On Thursday, former football star O.J. Simpson passed away at 76 after a battle with cancer.
Simpson, a first-round pick in 1969, was a star in the NFL with the Buffalo Bills and San Francisco 49ers during the 1970s.
Before his professional career, he played college football with the City College of San Francisco and the University of Southern California Trojans.
During his final season at USC, he was awarded the Heisman Trophy for his athletic achievements.
Following Simpson’s death, some may wonder what happened to his Heisman Trophy, which is considered valuable memorabilia.
Based on recently uncovered details, Simpson’s original trophy has moved from one place to another over the past 25 years.
What happened to O.J. Simpson’s Heisman Trophy?
Rare sports memorabilia from star athletes can fetch big money. In 1999, Philadelphia sheet metal wholesaler Tom Kriessman purchased Simpson’s trophy at an auction for $255,000.
According to ESPN,...
Simpson, a first-round pick in 1969, was a star in the NFL with the Buffalo Bills and San Francisco 49ers during the 1970s.
Before his professional career, he played college football with the City College of San Francisco and the University of Southern California Trojans.
During his final season at USC, he was awarded the Heisman Trophy for his athletic achievements.
Following Simpson’s death, some may wonder what happened to his Heisman Trophy, which is considered valuable memorabilia.
Based on recently uncovered details, Simpson’s original trophy has moved from one place to another over the past 25 years.
What happened to O.J. Simpson’s Heisman Trophy?
Rare sports memorabilia from star athletes can fetch big money. In 1999, Philadelphia sheet metal wholesaler Tom Kriessman purchased Simpson’s trophy at an auction for $255,000.
According to ESPN,...
- 4/11/2024
- by Matt Couden
- Monsters and Critics
Bob Knight, whose Hall of Fame career was highlighted by three national titles at Indiana — one an undefeated season not since matched — died Wednesday at 83, according to his family. No cause was given.
“It is with heavy hearts that we share that Coach Bob Knight passed away at his home in Bloomington surrounded by his family,” the Knight family said in a statement. “We are grateful for all the thoughts and prayers, and appreciate the continued respect for our privacy as Coach requested a private family gathering, which is being honored. We will continue to celebrate his life and remember him, today and forever as a beloved Husband, Father, Coach, and Friend.
“In lieu of flowers, please consider honoring Coach with a memorial contribution to the Alzheimer’s Association or Marian University.”
Nicknamed “The General,” Knight was known for his fiery temper, which sometimes overshadowed his coaching career and led to...
“It is with heavy hearts that we share that Coach Bob Knight passed away at his home in Bloomington surrounded by his family,” the Knight family said in a statement. “We are grateful for all the thoughts and prayers, and appreciate the continued respect for our privacy as Coach requested a private family gathering, which is being honored. We will continue to celebrate his life and remember him, today and forever as a beloved Husband, Father, Coach, and Friend.
“In lieu of flowers, please consider honoring Coach with a memorial contribution to the Alzheimer’s Association or Marian University.”
Nicknamed “The General,” Knight was known for his fiery temper, which sometimes overshadowed his coaching career and led to...
- 11/1/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
In Episode 3 of HBO’s hit series “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty,” viewers get a snapshot of Larry Bird’s background as a kid from French Lick, Indiana, and Red Auerbach using an NBA system loophole to recruit Bird before the baller graduated college.
Last week, the tensions were up between Earvin “Magic” Johnson and Norm Nixon. In the third episode, Buss laid the issue to rest with a gentle, yet threatening trade offer for Nixon if him and Johnson couldn’t figure it out. Behind the scenes, Pat Riley started chain smoking to deal with the stress of working with Paul Westhead. Jim Chones gets traded off, and Buss offered Johnson a somewhat bogus contract that would pay him $25 million over 25 years.
Here’s what’s fact and fiction from “Winning Time’s” third episode.
Jerry Buss almost blew a circuit because he was so angry...
Last week, the tensions were up between Earvin “Magic” Johnson and Norm Nixon. In the third episode, Buss laid the issue to rest with a gentle, yet threatening trade offer for Nixon if him and Johnson couldn’t figure it out. Behind the scenes, Pat Riley started chain smoking to deal with the stress of working with Paul Westhead. Jim Chones gets traded off, and Buss offered Johnson a somewhat bogus contract that would pay him $25 million over 25 years.
Here’s what’s fact and fiction from “Winning Time’s” third episode.
Jerry Buss almost blew a circuit because he was so angry...
- 8/21/2023
- by Raquel 'Rocky' Harris
- The Wrap
In 1994, professional basketball was all the rage, largely thanks to the rise of Michael Jordan and the historic run of three back-to-back NBA championships across 1991, 1992, and 1993, as chronicled in "The Last Dance" documentary series. Before his domination of the NBA, Jordan was considered a blue chip player, an athlete regarded as a hot prospect to be drafted into a professional franchise. Jordan gained blue chip status out of high school in the early 1980s, but he'd go on to attend college at University of North Carolina before being drafted by the Chicago Bulls in 1984. It wouldn't be until 10 years after Jordan's draft that "The Exorcist" and "The French Connection" director William Friedkin would direct a movie about the corrupt and complicated practice of college recruitment for sports in the perfect basketball movie, "Blue Chips."
"Blue Chips," released in 1994, follows Nick Nolte as Pete Bell, head coach of the fictional Western University Dolphins in Los Angeles.
"Blue Chips," released in 1994, follows Nick Nolte as Pete Bell, head coach of the fictional Western University Dolphins in Los Angeles.
- 8/7/2023
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
“The Shield” alum Michael Chiklis is playing legendary NBA Boston Celtics coach-turned-general manager Red Auerbach in HBO’s new series “Winning Time: The Rise of The Lakers Dynasty,” and TheWrap has an exclusive look at the actor in character.
In the new pic, Chiklis, as Auerbach, is seated at a table during what looks like the NBA draft.
“Red Auerbach was one of a kind,” Chiklis said in a statement to TheWrap. “A larger than life character and competitor. In a word…iconic. What a blast to slip into his jacket for a while as an actor and a guy from the Boston area.”
Here’s a description of Chiklis’ character, per HBO: As the coach of the Celtics, Red Auerbach won nine NBA championships. As general manager, he won seven more. When the Lakers’ rise threatens his Boston dynasty, Auerbach proves himself to be the basketball genius and cut-throat...
In the new pic, Chiklis, as Auerbach, is seated at a table during what looks like the NBA draft.
“Red Auerbach was one of a kind,” Chiklis said in a statement to TheWrap. “A larger than life character and competitor. In a word…iconic. What a blast to slip into his jacket for a while as an actor and a guy from the Boston area.”
Here’s a description of Chiklis’ character, per HBO: As the coach of the Celtics, Red Auerbach won nine NBA championships. As general manager, he won seven more. When the Lakers’ rise threatens his Boston dynasty, Auerbach proves himself to be the basketball genius and cut-throat...
- 2/16/2022
- by Jolie Lash
- The Wrap
The story of the “Showtime” Lakers is coming to HBO in “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” this March, documenting a period for the team that helped set the tone for how sports and athletes are viewed today.
“We were trying to have fun above all, but it’s a show about showmanship,” co-creator, executive producer and showrunner Max Borenstein said on Tuesday during a virtual Television Critics Association Winter Tour panel for his upcoming HBO show. “This is the moment where sports became entertainment.”
To bring “the audience into that journey,” as Borenstein said, the show finds the actors — like John C. Reilly, who plays Jerry Buss — talking to camera. And it incorporates some retro production features built in.
Premiering March 6 on HBO (it will also be available to stream on HBO Max), the series, also from executive producer Adam McKay, follows the professional and personal lives...
“We were trying to have fun above all, but it’s a show about showmanship,” co-creator, executive producer and showrunner Max Borenstein said on Tuesday during a virtual Television Critics Association Winter Tour panel for his upcoming HBO show. “This is the moment where sports became entertainment.”
To bring “the audience into that journey,” as Borenstein said, the show finds the actors — like John C. Reilly, who plays Jerry Buss — talking to camera. And it incorporates some retro production features built in.
Premiering March 6 on HBO (it will also be available to stream on HBO Max), the series, also from executive producer Adam McKay, follows the professional and personal lives...
- 2/15/2022
- by Jolie Lash
- The Wrap
Marvyn Korn is no Ted Lasso. But he might have to be in order to thrive, both as a coach and as the main character of a new streaming TV show.
In Disney+’s new sports dramedy Big Shot, John Stamos plays Marvyn, a legendary — and legendarily hot-tempered — men’s basketball coach whose antics make him unemployable at the college level. The sport is all he cares about, so he reluctantly takes a job coaching a girls team at a California prep school. He is intense and unyielding from the start,...
In Disney+’s new sports dramedy Big Shot, John Stamos plays Marvyn, a legendary — and legendarily hot-tempered — men’s basketball coach whose antics make him unemployable at the college level. The sport is all he cares about, so he reluctantly takes a job coaching a girls team at a California prep school. He is intense and unyielding from the start,...
- 4/14/2021
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
Baylor upset top-seeded Gonzaga, 86-70 tonight to win its first NCAA men’s national basketball championship. The Bears, who last played for the title 73 years ago, went into the game a decided underdog. That despite having lost only twice all year and coming off a lopsided win over the University of Houston on Saturday.
The Bears outhustled the typically uptempo Bulldogs on offense, playing with overwhelming energy and force and running off 9 points before Gonzaga even scratched. They would never trail.
The Zags got into foul trouble in the first half when the hero of their game against UCLA — Tyler Suggs — was forced sit after two quick calls went against him. Baylor ran up a 29-12 lead with Suggs on the bench.
As a result, Gonzaga turned the ball over repeatedly and Baylor made them pay, scoring more than a dozen points off the Bulldogs sloppy play in the half.
The Bears outhustled the typically uptempo Bulldogs on offense, playing with overwhelming energy and force and running off 9 points before Gonzaga even scratched. They would never trail.
The Zags got into foul trouble in the first half when the hero of their game against UCLA — Tyler Suggs — was forced sit after two quick calls went against him. Baylor ran up a 29-12 lead with Suggs on the bench.
As a result, Gonzaga turned the ball over repeatedly and Baylor made them pay, scoring more than a dozen points off the Bulldogs sloppy play in the half.
- 4/6/2021
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
No one could imagine that the comedy Dave, about an aspiring, neurotic white rapper named Lil Dicky, would become such a huge breakout hit. It’s based on comedian/rapper Dave Burd (aka Lil Dicky)’s experiences, as he tries to become the best rapper of all time, alongside his enthusiastic (and real-life) hype man, Davionte “GaTa” Ganter, who becomes an integral part of the crew. During one standout epsiode, GaTa admits to being bipolar. Here, he discusses the decision to talk about his condition, the response to that episode, and how he feels about this politicially pivotal time.
Deadline: Dave is a bona fide hit. When did you realize that people were watching?
Gata: Week by week, as every episode dropped, I could just feel the audience growing. I could see the fan engagement because my Instagram started going nuts. People were just really engaged, just giving a lot of positive feedback.
Deadline: Dave is a bona fide hit. When did you realize that people were watching?
Gata: Week by week, as every episode dropped, I could just feel the audience growing. I could see the fan engagement because my Instagram started going nuts. People were just really engaged, just giving a lot of positive feedback.
- 6/25/2020
- by Stevie Wong
- Deadline Film + TV
Brian Dennehy, the Tony-winning actor who made an indelible mark on the entertainment industry with memorable work in film, television and theater, died Wednesday of natural causes. He was 81.
In the wake of his death, Hollywood figures have taken to social media to pay tribute to the actor, who was known for such roles as basketball coach Bobby Knight, Chicago cop Jack Reed and serial killer John Wayne Gacy.
William Shatner was one of the first to react to the news, writing on Twitter, "Condolonces to the family of Brian Dennehy. A wonderfully talented actor."
Meanwhile, Mia Farrow tweeted a ...
