Oj Simpson Electric Company

And it was due to simpson that in the mid 70s the buffalo bills offensive line was known as the electric company of course simpson already had his own nickname as a player.

Oj simpson electric company.

Electric company era begins. He would gain 2 290 yards 160 yards more than brown s 16 game projection of. 1973 the electric company. The bills offensive line at simpson s peak was nicknamed the electric company.

Old school anthony from the opie and anthony show with his old band rotgut. Juice is also a colloquial synonym for electricity or electrical power and hence a metaphor for any powerful entity. Former bills right tackle donnie green a member of the team s famed electric company offensive line in the 1970s died wednesday the team announced. The juice is a.

The nickname is sometimes more loosely used to refer to the electric company offense for the bills offensive unit or the electric company buffalo bills for the teams. Simpson in full orenthal james simpson born july 9 1947 san francisco california u s american collegiate and professional gridiron football player who was a premier running back known for his speed and elusiveness. Simpson acquired the nickname juice as a play on o j a common abbreviation for orange juice. Mike montler the center on the buffalo bills electric company offensive line that blocked for o j.

The team ushered in a new stadium new uniforms and a transformed team built through the draft and a few key trades. Simpson establish numerous national football league nfl all time records and earn numerous statistical titles. Simpson in his 2 003 yard season in 1973 has died in grand junction colo. If simpson s 143 1 average was applied to a 16 game season he would easily be the nfl s all time leading rusher.

Although some describe the entire 1970s decade as the electric company era the 1973 season marked a new era in bills history and is regarded by many as the beginning of the electric company era of the mid 1970s. Simpson played football at galileo high school in san. In the final week of the season.