Personal information | |
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Born | Bastrop, Louisiana, U.S. | December 8, 1942
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.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]
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