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Greeson: More than a quarter century later, O.J.’s chase a crystalized moment

FILE - In this July 20, 2017, file photo, former NFL football star O.J. Simpson enters for his parole hearing at the Lovelock Correctional Center in Lovelock, Nev. A Nevada prisons official says a plan is in place for Simpson to be released to parole as early as Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, from a facility in the Las Vegas area. Nevada Department of Corrections spokeswoman Brooke Keast said Wednesday, Sept. 27 that the process and documents still must be finalized for Simpson's release after nine years behind bars for an armed robbery conviction. (Jason Bean/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP, Pool, File) FILE - In this July 20, 2017, file photo, former NFL football star O.J. Simpson enters for his parole hearing at the Lovelock Correctional Center in Lovelock, Nev. A Nevada prisons official says a plan is in place for Simpson to be released to parole as early as Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, from a facility in the Las Vegas area. Nevada Department of Corrections spokeswoman Brooke Keast said Wednesday, Sept. 27 that the process and documents still must be finalized for Simpson's release after nine years behind bars for an armed robbery conviction. (Jason Bean/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP, Pool, File)

By Jay Greeson June 18, 2021 3 min read

If I asked if you remembered where you were 27 years ago Thursday, there’s a chance you wouldn’t. A lot of us have a hard time remembering 27 minutes ago.

Now, what if I asked if you remembered where you were during O.J. Simpson’s infamous “ride” in the white Bronco?

Because it’s the same question, just anchored by the forever keywords of O.J. and Bronco.

Of course, all of us old enough to recall that moment remember it. It was surreal. And weirdly impossible not to watch.

For those under the age of 30, O.J. Simpson was an NFL all-timer running back, who won a Heisman at USC and transitioned to life in La-La Land after football with movies, commercials and announcing stints. He was charged with killing his ex-wife and her friend, and when the authorities went to apprehend Simpson, he took it on the lam in the Ford belonging to his friend A.C. Cowling.