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Who would have thought Arnold Friberg, the great artist, had a connection to O.J. Simpson and even named a painting after him? In the late 1960’s Friberg created quite a few piece of college football art.
Painted in 1968, O.J. Breaks For Daylight: USC vs. UCLA, were doing battle on the gridiron in 1968, a game that starred O.J. Simpson, one of the greatest halfbacks of modern times. It was a game that USC won, with Simpson completing an unusally long and spectacular run to clinch the victory.
The lost was such an embarrassment to UCLA that Friberg received no cooperation from that school’s athletic department. USC, on the other hand, was delighted to loan him anything he desired. He was provided with a film strip of the game and even O.J. Simpson’s uniform.
June 30th, 2008 at 1:02 pm
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July 7th, 2008 at 9:24 am
Some corrections are needed here:
“Painted in 1968, O.J. Breaks For Daylight: USC vs. UCLA, were doing battle on the gridiron in 1968, a game that starred O.J. Simpson, one of the greatest halfbacks of modern times. It was a game that USC won, with Simpson completing an unusally long and spectacular run to clinch the victory.”
1) This game was played in 1967
2) OJ was a tailback or running back and not a halfback
3) The painting was of OJ’s first touchdown of about twelve yards. It was an incredible play since he shed most of the Bruin defense on his way to the touchdown. A later 64 yard touchdown was the one that sealed the victory and is long remebered as the play of the game.
July 18th, 2008 at 10:11 pm
What type of football do you yourself play, or is it gridiron football?
Can I ask though - how did you get this picked up and into google news?
Very impressive that this blog is syndicated through Google and is it something that is just up to Google or you actively created?
Obviously this is a popular blog with great data so well done on your seo success..
American Football greats you should write about next!
August 14th, 2008 at 7:52 am
Your blog is interesting!
Keep up the good work!