Bob Love
Love with the Chicago Bulls | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 8, 1942 Bastrop, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | November 18, 2024 (aged 81) Chicago, Illinois, 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 |
| Drafted by | 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 | |
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| 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 | |
Robert Earl Love (December 8, 1942 – November 18, 2024) was an American professional basketball player who spent the prime of his career with the National Basketball Association's Chicago Bulls. A versatile forward who could shoot with either his left or right hand, Love later worked as the Bulls' director of community affairs and goodwill ambassador. Love was nicknamed "Butterbean", which dates back to his boyhood when he was fond of the legume.