as $O. J. points out in @The Letter@@ LETTR read by Robert Kardashian. END