Reggie Bush

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REGGIE BUSH, TB, 6-0, 200, Spring Valley, CA (Helix), #5

USC's seventh Heisman Trophy winner (2005) with the highest percentage of points ever...2-time All-American (unanimous in2005 and consensus in 2004)...2003-04-05 letterman...USC was 37-2 in his career...Was a member of USC's 2003 and 2004 national championship teams...USC was second in the final AP poll in 2005...Played in the 2004 Rose Bowl, 2005 Orange Bowl, and 2006 Rose Bowl. The 2006 game marked the first time that a pair of Heisman winning teammates (Bush and Matt Leinart) played in the same game.

Was fifth in the 2004 Heisman Trophy voting...Was 2004 College Player of the Year by the Touchdown Club of Columbus...Was 2004 Pac-10 Co-Offensive Player of the Year and All-Conference first teamer...USC's 2004 team MVP and Co-Player of the Game versus UCLA...Won USC's Jack Oakie "Rise and Shine" Award in 2003 and 2004...In 2005, won AP Player of the Year Award, Walter Camp Player of the Year Award, The Sporting News Player of the Year Award, Touchdown Club of Columbus Player of the Year Award, The Pigskin Club of Washington D.C. Offensive Player of the Year Award and Doak Walker Award (as nation's top running back, USC's first recipient)...Also was 2005 Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year...Was a finalist for 2005 Maxwell Award and Sullivan Award, and runnerup for AP Male Athlete of the Year Award...Was USC's 2005 team MVP, Player of the Game versus Notre Dame and Co-Player of the Game versus UCLA...Was a 2005 Playboy Pre-Season All-American...Was a Freshman All-American first teamer in 2003.

In 2005, was first nationally in allpurpose running (222.3), fourth in rushing (133.9, second in Pac-10) and 20th in scoring (8.8)...USC's 2005 leader in rushing (1,740 yards, sixth best in USC history) and all-purpose running (a Pac-10 record 2,890 yards)...Averaged a Pac-10 record 8.7 yards per carry in 2005...His 19 TDs in 2005 averaged 31.6 yards each...Had 554 rushing yards in consecutive games in 2005 (Fresno State and UCLA)...In 2004, was fifth nationally in all-purpose running (179.2, first in Pac-10) and ninth in punt returns (15.7, first in Pac-10)...Was 10th nationally in kickoff returns (27.3, first in Pac-10) in 2003...Is second on USC's career kickoff return yardage list (1,523 yards), fifth on USC's career punt return yardage chart (559 yards), seventh on USC's career rushing list (3,169 yards), 17th on USC's career total offense ladder (3,221 yards) and tied for 17th on USC's pass catching list (95 receptions)...Had 11 100-yard rushing games (including twice with at least 260 yards)...Averaged an NCAA-record 7.3 yards per carry in his career...Had 6,617 all-purpose yards in his career, including a Pac-10 record 513 yards against Fresno State in 2005 (second in NCAA history)...Had 99 plays of 20-plus yards in his career...First Trojan to win Pac-10 titles in both both punt returns (2004) and kickoff returns (2003); also first Trojan to win Pac-10 crown in all-purpose yards (2004 and 2005)...Produced touchdowns via rushing, receiving, kickoff returning, punt returning and passing in his career.

Nickname is The President...Was drafted in first round (second pick) of the 2006 draft by the Saints...Born 3-2-85.