 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.
