From CNN’s Paul Vercammen:
For the past eight and a half years, Simpson has been the most famous inmate inside Nevada’s Lovelock Correctional Facility. Here’s a glimpse into his time there:
- His behavior: “Simpson has stayed out of trouble there,” said Brooke Keast, spokeswoman for the Nevada prisons system. “We haven’t heard much from him.”
- His diet: When Simpson first entered prison, he ate junk food (like cookies, ramen noodles, and sticky cinnamon rolls) and gained a lot of weight, ex-guards said. But in recent years, he’s gone on a health kick and lost weight.
- His nicknames: Guards sometimes call Simpson Nordberg (after the bumbling police officer he played in the “Naked Gun” movies), one of his friends said. Another nickname? Bobble Head, because “he’s got a big head,” one ex-guard said.
- His hobbies: Simpson plays fantasy football games (and often won), coaches softball and watches TV on his 13-inch flat screen (largest size that prisoners at Lovelock can buy), ex-guards said.
Read more about Simpson’s life in prison here.
Remember O.J. Simpson’s 1994 slow-speed police chase?
Just after O.J. Simpson was charged with murder in 1994, a manhunt began. Police ultimately spotted Simpson Simpson on the expressway, riding in a white Ford Bronco driven by his best friend and former teammate, Al Cowlings.
TV helicopters swooped in to join the chase, and the 60-mile, low-speed pursuit through Los Angeles went down in TV history. People across the country tuned in — Domino’s Pizza even reported record sales of pizza delivery during the chase, presumably because people Americans glued to the TVs.
Watch the chase unfold in the clip below: