O.J. Simpson Heisman found 20 years after USC burglary

FILE - Southern California's O.J. Simpson tries to break a California tackle as he picks up five yards in Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in this Nov. 9, 1968 file photo. Los Angeles police said in a statement Tuesday Jan. 6, 2014 they've recovered a Heisman Trophy honoring O.J. Simpson more than 20 years after it was stolen from the University of Southern California. (AP Photo/hf, File) FILE - Southern California's O.J. Simpson tries to break a California tackle as he picks up five yards in Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in this Nov. 9, 1968 file photo. Los Angeles police said in a statement Tuesday Jan. 6, 2014 they've recovered a Heisman Trophy honoring O.J. Simpson more than 20 years after it was stolen from the University of Southern California. (AP Photo/hf, File)

By Associated Press January 7, 2015 2 min read

LOS ANGELES (AP) – A Heisman Trophy O.J. Simpson won in 1968 has been recovered more than 20 years after it was stolen in a burglary at the University of Southern California, police said Tuesday night.

The trophy and a Simpson jersey were stolen in a burglary at Heritage Hall, home to USC’s athletic department, during a July 28, 1994, burglary. At the time, Simpson was awaiting trial for the murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman, who were killed the previous month. He would be acquitted in 1995.

The trophy was recovered last month by detectives assigned to the LAPD’s Art Theft Detail, the department said in a statement.

The burglars had dismantled Plexiglas display cases to take the items and the theft was discovered by a janitor the next morning.

Police would give no further details on where or how they found the trophy, saying the investigation was still open. They sought the public’s help with further leads in the probe and any word on the location of the jersey, which remains missing.