Simpson's Heisman was burglarized along with a jersey in July of that year while Simpson was set to begin the murder trial for the death of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman.
Simpson was ultimately found not guilty in the trial.
Police would give no further details on where or how they found the trophy, saying the investigation was still open. They sought the public's help with further leads in the probe and any word on the location of the jersey, which remains missing.
The recovered Heisman was the duplicate that is given to the university of the winning player and not the one given to Simpson himself in 1968, police said.
It remained in police possession, and USC athletic officials had no immediate comment Tuesday night.
Simpson's trophy was seized after he was found liable for the deaths in civil court. He's currently in prison after a 2008 kidnapping and robbery conviction in Nevada.
He won the Heisman Trophy in 1968 after finishing second in the voting in 1967. In 1968 he had 383 carries for 1,880 yards and 23 touchdowns. He went to the NFL the following season and was the No. 1 overall pick in the 1969 NFL draft by the Buffalo Bulls.
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