Bob Love

Bob Love
	Love with the Chicago Bulls
Chicago Bulls
Position	Director of community affairs and goodwill ambassador
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	December 8, 1942 (age 81); Bastrop, Louisiana, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school	Morehouse (Bastrop, Louisiana)
College	Southern (1961–1965)
NBA draft	1965: 4th round, 33rd overall pick
	Selected by the Cincinnati Royals
Playing career	1965–1977
Position	Small forward
Number	21, 9, 10
Career history
1965–1966	Trenton Colonials
1966–1968	Cincinnati Royals
1968	Milwaukee Bucks
1968–1976	Chicago Bulls
1976–1977	New York Nets
1977	Seattle SuperSonics
Career highlights and awards
	3× NBA All-Star (1971–1973); 2× All-NBA Second Team (1971, 1972); 3× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1972–1974); No. 10 retired by Chicago Bulls; Chicago Bulls Ring of Honor; EPBL Rookie of the Year (1966); 2× NAIA All-American (1963, 1965); 3× First-team All-SWAC (1963–1965); No. 41 retired by Southern Jaguars;
Career NBA statistics
Points	13,895 (17.6 ppg)
Rebounds	4,653 (5.9 rpg)
Assists	1,123 (1.4 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Robert Earl "Butterbean" Love (born December 8, 1942) is an American former professional basketball player who spent the prime of his career with the National Basketball Association's Chicago Bulls.^[1]^[2] A versatile forward who could shoot with either his left or right hand, Love now works as the Bulls' director of community affairs and goodwill ambassador.^[3] His "Butterbean" nickname dates back to his boyhood when he was fond of the legume.^[4]

^ Ron Higgins (June 8, 1983). "A painful experience". The Shreveport Journal. pp. 1C–5C. Retrieved October 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Bob Greene (February 17, 1993). "A champion defeats the silence". Chicago Tribune. Section 5. p. 1. Retrieved October 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
^ "Staff Directory". NBA.com. October 1, 2007.
^ "The Power of Love," Chicago Bulls, Friday, December 15, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2023.

[1] Ron Higgins (June 8, 1983). "A painful experience". The Shreveport Journal. pp. 1C–5C. Retrieved October 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] Bob Greene (February 17, 1993). "A champion defeats the silence". Chicago Tribune. Section 5. p. 1. Retrieved October 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: location (link)

[StaffDir-3] "Staff Directory". NBA.com. October 1, 2007.

[4] "The Power of Love," Chicago Bulls, Friday, December 15, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2023.

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