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Reginald Alfred "Reggie" Bush II (born March 2, 1985 in San Diego, California), nicknamed "The President" after George W. Bush, is an American college football player who played for the University of Southern California (USC). He played running back/tailback, wide receiver, and punt and kickoff returner for the team. He is widely recognized as one of the best, if not the best, running backs in USC's storied as well as college football's history. Bush is notable for his speed and evasiveness.

On January 12, 2006, Bush elected to forego his senior season at USC and declare himself eligible for the NFL draft. Since it is predicted that he will be the first overall pick in the 2006 NFL Draft, currently held by the Houston Texans, Houston (with a 2-14 record in 2005) is the favorite to obtain Bush.

On December 8, 2005, Bush was awarded the prestigious Walter Camp Award and the Doak Walker Award. On December 10, 2005, Bush won the most prestigious individual award in all of college football, the Heisman Trophy, beating finalists Vince Young and teammate Matt Leinart by the 17th largest point margin of all time (933 points, 88% of first place votes, and on 99% of ballots). Additionally, he was named the 2005 AP Sportsman of the Year.

Early history

Reggie Bush grew up in Spring Valley, California. His father was a campus security officer and his mother was a deputy sheriff at the county jail. He attended Helix High School, where he excelled at football and track. In football, he and former University of Utah and current San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith, the top pick in the 2005 NFL Draft, led the team to two sectional championships.

College career

He is currently studying political science at USC. Bush often etches the number "619" on top of his black under eye markings as a tribute to the area code of Southeast San Diego county.

In his freshman season, Bush immediately made a big impact for the Trojans, rushing for 521 yards, catching 15 passes for 314 yards, gaining another 492 yards returning kickoffs, and scored 8 touchdowns (3 rushing, 4 receiving, 1 kickoff return). His 1,331 total yards are the most ever by a freshman in USC history.

As a sophomore in 2004, Bush amassed 2,330 all-purpose yards, the most ever gained by a Trojan player since Marcus Allen gained a school record 2,683 yards in his Heisman trophy winning season of 1981, and scored 15 touchdowns (6 rushing, 7 receiving, 2 kickoff returns). He has lost only three fumbles in his college career, the first time against UCLA in 2004, the second in the Fresno State game in 2005, and the third against Texas in the 2006 Rose Bowl even though some believe it was a forward lateral which would mean he only had 2 fumbles his whole college career.

Legacy

By the end of the 2005 season, Bush had amassed 2,611 all-purpose yards and scored 18 touchdowns (15 rushing, 2 receiving, 1 punt return). He was awarded the Heisman Trophy Award on December 10 2005. He had 784 first place votes while Texas quarterback Vince Young finished second with 79 first-place votes, with an overall edge in voting points of 2541 to Young's 1608. The 933-point margin of victory was the 17th highest of all time, and Bush had the second most first-place votes in the history of Heisman voting, second only to O.J. Simpson's 855 in 1968. He became the 71st winner of the Heisman Trophy, and the 7th USC player ever to receive the award.

He and teammate Matt Leinart became the first and only two Heisman Trophy winners to play together in a single game (as Heisman trophy winners), the Rose Bowl on January 4, 2006 against the University of Texas Longhorns, which USC lost 41-38. Bush had a decent performance, amassing a total of 279 all-purpose yards (82 rushing yards, 95 receiving yards, 102 kickoff return yards) and one touchdown scored, but it was vastly overshadowed by his runner-up in the Heisman, Vince Young, and Bush's teammate Lendale White, who lead USC in rushing with 123 yards and 3 touchdowns. This game gave Bush a total of 2,890 all-purpose yards for the season, the most ever by a USC player, and 19 touchdowns.

Reggie Bush finished the 2005 football season nationally-ranked in several statistical categories:

All Purpose Yards per Game: 1st

Rushing Yards per Game: 4th

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