1. Reginald Alfred Bush II was born on March 2,1985 and is an American former professional football running back.
110 Facts About Reggie Bush
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Reggie Bush played college football for the USC Trojans, earning consensus All-American honors twice and winning the 2005 Heisman Trophy.
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Reggie Bush is widely regarded as one of the greatest college football players of all time.
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Reggie Bush was selected by the New Orleans Saints second overall in the 2006 NFL draft.
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Reggie Bush was named an All-Pro punt returner in 2008 and won Super Bowl XLIV in 2010 with the Saints.
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Reggie Bush played for the Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, Detroit Lions, and San Francisco 49ers before retiring from professional football in 2017.
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Reggie Bush later worked a college football analyst for Fox Sports.
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Reggie Bush voluntarily forfeited his Heisman Trophy in 2010 amid the scandal, but it was reinstated 14 years later amid NCAA rule changes.
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Reggie Bush was born in 1985 in Spring Valley in San Diego County, California, and named after his biological father, Reginald Sr.
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Reggie Bush was a running back at Helix High School in La Mesa, California.
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Smith and Reggie Bush were later finalists for the 2004 Heisman, making it the first time a high school had two finalists at the same ceremony.
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Reggie Bush played in the 2003 US Army All-American Bowl.
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Reggie Bush was a track star at Helix, placing second -1.7m in the 2002 CIF California State Meet 100 meters final and posting bests of 10.42 seconds in the 100 meters and 21.06 seconds in the 200 meters.
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Reggie Bush is still 3rd all-time on the 100m dash list for San Diego.
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Reggie Bush placed second in the boys' 50 meters, clocking at 5.85 at the 2003 Los Angeles Invitational Indoor Meet.
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Reggie Bush received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Southern California, where he played for the Trojans from 2003 to 2005 under head coach Pete Carroll.
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When Carroll recruited Reggie Bush he envisioned using him as a five-way threat.
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Reggie Bush was a consensus first-team Freshman All-American selection in 2003, and became the first Trojan since Anthony Davis in 1974 to lead the Pacific-10 Conference in kickoff returns.
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University of Utah quarterback Alex Smith and Reggie Bush were both finalists for the 2004 Heisman Trophy, making it the first time a high school had two finalists at the same ceremony.
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In 2004, Reggie Bush finished fifth in the Heisman voting and was named the team's MVP.
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Reggie Bush earned consensus All-American honors and was a finalist for the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award.
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Reggie Bush finished second on the team with 143 carries for 908 yards and six touchdowns, adding 509 yards and seven scores on 43 receptions.
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Reggie Bush returned 21 kickoffs for 537 yards and 24 punts for 376 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
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Reggie Bush threw for one touchdown, tossing a 52-yard scoring strike.
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In 2005, Reggie Bush was a unanimous first-team All-American and winner of the Heisman Trophy.
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Reggie Bush was named the Associated Press College Football Player of the Year, the Pigskin Club of Washington, DC Offensive Player of the Year, and the Touchdown Club of Columbus Player of the Year.
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Reggie Bush led the nation with an average of 222.3 all-purpose yards per game and finished fourth in the NCAA Division I-A ranks with an average of 133.85 rushing yards per game.
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Reggie Bush set the Pac-10 record for all-purpose yards in a game, with 513 against the Fresno State Bulldogs on November 19,2005.
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Reggie Bush became known for the "Reggie Bush Push," which occurred on a game-winning score against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
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Reggie Bush led the Trojans with 1,740 yards on 200 carries with 16 touchdowns and ranked third on the squad with 39 receptions for 481 yards, including a pair of scores as a junior.
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Reggie Bush returned 18 punts for 179 yards and a touchdown, and gained 493 yards on 28 kickoff returns.
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Reggie Bush returned 67 kickoffs for 1,522 yards and a touchdown, adding 559 yards and three scores on 44 punt returns.
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Reggie Bush completed one of three pass attempts for a 52-yard touchdown.
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Reggie Bush was awarded the Heisman Trophy on December 10,2005.
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Reggie Bush had 784 first-place votes while University of Texas Longhorns quarterback Vince Young finished second with 79 first-place votes, an overall edge in voting points of 2,541 to Young's 1,608.
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Reggie Bush became the 71st winner of the Heisman Trophy, and the seventh USC player to receive the award.
