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O.J. Simpson’s stolen Heisman has been recovered

By Evan Massey

Jan 1, 2015; Pasadena, CA, USA; The Heisman Trophy is presented before the 2015 Rose Bowl college football game between the Florida State Seminoles and the Oregon Ducks at Rose Bowl. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 1, 2015; Pasadena, CA, USA; The Heisman Trophy is presented before the 2015 Rose Bowl college football game between the Florida State Seminoles and the Oregon Ducks at Rose Bowl. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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O.J. Simpson’s replica Heisman that was stolen in 1994 has been recovered by police 20 years after the robbery.

On July 28th, 1994, a burglary occurred at the University of Southern California. What was stolen? An O.J. Simpson jersey and his duplicate replica of the Heisman Trophy that he won during the 1968 season.

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The burglary wasn’t a huge loss for the school, but it was a mystery that went unsolved for 20 years.

Finally, 20 years later, the trophy has been recovered. There haven’t been too many details released about who stole it or how they ended up finding the trophy after so long. The Los Angeles Police Department art theft detail were the ones that recovered the trophy, according to USA TODAY.

Simpson had the real Heisman Trophy seized under a $33.5 million judgement after a court found him liable for the deaths of both Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman.

All of that being said, it is an intriguing story due to the amount of time in between the actual burglary and when they finally found it. The robbers had dismantled the plexiglass trophy cases to take the jersey and trophy, and the robbery was discovered by the janitors in the morning. This isn’t a usual type of robbery, but it is certainly an interesting story.

At this point in time, Simpson is in a Nevada prison after being convicted for kidnapping and armed robbery in a hotel room heist in Las Vegas. He went from being a high-profile playmaker to a high-profile criminal extremely quickly.

It is a sad story, but it is also a lesson to be learned for young athletes. Simpson’s mistakes cost him everything that he had worked for during his life, and he threw it all away for nothing. While it is a depressing end to the story, it is still interesting to see that after such a long time they were still able to find the trophy and jersey.

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