USC Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush will be inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame, the Tournament of Roses announced Wednesday, Sept. 4.
He is the 28th Trojan player, coach or administrator selected to the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame.
Bush will be honored in the 136th Rose Parade presented by Honda and on the field during the College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Prudential on January 1, 2025. The inductees will also be recognized in a private ceremony held by the Pasadena Tournament of Roses on December 31.
Joining Bush as 2024 inductees are Mark Dantonio, the winningest coach in Michigan State history, and LaMichael James, a College Football Hall of Famer who was an electrifying running back for Oregon from 2009-2011.
A consensus First Team All-American in 2004 and a unanimous selection in 2005 as an all-purpose player, Bush claimed the Doak Walker Award and was the Walter Camp Player of the Year, the AP Player of the Year, the Sporting News Player of the Year and the Heisman Trophy winner in 2005. He finished fifth in the Heisman Trophy voting in 2004, the year Matt Leinart, his teammate, claimed the award. In 2003, Bush was named a Freshman All-American.
During his three seasons in at USC, Bush helped guide the Trojans to three-consecutive national championship games, winning national titles at the 2004 Rose Bowl with a 28-14 win over Michigan and 2005 Orange Bowl with a 55-19 victory over Oklahoma. The Trojans finished No. 1 in the final AP poll in 2003 and 2004 and No. 2 in 2005 with only two losses during the three-year span, including a 41-38 Rose Bowl loss to Texas in one of the most iconic games in college football history.
Bush set an NCAA record with an astounding 7.3 yards per carry during his career, and in 2005, he led the NCAA with 222.3 all-purpose yards per game, finishing fourth nationally with 133.9 rushing yards per game. His 513 all-purpose yards versus Fresno State in 2005, ranks second in NCAA annals.
As a two-time Pac-10 Player of the Year, Bush was a member of three consecutive Pac-10 championship teams. Bush ranks second in league history with 2,890 all-purpose yards in 2005 and ranks fourth all-time with 6,552 career all-purpose yards, having led the league in all-purpose yards in 2004 and 2005.
A two-time Team MVP and the 2005 team captain, Bush ranks fourth on USC's career kickoff return yardage list (1,523), sixth in career punt return yardage (559) and eighth in career rushing (3,169). He set the USC freshman record with 1,331 all-purpose yards in 2003. He finished his career with 433 rushes for 3,169 yards and 25 touchdowns and 95 receptions for 1,301 yards and 13 touchdowns. He returned 67 kickoffs for 1,523 yards and one touchdown, and he fielded 44 punts for 559 yards and three touchdowns. He also threw one touchdown for 52 yards in his career.
Drafted second overall in the 2006 NFL Draft by New Orleans, Bush played for the Saints (2006-10), Dolphins (2011-12), Lions (2013-14), 49ers (2015) and Bills (2016). He was a First Team All-Pro in 2008, and he won Super Bowl XLIV with the Saints in 2010. Bush was inducted into the Saints Hall of Fame in 2019. He was also inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2023.
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