Reggie Gene Willits (born May 30, 1981, in
Chickasha, Oklahoma) is a Major League Baseball
outfielder with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
He is an alumnus of the University of Oklahoma, and
he played Junior College Baseball at Seminole State
in Seminole, OK.
Willits made his Major League Baseball debut with
the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on April 26, 2006.
Reggie is the son of Gene and Judy Willits of Fort
Cobb, Oklahoma. He attended junior high and high
school at Fort Cobb-Broxton. Willits married Amber
Klugh of Fort Cobb; they have two children, Jaxon
and Eli. Reggie has one sister, Wendi, who won a
championship playing for the WNBA's Los Angeles
Sparks.
Willits and his wife began building a home in 2003
in Fort Cobb, Oklahoma, with the first completed
structure a standalone 90-by-35 foot batting cage.
Willits decided to save money and work on his game
by moving the family into the batting cage,
outfitted with an open plan. In 2007, the home was
finally completed. Reggie was named after Reggie
Jackson. Coincidently, Willits' first son is named
Jaxon. Reggie and his wife have a second son Eli
Willits born December 9, 2007. He is a member of the
"Reggie Cleveland All-Stars", a list by ESPN.com
Page 2 columnist Bill Simmons of players named as
though they belonged to a different race.