In the wake of his death, Hollywood figures have taken to social media to pay tribute to the actor, who was known for such roles as basketball coach Bobby Knight, Chicago cop Jack Reed and serial killer John Wayne Gacy.
William Shatner was one of the first to react to the news, writing on Twitter, "Condolonces to the family of Brian Dennehy. A wonderfully talented actor."
Meanwhile, Mia Farrow tweeted a ...
- 4/16/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Brian Dennehy, the Tony-winning actor who made an indelible mark on the entertainment industry with memorable work in film, television and theater, died Wednesday of natural causes. He was 81.
In the wake of his death, Hollywood figures have taken to social media to pay tribute to the actor, who was known for such roles as basketball coach Bobby Knight, Chicago cop Jack Reed and serial killer John Wayne Gacy.
William Shatner was one of the first to react to the news, writing on Twitter, "Condolonces to the family of Brian Dennehy. A wonderfully talented actor."
Meanwhile, Mia Farrow tweeted a ...
In the wake of his death, Hollywood figures have taken to social media to pay tribute to the actor, who was known for such roles as basketball coach Bobby Knight, Chicago cop Jack Reed and serial killer John Wayne Gacy.
William Shatner was one of the first to react to the news, writing on Twitter, "Condolonces to the family of Brian Dennehy. A wonderfully talented actor."
Meanwhile, Mia Farrow tweeted a ...
- 4/16/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sports networks grappling with widespread cancellations and postponements of not just games but entire seasons used this past week to frenetically prep schedules leaning heavily on new or expanded studio talk shows, rebroadcasts of earlier matchups and library content, if they’re lucky enough to have to have it. Networks and leagues said they’re deep in discussions about rights to air older games and about developing new programming for this coronavirus moment, but just how they’ll be filing airtime is extremely fluid.
Take the Tennis Channel, which Thursday announced a live studio show daily from 12-3 Pm (with 8 Pm and 11 Pm repeats) starting Monday, and rebroadcasts of 2019 matches and tournaments in the slots where the 2020 ones should be. Tennis was a harbinger when the 2020 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, CA, was among the first sporting events to shutter this month. That was March 8, and those in the...
Take the Tennis Channel, which Thursday announced a live studio show daily from 12-3 Pm (with 8 Pm and 11 Pm repeats) starting Monday, and rebroadcasts of 2019 matches and tournaments in the slots where the 2020 ones should be. Tennis was a harbinger when the 2020 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, CA, was among the first sporting events to shutter this month. That was March 8, and those in the...
- 3/21/2020
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
ESPN, Disney's $10 billion sports media empire, has always had cozy relationships with the stars it covers. ESPN Books has published tomes penned by athletes, like John Amaechi's Man in the Middle. Myriad others have appeared on the network's SportsCenter commercials. In 2006, ESPN even took an ownership interest in the Arena Football League that included airing its games. Around the same time, unscripted shows featuring Barry Bonds and Bobby Knight caused hand-wringing. The network's ombudsman, George Solomon, wrote then that the partnerships are "dismaying" and "[boggle] the mind."
It has only accelerated its ...
It has only accelerated its ...
- 5/29/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Fresh off two massive Make America Great Again rallies, the endlessly energetic President Donald Trump heads to Montana and Florida today for yet more gatherings.
As Tuesday’s midterm elections loom, President Trump is mounting a furious, coast-to-coast effort to turn out the Republican vote, as conflicting polls indicate a race that can swing either way for House of Representatives seats. Today it’s Montana and Florida, following on the heels of yesterday’s Indiana and West Virginia rallies, a pace that is typically more suggestive of the final stages of a presidential campaign.
But as energetic as he is offline, the Commander-in-Tweet hasn’t forgotten his online audience, and found time today for a few broadsides and some kudos to favored friends.
Here is his Saturday morning tweetstorm so far, with more likely to come later in the day:
….Lake Okeechobee and all of the hurricane money were a passion for Rick Scott,...
