In addition to bringing relevance back to the Bills , used to run into OJ, and few others occasionally at Mulligans on Hertel in the early to mid 70's after a Sunday game.. Very engaging in a brief convo about the game if you ran into him while waiting at the bar.. Nothing earth shattering . but all good..
I was about 10 also..and yes it was really upsetting.. he was out of Penn State and was glad they signed him.. those years of competition for signing draft picks were interesting to say the least..