Reggie Bush

Reggie Bush
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Bush in 2023
No. 25, 22, 21, 23
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1985-03-02) March 2, 1985 (age 39)
Spring Valley, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:203 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school:Helix (La Mesa, California)
College:USC (2003–2005)
NFL draft:2006 / round: 1 / pick: 2
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts:1,286
Rushing yards:5,490
Receptions:477
Receiving yards:3,598
Return yards:929
Total touchdowns:58
Stats at Pro Football Reference
College Football Hall of Fame

Reginald Alfred Bush III (born March 2, 1985) is an American former professional football running back who was an on-air college football analyst for Fox Sports. He played college football for the USC Trojans, earning consensus All-American honors twice and winning the Heisman Trophy as the most outstanding player in the nation. Bush is widely regarded as one of the greatest college football players of all time.[2][3][4]

He was selected by the New Orleans Saints second overall in the 2006 NFL draft. While with the Saints, Bush was named an All-Pro punt returner in 2008 and won Super Bowl XLIV in 2010 over the Indianapolis Colts.[5][6] He also played for the Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, Detroit Lions, and San Francisco 49ers before retiring from professional football in 2017.[7] Bush was also inducted into the New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame.[8]

In addition to winning the 2005 Heisman Trophy, Bush also won the 2005 Doak Walker and Walter Camp awards. However, allegations that he received improper benefits were central to an NCAA investigation of the USC football program that led to severe sanctions against the school, including a two-year postseason ban and the vacating of the 2004 national championship. Bush voluntarily forfeited his Heisman Trophy in 2010 amid the scandal, but it was reinstated 14 years later amid NCAA rule changes.[9][10][11]

  1. ^ "BCS Group vacates USC 2004–05 national championship following NCAA denial of appeal". bcsfootball.org. BCS Group. ESPN. Archived from the original on April 26, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "The 150 greatest players in college football's 150-year history". ESPN.com. January 14, 2020. Archived from the original on January 14, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
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  4. ^ "Top 10 college football players of all time ranked – and why Cam Newton is No. 1". FOX Sports. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
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  7. ^ Carroll, Charlotte (December 16, 2017). "RB Reggie Bush officially retires". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
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  9. ^ Smith, Erick (September 14, 2010). "Reggie Bush announces he is giving back his Heisman Trophy". USA Today. Archived from the original on October 27, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
  10. ^ Pennington, Bill (September 14, 2010). "Reggie Bush, Ineligible for '05, Returns Heisman". The New York Times. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  11. ^ Thamel, Pete (April 24, 2024). "Heisman Trophy being returned to Bush, USC". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 24, 2024.


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