Bringing it Back to San Diego with Reggie Bush

Let’s get to know Reggie Bush beyond the fame. He got his humble beginnings in San Diego, California where he was born and raised, but if you ask him, he will immediately tell you that Southeast San Diego is what he considers home.

A day in the life of a Husband and Father

Reggie, with his beautiful wife Lilit, have three amazing kids ages 7, 5, and 3. Their children mean the world to them and if you check out their social media, you will see stories, highlights, and posts of them doing various family activities together such as exercising and spending quality time together. Before the pandemic Reggie said, “We usually wake up in the morning, feed them breakfast, get them ready for school, and drop them off.” Like most, this normal routine has changed for them now that their children are learning virtually, but he says it actually makes homelife easier and mornings now more dedicated to kids.

Creating a sense of normalcy is important for Reggie. After a long day tackling their demanding careers and extracurricular activities for both him and Lilit, they find happiness and peace in working out together. “You know the day can get away from you with a bunch of meetings and all kinds of other stuff,” said Reggie when he spoke about the importance of finding quality time to spend with his wife. With these types of schedules and lifestyle Reggie always makes sure he dedicates equal time to his kids and wife. His long days and nights won’t be complete without making sure his family is taken care of mentally, spiritually, and emotionally.

New horizons and letting go of Fear

We are the first to know and now proud to announce that he is working on a documentary on his life. While his wife Lilit is getting ready for a co-starring role in a new TV series, he and Lilit are both taking acting classes. He understands that acting is all about establishing a deeper connection with your emotions and plans to utilize the knowledge he will gain to help prepare for the biggest emotional project of his life. He’s always had a secret passion and desire to act, but in the past fear kept him from pursuing it. “ I want to push myself to do more, I want to attack my fears,” said Reggie as he spoke on the epiphany he had recently on not living his life to the fullest.

This time for him during “Stay at Home” orders has given him the courage to look in the mirror and realize as he states “I kind of have been living in mediocrity, you know just average and getting by not pushing myself.” A powerful self realization moment that we all have had once in our lives. It’s life changing to get to this point and to do something about it. Now he is ready to push himself and work towards bigger things. Like sports, in acting you need a great coach and now Reggie is learning from the highly talented and sought after acting coach, Richard Lawson. A shift he feels will definitely elevate his new screen time career.

Southeast San Diego is Home

San Diego will always be home for this native, but Southeast San Diego is the area which he specifically calls home. “Being from Southeast San Diego means a lot to me because many people who came before me that I looked up to and wanted to be like made successful careers for themselves,” said Reggie. He mentioned Terrel Davis, Marcus Allen, and Ricky Williams as notable African Americans from San Diego who not only inspired him but paved the way. The media might always highlight Southeast San Diego in a negative light, but Reggie wants people to know that the other side they don’t show or see is people and organizations giving back to their community. He donates time to empower through education and providing necessary resources. There’s pride in being from Southeast San Diego and he takes it with him everywhere.

After his first year back visiting home after being drafted to the New Orleans Saints, he held his 1st annual, Kids Football Camp at Qualcomm Stadium. “When he was eight years old he got to meet Junior Seau at the Martin Bayless kids football camp,” said Reggie. Though he doesn’t reside in San Diego any longer, it is important for him to give back. This led to his annual golf tournament which raises funds for the Birthday Party Project, a 501c3 Nonprofit organization that hosts birthday parties for homeless children. Reggie says since they started the tournament six years ago they have raised over $400,000.

Reggie’s Best of San Diego

He says San Diego has the best Mexican food!

He says Gaslamp District is one of the best downtown’s!

Mission Beach, Pacific Beach, Mission Bay and La Jolla are his best places to visit to be near water.

San Diego is one of the most beautiful cities.