O.J. Simpson - RB

Playing for an inept team, the Juice wasn't living up to his expectations. Injuries to his offensive line, lack of talent around him, and misuse by the Bills coaching staff wasted the talents of the first pick of the 1969 NFL draft. Finally, with the re-hiring of Head Coach Lou Saban in 1972, the Bills constructed one of the best offensive lines in the league, which was to be nicknamed "The Electric Company" by none other than O.J. himself because as he described, "it turned on the Juice." In 1972, Simpson finally displayed the speed and the moves that made him the Heisman Trophy winner. He finished first amongst all runners that year with 1,251 yards. The next season would be the year that Simpson set the league on fire. In the very first regular season game of the year, O.J. broke the All-Time single game rushing record when he gained 250 yards. He also went on to break the season rushing record of 1,863 yards set by Cleveland's Jimmy Brown in 1963. Then, on the last game of the season against the New York Jets in Shea Stadium, Simpson broke the 2,000-yard mark by finishing the season with 2,003 yards! O.J. had set a new mark for excellence.

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