QUOTE (John Adams @ Oct 7 2008, 09:58 PM)

You're the guy who said we need to separate the man and the athlete. Why does it matter that he's a wife beater? Why does it matter when he beat his wife? Before he was a Bill. After. During. Who cares, right? Great athlete.
My reaction to the fact that you (and others) admire your abilities to separate the athlete from the dirtbag so casually...to quote you, "well...not much I can say."
He isn't on the wall for being a great (or even good) human being. You seem to be suggesting that personal character (unrelated to sports) should be a pre-requisite for athletic honors. Perhaps is should be. I have no strong feelings, either way. But, I'm fairly sure that most people understand that the reason OJ is on the wall is because he was a great football player, not a great human being.
Now, with that said, if you believe personal character (and not simply sports-related offenses) should be an essential part of athletic honors, then I would suggest that all the existing Hall of Fames, the Heisman, the MVP's, nearly ever honor bestowed on an athlete needs to be revisited and "adjusted". And, we will have some major disagreements about what constitutes the criteria for de-listing. With any luck, we could eliminate maybe 75% of the honored athletes from their awards.
After further review, I like it! Let's purge any honors for every athlete that has violated our moral or legal sensibilities, before, during or after their careers.