Reginato was born in 1918 in Klamath Falls, Oregon, and attended Klammath Union High School.

[2][3] He played at the end position for the Oregon Ducks football team during the 1938 and 1939 seasons.

[5] He was selected by the Chicago Cardinals in the sixth round (41st overall pick) of the 1940 NFL draft, but he opted not to play professional football.

[5] After his football career ended, he spent 45 years working in finance for Gulf and Western Industries.

He died in 2000 at Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, California.