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Simpson was the NFL’s rushing leader in the 1972 season, with 1,251 yards gained. In 1973 he became the first player to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a single season, finishing with 2,003. In 1975 Simpson set a record for touchdowns in one season, with 23 (since broken), while rushing for 1,817 yards. Although frequently selected to the Pro Bowl team, he was frustrated by the failure of the Bills to reach the Super Bowl. His request for a trade to a West Coast team was met in 1978 when the Bills traded Simpson to the San Francisco 49ers. He played his final two years with the 49ers, retiring after the 1979 season due to injuries.
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Simpson was selected by the American Football League's Buffalo Bills, who held the first selection in the draft after finishing 1-12-1 in 1968 — the worst record in professional football. Early in his NFL career, Simpson struggled on the poor Buffalo teams averaging only 622 yards per season. He first rushed for 1,000 yards in 1972. In 1973 Simpson ran for a then-record 2,003 yards, becoming the first player ever to eclipse the 2,000 yard mark, and was voted the league's Most Valuable Player. Although his 2,003 yard season has subsequently been eclipsed by four running backs, only Barry Sanders managed to match Simpson by rushing for 2,000 or more yards in 14 games (Weeks 3-16 of the 1997 season; including Weeks 1 & 2, Sanders rushed for 2,053 yards. Eric Dickerson holds the 16-game season and overall records with 2,105 yards rushing in 1984).
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Orenthal James Simpson was born in San Francisco, California. He played football at the University of Southern California, where his accomplishments as a running back led to his selection as an All-American in 1967 and 1968. He won the Heisman Trophy as the best college football player in 1968 and was the first player selected in the professional football draft in 1969. He spent most of his professional football career playing for the Buffalo Bills, the team that drafted him, and is considered one of the greatest running backs in National Football League (NFL) history.
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Simpson went on to earn All-Pro honors five times. He finished his 11-year career in 1979 with 11,236 rushing yards, 203 receptions for 2,142 receiving yards, and 75 touchdowns(61 rushing and 14 receiving). After being traded to the San Francisco 49ers in 1978, Simpson retired from the NFL the following year, and on January 23, 1985 became the first Heisman Trophy winner elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He is a member of the Bills' Wall of Fame.
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At Galileo High School in San Francisco, Simpson played for the school football team, the Galileo Lions. From 1965 to 1966, Simpson was a student at City College of San Francisco, a member of the California Community Colleges system. He played both offense (running back) and defense (defensive back), and was named to the Junior College All American team as a running back.
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