Reggie Bush

About Reggie Bush

Reginald Alfred Bush II (born March 2, 1985 in San Diego, Ca) is an American football player who plays for the New Orleans Saints of the NFL. He has played running back/tailback, wide receiver and punt returner. Bush played college football at the University of Southern California from 2003-2005, including two National Championship seasons. He won numerous awards including the 2005 Heisman Trophy.

Bush grew up in Spring Valley, California, an unincorporated community in San Diego he often memorialized with "619", San Diego's area code, or "S.E." (Southeast San Diego) written in silver on the black anti-glare tape under his eyes during USC games. Bush's father abandoned him when he was born and his whereabouts are currently unknown. His stepfather was a campus security officer at Samuel F. B. Morse High School, and his mother was a deputy sheriff at the county jail. In 8th grade, Bush played Pop Warner for the Grossmont/La Mesa Warriors, where he brought them a "Q" Bowl victory against Los Toros. Bush's freshman year at Helix High School, he came in at 5'9, 130 lbs. He ran a 4.6 forty and played running back for the JV team as a freshman. He attended Helix High School in La Mesa, a suburb of San Diego, also with San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith. His tremendous 4.4 break-away speed and vision made him very successful at Helix. In a rivalry game against Granite Hills High School, he sprained his ankle getting tackled. He went to the C.I.F. Championship at Qualcomm Stadium, where then they played a tremendous football game against rival Oceanside Pirates, his senior year. Bush was named to the All-American team his senior year and participated in the 2003 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.

Bush studied political science at USC. Bush often etched the number "619" on top of his black under eye markings as a tribute to the area code of central San Diego city / South San Diego county.