‘”OJ was like a national hero. He was like Joe Namath, and Muhammad Ali, and Bill Russell, and all those guys. He’s right up there with anybody,” DeLamielleure said. “He would always tell us, ‘Hey, stay on the field while I’m signing autographs for all these kids.’ And we would practice at Niagara. He would never leave without signing an autograph for kids. I mean, he showed us a lot how to treat the fans. He was really great with the fans in Buffalo.”‘