OJ won the Heisman in 1968.
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OJ Simpson's Heisman trophy and some other belongings were auctioned off in February 1999. The money from this auction (approximately 500,000) was given to the Goldman family.
In 1968, while playing for the University of Southern California Simpson earned the Heisman Trophy, the Maxwell Award and the Walter Camp Award.
According to the AP, Simpson's Heisman Trophy was auctioned off at a court ordered auction to pay off the awards of the civil suit won by the Goldman Family against Simpson. The person that won the bid was a gentleman named Tom Kreissman, a sheet metal dealer in Philadelphia. His bid was $255,000.
1968 Olympic Games
OJ Simpson was born on July 9, 1947