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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]

For the Australian footballer, see Bob Love (footballer). For the British lawn bowler, see Bob Love (bowls).

Bob Love
Love with the Chicago Bulls
Chicago Bulls
PositionDirector of community affairs and goodwill ambassador
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1942-12-08) December 8, 1942 (age 79)
Bastrop, Louisiana, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolMorehouse (Bastrop, Louisiana)
CollegeSouthern (1961–1965)
NBA draft1965 / Round: 4 / Pick: 33rd overall
Selected by the Cincinnati Royals
Playing career1965–1977
PositionSmall forward
Number21, 9, 10
Career history
1965–1966Trenton Colonials
1966–1968Cincinnati Royals
1968Milwaukee Bucks
1968–1976Chicago Bulls
1976–1977New York Nets
1977Seattle 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
  • 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
Points13,895 (17.6 ppg)
Rebounds4,653 (5.9 rpg)
Assists1,123 (1.4 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

High school and college career


After starring at Morehouse High School (now defunct) in Louisiana, Love played basketball for Southern University, where he also became a brother of Alpha Phi Omega.[4] He earned All-America honors in 1963.


Professional career


In 1965, the Cincinnati Royals selected the 6’8" forward in the fourth round of the 1965 NBA draft. Love failed to make the team, and instead spent the 1965–66 NBA season in the Eastern Basketball League. After averaging over 25 points per game, Love earned the EBL Rookie of the Year Award and gained enough confidence to try out for the Royals once more. He made the team on his second attempt and played two seasons for the Royals, largely in a reserve role. Love made his NBA debut on October 18, 1966.[5] In 1968, the Milwaukee Bucks selected him in the NBA Expansion Draft and traded him to the Chicago Bulls in the middle of the 1968–69 season.

Love flourished while playing for Dick Motta's Bulls. In 1969–70, he became a full-time starter, averaging 21 points and 8.7 rebounds. The following two seasons he averaged 25.2 and 25.8 points per game, appeared in his first two NBA All-Star Games, and earned All-NBA Second Team honors both seasons. Love also appeared in the 1973 All-Star Game, and he would average at least 19 points and six rebounds every season until 1976–77. Love was named to the NBA's All-Defense Second Team in 1974 and 1975.

His #10 jersey was the second jersey number to be retired by the Chicago Bulls. Jerry Sloan's #4 was the first. Love's 1995 wedding ceremony to Rachel Dixon took place at the United Center.


NBA career statistics


Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 *  Led the league

Regular season


Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1966–67 Cincinnati 66-16.3.429-.6333.90.7--6.7
1967–68 Cincinnati 72-14.8.424-.6842.90.8--6.4
1968–69 Milwaukee 14-16.2.368-.7634.60.2--7.6
1968–69 Chicago 35-9.0.416-.7242.50.4--5.1
1969–70 Chicago 82*-38.1.466-.8428.71.8--21.0
1970–71 Chicago 81-43.0.447-.8298.52.3--25.2
1971–72 Chicago 79-39.3.442-.7846.61.6--25.8
1972–73 Chicago 82*-37.0.431-.8246.51.5--23.1
1973–74 Chicago 82*-40.1.417-.8186.01.61.00.321.8
1974–75 Chicago 61-39.4.429-.8306.31.71.00.222.0
1975–76 Chicago 76-37.1.390-.8016.71.90.80.119.1
1976–77 Chicago 14-35.4.338-.7615.21.60.60.112.2
1976–77 New York 13-17.5.462-.8462.90.30.10.210.1
1976–77 Seattle 32-14.1.372-.8722.70.70.40.14.1
Career 789-31.8.429-.8055.91.40.80.217.6

Playoffs


Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1969–70 Chicago 5-34.4.385-.7929.20.8--11.8
1970–71 Chicago 7-47.1*.491-.8067.31.4--26.7*
1971–72 Chicago 4-43.3.360-.8466.81.8--18.8
1972–73 Chicago 7-44.9.459-.7329.63.3--23.7
1973–74 Chicago 11-44.5.405-.7635.72.21.30.523.0
1974–75 Chicago 13-44.8.437-.7797.51.50.80.425.8
Career 47-43.9.431-.7767.51.91.00.422.9

Executive career


Love in 2010
Love in 2010

Love ended his NBA career with the Bulls after spending parts of the 1976–77 season in New York and Seattle. He would finish with career totals of 13,895 points, 1,123 assists, and 4,653 rebounds. Love developed a stutter in childhood,[6] and some say it prevented him from finding meaningful employment after his playing days were over. At one point, Love was hired as a busboy and dishwasher by Nordstrom where he earned $4.45 an hour.[6][7] Eventually, John Nordstrom, the director of the family business, was so impressed with the former NBA star's work ethic, he offered to pay for speech therapy classes. Nordstrom later promoted Love to be the corporate spokesperson. In 1993, Love returned to the Chicago Bulls as their director of community relations.[6][8] One of his duties in this position involves regularly speaking to school children.[6] Love has also become a motivational speaker.[9]


Bibliography



References


  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)
  3. "Staff Directory". NBA.com. October 1, 2007.
  4. "Bob Love Biography". The History Makers. Retrieved December 18, 2020. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. "Bob Love Stats".
  6. Bob Greene (March 21, 1993). "Basketball star's greatest triumph came after cheering stopped". Chicago Tribune.
  7. "NBA.com: Bob Love Bio". www.nba.com. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  8. "Former Chicago Bulls player Bob Love to talk about business and basketball at Triton College". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  9. Mary Beth Sammons (July 18, 1993). "Bullish on life". Chicago Tribune. Section 18. pp. 1, 7. Retrieved October 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: location (link)



На других языках

[de] Bob Love

Robert Earl Love (* 8. Dezember 1942 in Bastrop, Louisiana) ist ein ehemaliger US-amerikanischer Basketballspieler. Der 2,03 Meter große Love war zwischen 1966 und 1977 in der National Basketball Association (NBA) aktiv.
- [en] Bob Love

[es] Bob Love

Robert (Bob) Earl “Butterbean” Love (nacido el 8 de diciembre de 1942 en Bastrop, Luisiana) es un exjugador de baloncesto estadounidense que jugó durante 11 temporadas en la NBA. Fue un alero versátil de 2,03 metros de altura que podía tirar a canasta indistintamente con ambas manos. En la actualidad trabaja en el personal técnico de los Bulls.[1]

[ru] Лав, Боб

Роберт (Боб) Эрл «Баттербин» Лав (англ. Robert (Bob) Earl “Butterbean” Love; родился 8 декабря 1942, Бастроп, штат Луизиана) — американский профессиональный баскетболист, выступавший в национальной баскетбольной ассоциации.


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