Was OJ Simpson THAT Good? - Heisman Season USC Football Highlights 

He was not only the best RB, but the best player in the NFL in the 70s when the running game was the main offensive attack.

Ran with a lot of power too. Everyone talks about his speed & moves which he definitely had but he was a large man that broke a lot of tackles

He wasn't good, He was GREAT. Best running back I have ever seen, and i've been watching since 1970.

You damn right he was that GREAT....

My family were big time UCLA fans. OJ was the most skilled running back ever! We would watch the Bruins play against SC so fearful of OJ breaking loose. We loved to watch him play at Buffalo. The answer is YES!

14 Game NFL seasons - END OF DISCUSSION

I remember that 2000 yrd season . It was like watching OJ , do the output of 2 running back .the season was short , it was blowing snow in Buffalo and out of the mist came a Buffalo that when brought down would slide for thirty yards on the frozen tundra. Barring the crime, Simpson was a combination of timing, speed and could give tacklers that extra shake

Heaven knows they both have their definite issues but a strong case can be made for the all time backfield being Jim Brown at fullback and OJ Simpson at halfback. I'll take those 2 and l like my chances in any era against anyone.

For those of you who are to young to ever see him play the Answer is YES

Yes he was...an incredible running back!! Speed, power, elusive and strong....HOF

If I'm starting a team and need a RB, I'm taking OJ Simpson.

Everything else aside, he was one of the greatest of all time

SC had a long line of special running backs back then, same time Wooden ruled basketball at UCLA. A special time indeed.

He was that great!

Notre Dame figured him out in '68 and held OJ to 55 net rushing yards. Instead of going after him, the defense waited for him.

He was usually the best athlete on the field...both in college and pros. Adrian Peterson is the last running back in this mold.

He is the best NFL player of the 1970s.

Yes. I was at the Rose Bowl where he did the 80-yard run - and made it look easy against a first-rate Ohio State defense.

He was that good and at my age I was fortunate to watch him play in college and professional football

Also, watch that fullback blocking for him! The lost art of blocking!!!

When OJ was 13, he went up to Jim Brown who was getting ice cream from a vendor outside Kezar Stadium after a Browns-49'ers game. He said to Brown , "One day I'm going to break all your records," or words to that affect. "Maybe you will," replied Brown.

The man was the best running back that l seen

I remember watching his games while at USC and every time he touched the ball you held your breath as he could be gone at any time.

As a young kid growing up in buffalo ny, OJ was my Super hero…i stopped believing in Super heroes.😢

I remember watching him play. College a very close second to Jim Brown. His 1st year as a professional, he was shy 1,000 yards by 40 yards ( I think). But, after that he never had an under 1000 yard season. Also, they played 14 games. He also did not have a good offensive line until the end of his career.

Reggie Bush and OJ Simpson were two of the most electrifying college football players ever.

YES... worked out with him over his last 2 summers at USC. 'Lived in same apartment complex. Never covered a guy who ran so "smooth". Long strides...he, Jim Brown and a few other GREATS exclusively possessed. Deceptive. Ask anyone who's played defense against him. Even in drills. Sayers too, I believe. "Smoooth" is the best word I can use to describe what I experienced up close. I BELIEVE HE'S STILL IS PART OF USA 440 RELAY TEAM THAT HOLDS WORLD RECORD. (WON'T GO AWAY BECAUSE THEY SWITCHED FROM YARDS TO METERS)...

He was also a world-class printer ran on a record setting 4 x100 relay team at USC and this after they thought he would never walk after he was born ,was he that good man yes he was

He was bow-legged. Incredible.

I remember watching him at USC. You knew something big could happen anytime he was that good.

This guy was a bulldozer who could shift and run with speed on the field. One of the best athletes you’ll ever see.

I also have the chance to meet OJ Simpson in 1970 at the A.G. Gaston boys club in Birmingham Alabama at our little league football awards banquet and by the way Mr AG Gaston was one of the first black millionaires in alabama

Yes he was that good!

Still the juice..and ever shall be🏈

It’s crazy he never won a Super Bowl. If he would have I think he widely would be regarded as the best nfl player in history.

Probably the greatest running back ever with tragic obsession that ruined so many lives.

I grew up in the '70s and NEVER really saw OJ play. I don't think the Bills were on TV much.

The baddest MF to ever run the ball for USC

One of the greatest RB ever. No doubt.

I’m 56. Trust me, he was beyond great.

The answer is Hell Yeah!! Top 5

O.J. was a great running back. He was shifty, bigger than people thought, and had the speed to take it to the house on any play. Top 5 RB all time.

