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32 days to USC football: O.J. Simpson was inevitably great as a running back

USC football is 32 days away. So close, yet so far.

To keep track of the countdown to kickoff, we at Reign of Troy are taking a closer look at each and every Trojan jersey number.

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On this Tuesday, it’s one of the retired greats: No. 32.

Who wore it best?

Like Marcus Allen’s No. 33, the No. 32 jersey at USC is synonymous with one man: O.J. Simpson.

Fran Tarkenton, the college and pro football Hall of Famer, put into words exactly what Simpson was and would become as a football player.