As Tuesday’s midterm elections loom, President Trump is mounting a furious, coast-to-coast effort to turn out the Republican vote, as conflicting polls indicate a race that can swing either way for House of Representatives seats. Today it’s Montana and Florida, following on the heels of yesterday’s Indiana and West Virginia rallies, a pace that is typically more suggestive of the final stages of a presidential campaign.
But as energetic as he is offline, the Commander-in-Tweet hasn’t forgotten his online audience, and found time today for a few broadsides and some kudos to favored friends.
Here is his Saturday morning tweetstorm so far, with more likely to come later in the day:
….Lake Okeechobee and all of the hurricane money were a passion for Rick Scott,...
- 11/3/2018
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Now that Megyn Kelly is on her way out from “Today,” where does she go from here?
Multiple crisis PR and media experts agree that Kelly’s ouster involved her disappointing ratings, not just her defense of blackface at Halloween. While her refusal to be politically correct could make her a conservative martyr, her lack of an audience complicates any potential comeback.
As of Friday afternoon, Kelly was still employed by NBC News, which only announced that she wouldn’t return to her year-old morning show, “Megyn Kelly Today.” NBC News did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for clarification on her status with the network. Reps for Kelly did not immediately respond, either.
Also Read: Can Andy Lack Survive Atop NBC News After Megyn Kelly Debacle?
“Bottom line, it’s a business decision. She’s very expensive without the following,” Richard Levick, chairman of crisis management firm Levick,...
Multiple crisis PR and media experts agree that Kelly’s ouster involved her disappointing ratings, not just her defense of blackface at Halloween. While her refusal to be politically correct could make her a conservative martyr, her lack of an audience complicates any potential comeback.
As of Friday afternoon, Kelly was still employed by NBC News, which only announced that she wouldn’t return to her year-old morning show, “Megyn Kelly Today.” NBC News did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for clarification on her status with the network. Reps for Kelly did not immediately respond, either.
Also Read: Can Andy Lack Survive Atop NBC News After Megyn Kelly Debacle?
“Bottom line, it’s a business decision. She’s very expensive without the following,” Richard Levick, chairman of crisis management firm Levick,...
- 10/27/2018
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
While streaming services have offered subscribers access to documentaries and unscripted series for some time, it’s only fairly recently that streamers have been making original unscripted and docuseries, such as Amazon’s “The Grand Tour” and Netflix’s “Wild Wild Country,” “Chef’s Table” and “Fastest Car.”
But it was less than 18 months ago when Netflix launched an initiative to make more of its own original unscripted shows, resulting in hits including “Queer Eye,” “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman” and “Nailed It.” In May, Netflix signed a multi-year deal with Higher Ground Prods. — a company formed by former President Barack Obama and wife Michelle — that will include unscripted and docuseries and scripted content.
“We have, what, 125 million accounts with Netflix, and that sort of equates closer to 300 million active sets of eyeballs when you think about multi-user households,” says Lisa Nishimura, Netflix’s VP of original documentary and comedy programming.
But it was less than 18 months ago when Netflix launched an initiative to make more of its own original unscripted shows, resulting in hits including “Queer Eye,” “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman” and “Nailed It.” In May, Netflix signed a multi-year deal with Higher Ground Prods. — a company formed by former President Barack Obama and wife Michelle — that will include unscripted and docuseries and scripted content.
“We have, what, 125 million accounts with Netflix, and that sort of equates closer to 300 million active sets of eyeballs when you think about multi-user households,” says Lisa Nishimura, Netflix’s VP of original documentary and comedy programming.
- 6/14/2018
- by Paula Hendrickson
- Variety Film + TV
The following 24 review takes place from 6:53 a.m-7:08 a.m. Words are written in real time...
This week’s episode of 24 promised “a twist that will change everything,” and while we were hoping that would mean NBC would swoop in at the end to save Jack and New York from certain destruction, the episode’s actual ending was much, much better.
The 3 a.m. hour offered the first solid show of the season.
During the Bronze Age, the Greeks used the famed Trojan Horse to sneak their soldiers into the city of Troy. In 1999, Tim Robbins used paranoia to trick recent Best Actor winner Jeff Bridges into driving a bomb into the FBI’s headquarters.