Damn right he was that good! The Juice is loose!

IIRC while in College at USC The Juice also ran track and was a part of a 4 X 100 World Record relay team, they held the US Record & World Record temporarily at 6-2 & 210lbs for that Era, he was decent sized very fast RB His best feature was that he could cut at full speed & could be at top speed in 3 strides Did he cut 2 people's heads off? I have no idea, we have the best legal system, and he was acquitted - I find it amazing that folks are sure that OJ did it, but those same people refuse to believe that tRump lost fair & square

SAY WHAT YOU WANT OJ WAS THE MAN

Greatest of all time period

There's been a dozen or more OJs in the last 40 years. Atleast 3 of them played for OU.

He should have won two Heismans. Bit at that time they only gave it to a senior. Gary Beban, a mediocre qb at ucka won it when he was a senior and OJ was a Junior. He was on the SC track team which still holds the record as if 2024, in the 4x 100 or 4 x 400 relay. The only one who would be better would be Jim Brown, OK’s idol

Great vision!!

OJ was a "big" back with breakaway speed like no other. The only back that was close in that era (pre 1980) was Franco Harris in his prime, but OJ was better than anyone.

Yes. Should have won 2 Heismans. And I hate SC.

He has headman trophies 🏆

Look how much smaller the linemen were back then.

I only got to watch him on TV, but he was incredible. Yes, he was that good.

He was that DUDE!!!

OJ was easily top 5 in NFL history. Probably top 3 of all time. Football ain't life, though.

Well he avoided conviction didn’t he?

Best cut back runner of all time

Notice he wore #32, Jim Brown's number!

❤ The Juice!

The juice was was federal !

Yeah he was fast, shifty, and strong. He wouldn't bulldoze you, but you couldn't arm tackle him.

I believe that was the era when the only penalties called were offside, illegal formation. So yes he was that good.

Are the Bruins the only team he played against in college?? Smh.

Wow, I sure miss those old running offenses when an rb hit the line with speed and not so many defenders in his face from running a skeleton spread offense OL.

didn't they play anyone besides UCLA???

He was absolutely incredible.

At one point he was the best running back football. Yes he was that good.

OJ Simpson was better than that good the great and probably the best NFL player ever in history Jim Brown once said OJ Simpson was one of his top three all-time runners because he had a 3rd and 4th gear when he runs!!!! That's all you need to know is Jim Brown's advice on running backs end of story!!!! Those who know, know🏈👍💪😎

Yeah, he was that good. And much bigger in person than you might think. Saw him twice pre-murder, once on the golf course, once at the airport. Big, and not the charming, cuddly, character you saw on TV

OJ was great, but no one will ever remember that. His reputation and legacy are forever tarnished.

Oj was not good he was great

Out of all the big fast super backs like Bo Jackson, Herschel Walker, Jim Brown, Eric Dickerson etc... OJ had the best zig zag natural running moves he was like a bigger faster Barry Sanders, not to dis Sanders who was the all time best improvisational zig zaggers. OJ cut up field most of the time, its very rare if he was ever tackled for a loss. Also often carrying the ball more than 30 times a game even in the NFL he could always slip thru tackles where nobody ever totally stuck him straight on standing him up driving him backwards. After his playing career he had it all and blew it foolishly.

Over 2000 yds in 14 games speaks for itself. On a bad team!!!

Yes he was that great 💯

He was Adrian Peterson 2.0 before AD.

Yes! When it came to football is was great. Just football!

so USC only played UCLA that year?

Not to be a stickler, but those UCLA highlights were not in his Heisman season...... they were the year before. But good video non the less.

The n. I L thing has ruined ncaa football for me. Because running backs put forth this type of effort just for a chance to play in the league.

I guess nobody here watched herschel walker play in college. Far more dominant in college.

Guys carried the ball so loosely back then!

Runs almost like AP. Cheers!

The best running back that went to USC ,who's second 🏈🤭

This is all in one game. Yes, he was that good.

Lincoln Riley needed OJ yesterday.

He was great at Dancing! Ya know, the Polka!! To the point huh?!

Yes

Top 3: Sayers, Simpson, Sanders

He was the greatest

If you think OJ was good, watch some clips of Jim Brown on the gridiron, a man that made men look like boys on the field of play.

yes.

Reminds me of Darren McFadden

OJ from super great to has been,🤔

YES HE WAS THAT GREAT!!!!!

You call this highlights? Looks like it’s all from the same game. Where the weather sucked. Thanks for your effort though…

Yes,he was good...I was his High School teammate at Galileo.

Was he that good apparently you ain't never seen him play he was one of the best ever

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Damned right he was "that good"