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Reggie Bush amassed a total of 279 all-purpose yards and one touchdown, but he was overshadowed in a losing effort by Heisman runner-up Vince Young and Reggie Bush's teammate LenDale White, who led USC in rushing with 123 yards and three touchdowns.
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Reggie Bush attempted to lateral when he was tackled after a long run in the second quarter, but the lateral fell to the ground and was recovered by the Longhorns.
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In 2006, reports surfaced raising questions about whether Reggie Bush's family received gifts in violation of NCAA policies.
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The school requested that the conference investigate the matter, and Reggie Bush denied any impropriety.
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On December 28,2009, it was announced that Reggie Bush had lost his bid for confidential arbitration in this matter and that the case would proceed to trial.
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The NCAA found that Reggie Bush had received lavish gifts from Lake and his partner, Michael Michaels, from at least December 2004 onward, including a limousine ride to the 2005 Heisman Trophy presentation.
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However, in a subsequent report in the Los Angeles Times, Haden said the characterization of Reggie Bush's call as an "apology" was incorrect; Haden described it as "a conversation of him being contrite, but not an apology", and he noted that Reggie Bush had not admitted to any specific wrongful acts.
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Reggie Bush eventually returned his trophy to the Heisman Trust in 2012.
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On June 9,2020, USC announced they would be ending their disassociation with Reggie Bush following the conclusion of the NCAA's mandated 10-year span.
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Reggie Bush reached out to the NCAA and the Heisman Trust president Michael Comerford, but received a call from Rob Whalen, the executive director stating that Comerford would not be corresponding with them.
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On January 12,2006, Reggie Bush elected to forgo his senior season at USC and declared himself eligible for the NFL Draft.
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Reggie Bush's representatives spoke that night with the New Orleans Saints, who said they intended to use the second overall pick to select Reggie Bush.
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Reggie Bush was indeed drafted by the Saints with the second overall pick in the 2006 NFL Draft.
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The Houston Texans' decision to not take Reggie Bush was derided by many sports analysts.
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At the time, ESPN commentator Len Pasquarelli claimed that Houston selecting Williams ahead of Reggie Bush was one of the biggest mistakes made in NFL Draft history.
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Reggie Bush had petitioned the NFL to wear the number 5, which he has worn throughout his high school and college careers.
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On May 23,2006, the NFL competition committee officially rejected his request, and on May 25 it was officially announced that Reggie Bush would be wearing number 25, acquired from Saints running back Fred McAfee.
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Reggie Bush signed contracts with Pepsi, General Motors, Adidas, Pizza Hut and the Subway restaurant chain.
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Amazed by the warm reception he received from the fans in New Orleans as well as the magnitude of the devastation caused there by Hurricane Katrina, Reggie Bush expressed excitement about playing with the Saints and pledged to help the city recover from the hurricane.
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On May 15,2006, Reggie Bush donated US$50,000 to help keep Holy Rosary High School, a Catholic school for students with learning disabilities, from closing.
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Reggie Bush carried the ball fewer times than his counterpart Deuce McAllister, putting off any speculation that he would immediately supplant McAllister as the starter in New Orleans.
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At the midway point of the season, Reggie Bush had yet to score a touchdown either receiving or running the ball; however, on November 12,2006, Reggie Bush rushed for his first touchdown from scrimmage on a reverse against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Reggie Bush gained 168 all-purpose yards as he sparked the Saints to their eighth win of the season.
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Reggie Bush had a career-high 126 rushing yards on the day.
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The game was notable for the vicious hit that Reggie Bush absorbed from Sheldon Brown while attempting to catch a swing pass on the Saints' first play of the game.
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Reggie Bush was fined by the NFL after the game for US$5,000 for taunting: which consisted of wagging his finger at All-Pro linebacker Brian Urlacher and doing a somersault after the 88-yard reception score.
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Reggie Bush was tied for a team-best 38 rushing yards on 12 carries.
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Reggie Bush had seven yards on four receptions and a punt return for two yards in a disappointing opener for him and the Saints.
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In that game, Reggie Bush carried seven times for 15 yards while catching six passes for 20 yards.
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Reggie Bush missed the final four games of the 2007 season with a partially torn posterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.
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Reggie Bush finished the season with six total touchdowns and 581 yards rushing, averaging 3.6 yards per carry.
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Reggie Bush added a second touchdown on a six-yard swing pass from Drew Brees near the goal line.
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Reggie Bush ended the game with eleven receptions for 75 yards and one receiving touchdown.
