Back بوب لوف Arabic بوب لوف ARZ Bob Love German Bob Love Spanish Bob Love Finnish Bob Love French בוב לאב HE बॉब लव Hindi Բոբ Լավ Armenian Bob Love Italian
 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 |
| 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 | |
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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.[1][2] 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.[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.
- ^ "Staff Directory". NBA.com. October 1, 2007.
- ^ "The Power of Love," Chicago Bulls, Friday, December 15, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
