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O.J. Simpson carries Olympic torch
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Description
Order Number
00049044
Title
O.J
.
Simpson
carries
Olympic
torch
Photographer
Mendoza, Javier.
Collection ID
Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession
HE
box
Olympic
Torch
Relay
Date
1984
Physical Description
1
photographic
print
:b&w
Notes
Used
in the
Exhibit
:
Play
by
Play
-
A
Century
of
L.A
.
Sports
Photography
,
1899-1989
.
Historical Data
The
one-time
USC
star
had
retired
from the
NFL
after
the
1979
season
, but he was
still
in the
public
spotlight
as a
broadcaster
.
Jogging
with
Simpson
(left)
is
Nicole
Brown
,
who
would
become
his
second
wife
in
1985
. A
decade
later
,
Simpson
would be
accused
of
murdering
Brown
and her
friend
Ron
Goldman
in
Brentwood
.
Description
It
took
a
chain
of
4,200
runners--running
one-kilometer
segments
over
82
days--to
deliver
the
Olympic
torch
across
the
U.S
. to
Los
Angeles
.
Just
days
before
the
Opening
Ceremonies
at the
Coliseum
,
O.J
.
Simpson
carried
the
torch
in
Santa
Monica
.
Runners
are
shown
on the
California
Incline
,
connecting
Ocean
Avenue
to the
Pacific
Coast
Highway
.
Photograph
dated
July
22
,
1984
.
Subject
Simpson, O. J.,--1947-
Simpson, Nicole Brown,--1959-1994.
Olympic Games--(23rd :--1984 :--Los Angeles, Calif.).
Olympic Torch Relay.
Olympic flame.
Olympics.
Beaches--California--Santa Monica.
Runners--California--Santa Monica.
Running--California--Santa Monica.
Football players--United States.
Mountains--California, Southern.
California Avenue Incline Bridge (Santa Monica, Calif.).
Santa Monica (Calif.).
Pacific Ocean.
Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs.
Herald-Examiner Collection photographs.
Format
Photographic prints
Reproduction Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at
http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html
for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name
Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection
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