Word: simpson
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...season talk about the Buffalo Bills' O.J. Simpson breaking Jim Brown's single-year rushing record of 1,863 yds. sounded like a fantasy floated by the publicity department. All last fall the Bills had managed to win only four games, and though Simpson had made 1,251 yds., the prospect of his gaining more than a mile behind a set of inexperienced blockers seemed as likely as the Dolphins finishing in the cellar...
...last weekend, the whole league knew better. Gaining 219 yds. the previous Sunday on a snow-covered field against a special six-man New England Patriot line-designed to stop O.J. -Simpson pushed his 1973 yardage to 1,803. As he looked toward the final game against the Jets, O.J. was all confidence. "Hey, man," he said, "you know I'm going to do it." Indeed, Simpson kept his word by running his total yardage of the year...
Buffalo's Only Justification (O.J.) for existence broke the NFL record rushing in one season on Sunday against the hapless Jets. Simpson smashed Jimmy Brown's old standard and gained over 2000 yards for the season. He also break the banks in upstate New York when salary re-negotiation time around...
...Simpson bulldozed his way through the snow for 198 yards and crashed the 2,000-yard barrier, shattering a spate of National Football League records and powering the Buffalo Bills to a 34-14 victory over the New York Jets yesterday. Simpson carried 34 times against the helpless Jets, giving him a season total of 332 carries. Both his total yardage and total carries bettered records by Cleveland's former star fullback, Jim Brown...
ASHFORD & SIMPSON--Sat. Dec. 1 at Sanders theatre, 8:30 p.m., $3.50. Tickets available at Holyoke Center...