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Interesting Questions, Facts and Information
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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
 O. J. Simpson
Orenthal James. Think he might have been teased just a bit as a kid?
| O. J. had a terrible disease as a child. What was it? | O. J. Simpson
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Ricketts. O. J. wore braces on his legs as a youth. As a result he was very bow-legged, which resulted in him having incredible balance. I never recall seeing him knocked off his feet, he was always tightly grabbed and hauled to the ground.
| When O. J. rolled into Buffalo as the top draft choice, an incumbent player with number 32 refused to give it up. Who was this strong-willed player? | O. J. Simpson
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Gary McDermott. Gary McDermott. The Bills promptly cut him and his 2.2 yards per carry average. Atlanta picked him up and he averaged 0.9 yards per carry before seeing his NFL career end. Mini Max was a feisty and popular running back for the Bills. Enyart was taken in the second round after O. J. was taken in the first.
| The Bills were behind a team that looked like a lock to have the worst record in the NFL, and thus qualify for the right to pick first in the 1969 NFL draft. The obvious first pick would be O.J. Which team got hot and won two games late in the season ensuring Buffalo would have the first pick in the draft? | O. J. Simpson
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Philadelphia Eagles. In 1968, the 0-11 Eagles got their act together and won their next two games, then lost their final game to finish at 2-12. Their winning streak dropped them to the third overall pick. They took "the greatest player in Purdue's history," Leroy Keyes, who had an unsuccessful pro career.
| The Bills boasted a record of 1-12-1 in 1968, thus earning them the right to pick first in the draft. What was significant about their only win in 1968? | O. J. Simpson
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They beat the team that won the Super Bowl that year, the New York Jets.. Joe Namath threw 5 interceptions, 3 of which were returned for touchdowns (a fourth interception for a TD was disallowed due to a penalty). Tom Janik returned an interception 100 yards for a TD and collapsed from exhaustion in the end zone.
| O.J.'s first coach in Buffalo almost ruined his career, becasue he wanted O.J. to be used mainly as a decoy and a pass receiver. Who was this coach? | O. J. Simpson
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John Rauch. John Rauch had tremendous success as the head coach of the Oakland Raiders (his final two years there he was 13-1 and 12-2). His strategy with O.J. did not work out very well.
| Which coach decided to build his offense around O.J.'s running the ball as much as possible? | O. J. Simpson
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Lou Saban. Lou Saban built the "Electric Company." That was the nickname for the Bills' offensive line, named after because they "turned on the Juice" (a nickname of O.J.). Guards Reggie McKenzie and Joe DeLamiellure were drafted very highly, and DeLamiellure made the Hall of Fame in 2003.
All listed. The city of Buffalo feared what a hot shot USC super star may think of their city, but O. J. always treated the city and his teammates with respect. He also always wore short sleeves. Even in blizzards. He said he liked to feel the tacklers touch as soon as possible.
| When O. J. first showed up to training camp for the Bills, the Bills did not have which piece of equipment to fit O.J.? | O. J. Simpson
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A helmet. O.J. had a very large head. No helmet on hand was big enough.
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