American football player and actor. Jay Simpson dies at age 76.

A message from the family appeared on the official page of the former athlete on the social network X.

It is noted that Simpson could not overcome cancer, and death occurred on April 10.

Jay Simpson inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He is the only player to rush for more than 2,000 rushing yards in a 14-game season..

Simpson also acted in films and became the star of the movie “The Naked Gun,” but it was a high-profile double murder case that brought him worldwide fame..

The NFL star was accused of murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown-Simpson and her lover Ronald Goldman in 1994.. He was eventually acquitted by a jury, most of whom were black.. At the same time, a civil trial found Simpson guilty and ordered him to pay a fine of $33.5 million..

In 2008, Simpson was sentenced to 33 years in prison for armed robbery.. A former football player and friends broke into a Las Vegas hotel and, at gunpoint, took away his cups from a sports trophy dealer..

Simpson was pardoned and released early in 2017.

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Earlier it was reported about the death of the author of the winning goal in the final of the 1990 FIFA World Cup.