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Since he came into the league, no running back has caught more passes out of the backfield than Reggie Bush, who collected 171 receptions in his first two years.
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Reggie Bush had surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee the next day and was expected to miss the next three to four games.
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Reggie Bush finished the season with 404 rushing yards on 106 carries, 440 yards receiving with 52 receptions and nine total touchdowns, playing in ten games.
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Reggie Bush was additionally named First Team All-Pro as a punt returner after finishing the season with 20 punt returns for 270 yards and three touchdowns.
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On January 7,2009, the New Orleans Saints confirmed that Reggie Bush had surgery on his left knee, and would require months of rehabilitation.
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Reggie Bush missed the last three games of the 2009 preseason due to a calf injury and to rest his surgically repaired knee.
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Team officials called it precautionary in nature and stated that Reggie Bush would be ready to play during the regular season.
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Reggie Bush missed games in Weeks 11 and 12 of the regular season due to soreness in his surgically repaired knee.
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Reggie Bush missed most of game 15 due to a minor hamstring injury.
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Reggie Bush experienced career lows in every major category for the 2009 season.
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Reggie Bush ended the year playing in 14 games with 70 carries for 390 yards and five touchdowns, and 47 receptions for 335 yards and three touchdowns.
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On January 16,2010, in the NFC divisional playoff game against the Arizona Cardinals, Reggie Bush had one of the best games of his professional career.
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Reggie Bush rushed for 84 yards on only five carries, including a 46-yard touchdown run.
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Reggie Bush returned on Thanksgiving Day to play against the Dallas Cowboys.
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Reggie Bush rushed for 113 yards on 22 carries on Christmas Eve in a losing effort at the New England Patriots.
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Reggie Bush was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for Week 2, the second time since joining the Miami Dolphins, and third time in his career.
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Reggie Bush signed with the Detroit Lions on March 13,2013.
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Reggie Bush was ranked 85th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2014.
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Reggie Bush only topped 50 rushing yards once more and scored one more rushing touchdown, which came against the Chicago Bears in Week 16, in the 2014 season.
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On February 25,2015, Reggie Bush was released by the Lions.
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On March 18,2015, Reggie Bush signed with the San Francisco 49ers.
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Reggie Bush joined a very crowded backfield that contained Carlos Hyde and Shaun Draughn.
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On September 14,2015, in the 49ers season opener against the Minnesota Vikings, Reggie Bush left the game with a leg injury.
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On November 1,2015, during a game against the St Louis Rams, Reggie Bush slipped on the concrete surrounding the field at the Edward Jones Dome and crashed into the wall.
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Reggie Bush suffered a season-ending tear of his left meniscus.
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On January 8,2016, it was announced that Reggie Bush sued the St Louis Rams, St Louis Regional Convention and Sports Complex Authority and the St Louis Convention and Visitors Commission, contending that what he described as a "concrete ring of death" around the field caused his injury.
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Reggie Bush joined a backfield that was dominated by LeSean McCoy and Mike Gillislee.
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On December 15,2017, Reggie Bush announced his retirement from the NFL.
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Reggie Bush finished his career with 5,490 rushing yards, 3,598 receiving yards, 929 return yards, and 58 touchdowns.
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On June 5,2019, Reggie Bush was inducted into the New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame.
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At one time, Reggie Bush dated Kim Kardashian while at USC, after Matt Leinart introduced them at the 2007 ESPY Awards.
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Reggie Bush was romantically linked to country singer Jessie James Decker in 2010.
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Reggie Bush began dating Armenian dancer Lilit Avagyan in 2011 and the two married on July 12,2014.
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In February 2007, Reggie Bush appeared as Ciara's love interest in the music video for her single, "Like a Boy".
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Reggie Bush was nominated for Male Athlete of the Year at the 2007 and 2009 BET Awards.
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Specifically, Reggie Bush worked on behalf of the Diamond Empowerment Fund, visiting Botswana and South Africa and raising money for education there.
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Reggie Bush is a founding member of the Fund's Athletes for Africa program.
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In March 2012, Reggie Bush became a partner and spokesperson for skincare company Barc, makers of BumpDown Razor Bump Relief.
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In 2018, Reggie Bush appeared as a contestant on Talk Show the Game Show with Guy Branum.
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In 2019, Reggie Bush signed on with Fox Sports as a college football analyst for their Big Noon Kickoff pregame show.
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Reggie Bush left the show in 2023 when they could not come to an agreement on his next contract.