Reggie Bush getting Heisman Trophy back after it was stripped from him 14 years ago
Onetime University of Southern California football great Reggie Bush will again be known as a Heisman Trophy winner, regaining the college game's top honor after an improper benefits scandal tarnished his storied amateur career, officials said Wednesday.
Onetime University of Southern California football great Reggie Bush will again be known as a Heisman Trophy winner, regaining the college game's top honor after an improper benefits scandal tarnished his storied amateur career, officials said Wednesday.
The Trojans running back was named college football's best player in 2005, convincingly winning the vote over star quarterbacks of the time such as Texas' Vince Young, Bush's teammate Matt Leinart, Notre Dame's Brady Quinn and Penn State's Michael Robinson.
But five years later, that honor was taken away from Bush in the wake of allegations that his family received benefits from an agent while he was still a student-athlete at USC.
USC had surrendered the replica of the trophy it had displayed on campus, and Bush was no longer invited to Heisman Trophy ceremonies.
“I am grateful to once again be recognized as the recipient of the Heisman Trophy,” Bush said in a statement Wednesday. “This reinstatement is not only a personal victory but also a validation of the tireless efforts of my supporters and advocates who have stood by me throughout this arduous journey.”
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