Jimmy Lee Simpson Biography

The late Jimmy Lee Simpson was head and custodian. Sources also reported that Jimmy spent more than three and a half decades working at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. He gained wide public attention, as the father of a former runner and broadcaster. O.J. Simpson .

Early life and education of Jimmy Lee Simpson

Jimmy Lee Simpson was born on January 29, 1920 in Arkansas, United States. He was American and as far as his ethnicity, Simpson was African American.

No further information is available about his parents, siblings, and educational background.

Jimmy Lee Simpson’s Professional Career

Jimmy Lee Simpson was reportedly a chef and a janitor. Following the series of headlines made by OJ Simpson , Jimmy’s youngest son, the curiosity to know who Simpson’s father is and the relationship between them became the big question for the public.

In order to capitalize on the public’s fascination with Simpson, several nonfiction books were quickly written and published. One of the newspapers said that her father was also gay and became a famous local drag queen after his split with his wife Eunice.

An unknown source is also quoted in the book as stating:

Mom Simpson, as I knew him, used to hang around the hotel where I lived and often dressed as a drag. Everyone knew that he was OJ’s father

According to Jeffrey Toobin’s highly regarded book, The Race of His Life that Simpson’s father, Jimmy, was a fixture of the San Francisco drag scene and that he eventually came out as gay. In the book, Toobin wrote that Jimmy passed away at the age of 66, on June 9, 1986, from complications of AIDS.

But later, Jet magazine and Jimmy’s obituary from United Press International listed his cause of death as cancer. United Press International also reported that Jimmy spent more than three and a half decades working at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.

In 2001, the Los Angeles Times described the Jimmy Lee mystery as never being fully resolved.

Jimmy Lee Simpson Net Worth and Salary

Information about Jimmy Lee Simpson’s net worth has yet to be revealed. But his son OJ Simpson has an estimated net worth of around $3 million. He bought his four-bedroom Florida mansion for $575,000 in 2000.

In 1997, Simpson was awarded a staggering $8.5 million to the Goldman family as compensatory damages.

Jimmy Lee Simpson’s son, married, wife, children and relationship

Jimmy Lee Simpson was married to his now-deceased wife Eunice Simpson , a nurse. The two have four children two sons OJ Simpson and Melvin Leon Simpson and two daughters named Carmelita Jackson and Shirley Baker . They were also the proud grandparents of five grandchildren, Justin Ryan Simpson , Sydney Brooke Simpson , Arnelle Simpson, Aaren Simpson, and Jason Simpson .

The couple had a tumultuous relationship.

Jimmy Lee Simpson’s relationship with his son OJ Simpson

Eunice’s New York Times obituary reported that Jimmy Lee walked out on the family when OJ was just four years old.

After Jimmy left the family, the single mother and her children lived in San Francisco. Eunice remained in that area until her death.

Speaking of the effect of his father’s departure, in 1977, OJ told Parents magazine (via The New York Times),

His absence bothered me, especially when I became a teenager and was trying to figure out who he was. I really needed a man around to guide me. Now I get along with my father, but it has taken me years to accept my feelings.

Jimmy and his son OJ had a tentative relationship later in life. Jet Magazine reported that Jimmy was watching as an audience when OJ was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985 and was proud of his son’s accomplishments.

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After OJ Simpson’s ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and American restaurant waiter Ron Goldman were found dead outside Nicol’s condo in the Brentwood area of ​​Los Angeles. She became the person of interest in the incident.

During the court proceedings, his late mother, Eunice Simpson, could frequently be seen in the front row of courtroom spectator seats while his father was not present at the trial. Simpson was ultimately not proven guilty of their murders.

Jimmy was found dead on June 9, 1986 in San Francisco, California.