And in last night’s 24, Samir and Tarin used a kidnapped first daughter to render CTU completely useless. If we overlook the obvious flaw of how a ragtag band of terrorists managed to...
This week’s episode of 24 promised “a twist that will change everything,” and while we were hoping that would mean NBC would swoop in at the end to save Jack and New York from certain destruction, the episode’s actual ending was much, much better.
The 3 a.m. hour offered the first solid show of the season.
During the Bronze Age, the Greeks used the famed Trojan Horse to sneak their soldiers into the city of Troy. In 1999, Tim Robbins used paranoia to trick recent Best Actor winner Jeff Bridges into driving a bomb into the FBI’s headquarters.
And in last night’s 24, Samir and Tarin used a kidnapped first daughter to render CTU completely useless. If we overlook the obvious flaw of how a ragtag band of terrorists managed to...
- 3/16/2010
- by steve@iscribelimited.com (L.J. Gibbs)
- TVfanatic
I am Canadian, God help me, and so I have something to say about curling. Specifically, I have something to say about NBC’s Colleen Jones, the women’s curling analyst, who is absolutely ruining the essence of the sport with her nasty, critical comments about the young players on the sheet before her. She should know better. After all, she’s Canadian, too. Curling is not football. It is not basketball. There is no chest-thumping or spiking. There is no room for a Terry Bradshaw or a Bobby Knight or a Dick Vitale. If Tim McCarver ever tried it Canadians would run his mouth out of the Great White North on a rail. Thus, there is no room for Colleen Jones. When curlers make a bad throw, or when they try to implement the wrong strategy, the proper reaction (and by proper I mean the way Canadians have done...
- 2/19/2010
- Vanity Fair
Fall Out Boy front-man Pete Wentz is one of a handful of celebrities that Activision has tapped thus far to reenact the famous floor-skid underwear scene from "Risky Business." Past stars include Heidi Klum (guh), Alex Rodriguez and Bobby Knight throwing a drum kit. For the "Band Hero" commercial, Wentz is playing backup for Taylor Swift, paired with Rivers Cuomo and Travis Barker, with the band appearing in the buttondown shirt/underwear combo.
I spoke with Wentz about the commercial, as well as his gaming habits.
Regarding recreating the classic movie moment from "Risky Business," Wentz said it didn't come easily.
"I have a new appreciation for everyone that's done that slide. It's hard to slide into once place and kinda try to look cool and do it on a beat. It's not an easy thing to do. It would change up, 'cause they'd Lysol the floor and it'd be slicker.
I spoke with Wentz about the commercial, as well as his gaming habits.
Regarding recreating the classic movie moment from "Risky Business," Wentz said it didn't come easily.
"I have a new appreciation for everyone that's done that slide. It's hard to slide into once place and kinda try to look cool and do it on a beat. It's not an easy thing to do. It would change up, 'cause they'd Lysol the floor and it'd be slicker.
- 11/4/2009
- by Russ Frushtick
- MTV Multiplayer
Yesterday, we got very serious about The Dark Knight. The first major negative review came out and there were calls for David Edelstein's head. We thought he was entitled to his opinion, others in the online movie news game were less supportive.
So today, we're going to have some fun with The Dark Knight, a movie that, for the record, is not full of laughs. This video comes to us from Funny or Die, the Will Ferrell and Adam McKay-fronted domain for all sorts of weird and hilarious video. I only have three things to say about it:
1) Very funny idea
2) Great editing, considering the footage they had to piece together
3) Definitely not safe for work if profanity is a problem
And now, our feature presentation: The Dark Bobby Knight.
So today, we're going to have some fun with The Dark Knight, a movie that, for the record, is not full of laughs. This video comes to us from Funny or Die, the Will Ferrell and Adam McKay-fronted domain for all sorts of weird and hilarious video. I only have three things to say about it:
1) Very funny idea
2) Great editing, considering the footage they had to piece together
3) Definitely not safe for work if profanity is a problem
And now, our feature presentation: The Dark Bobby Knight.
- 7/15/2008
- by Colin Boyd
- GetTheBigPicture.net
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