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For the British lawn bowler, see <a href="/wiki/Bob_Love_(bowls)" title="Bob Love (bowls)">Bob Love (bowls)</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard" style="width:26em"><caption class="infobox-title fn summary">Bob Love</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:BobLove10.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/BobLove10.jpg/220px-BobLove10.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="275" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/BobLove10.jpg/330px-BobLove10.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/BobLove10.jpg/440px-BobLove10.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="750" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Love with the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;">Personal information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1942-12-08</span>)</span>December 8, 1942<br /><a href="/wiki/Bastrop,_Louisiana" title="Bastrop, Louisiana">Bastrop, Louisiana</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">November 18, 2024<span style="display:none">(2024-11-18)</span> (aged 81)<br /><a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago, Illinois</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Listed height</th><td class="infobox-data">6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Listed weight</th><td class="infobox-data">215 lb (98 kg)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;">Career information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">High school</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">Morehouse (Bastrop, Louisiana)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">College</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><a href="/wiki/Southern_Jaguars_basketball" title="Southern Jaguars basketball">Southern</a> (1961–1965)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/NBA_draft" title="NBA draft">NBA draft</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1965_NBA_draft" title="1965 NBA draft">1965</a>: 4th round, 33rd overall pick</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Selected by the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Royals" class="mw-redirect" title="Cincinnati Royals">Cincinnati Royals</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Playing career</th><td class="infobox-data">1965–1977</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Position</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Small_forward" title="Small forward">Small forward</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Number</th><td class="infobox-data">21, 9, 10</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;">Career history<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;">1965–1966</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;">Trenton Colonials</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/1966%E2%80%9367_NBA_season" title="1966–67 NBA season">1966</a>–<a href="/wiki/1967%E2%80%9368_NBA_season" title="1967–68 NBA season">1968</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Royals" class="mw-redirect" title="Cincinnati Royals">Cincinnati Royals</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/1968%E2%80%9369_NBA_season" title="1968–69 NBA season">1968</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/1968%E2%80%9369_NBA_season" title="1968–69 NBA season">1968</a>–<a href="/wiki/1976%E2%80%9377_NBA_season" title="1976–77 NBA season">1976</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/1976%E2%80%9377_NBA_season" title="1976–77 NBA season">1976–1977</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/New_York_Nets" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Nets">New York Nets</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/1976%E2%80%9377_NBA_season" title="1976–77 NBA season">1977</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546">Career highlights and awards</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left;"> <ul><li>3× <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Star">NBA All-Star</a> (<a href="/wiki/1971_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1971 NBA All-Star Game">1971</a>–<a href="/wiki/1973_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1973 NBA All-Star Game">1973</a>)</li> <li>2× <a href="/wiki/All-NBA_Second_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="All-NBA Second Team">All-NBA Second Team</a> (<a href="/wiki/1970%E2%80%9371_NBA_season" title="1970–71 NBA season">1971</a>, <a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_NBA_season" title="1971–72 NBA season">1972</a>)</li> <li>3× <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Defensive_Second_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Defensive Second Team">NBA All-Defensive Second Team</a> (1972–1974)</li> <li>No. 10 <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls#Retired_numbers_and_honorees" title="Chicago Bulls">retired by Chicago Bulls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Continental_Basketball_Association_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" title="Continental Basketball Association Rookie of the Year Award">EPBL Rookie of the Year</a> (1966)</li> <li>2× <a href="/wiki/National_Association_of_Intercollegiate_Athletics" title="National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics">NAIA</a> All-American (1963, 1965)</li> <li>3× First-team All-<a href="/wiki/Southwestern_Athletic_Conference" title="Southwestern Athletic Conference">SWAC</a> (1963–1965)</li> <li>No. 41 <a href="/wiki/Southern_Jaguars_basketball#Retired_numbers" title="Southern Jaguars basketball">retired by Southern Jaguars</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546">Career NBA statistics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; line-height: 1.2em"><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Points</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em">13,895 (17.6 ppg)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; line-height: 1.2em"><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebounds</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em">4,653 (5.9 rpg)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; line-height: 1.2em"><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Assists</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em">1,123 (1.4 apg)</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/player/77412">Stats</a> at NBA.com</b> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q616049#P3647" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/lovebo01.html">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Basketball_Reference" class="mw-redirect" title="Basketball Reference">Basketball Reference</a></b> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q616049#P2685" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Robert Earl Love</b> (December 8, 1942 – November 18, 2024) was an American professional basketball player who spent the prime of his career with the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-StaffDir_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StaffDir-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Love was nicknamed "<a href="/wiki/Lima_bean" title="Lima bean">Butterbean</a>", which dates back to his boyhood when he was fond of the <a href="/wiki/Legume" title="Legume">legume</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life,_high_school_and_college_career"><span id="Early_life.2C_high_school_and_college_career"></span>Early life, high school and college career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bob_Love&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life, high school and college career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Love grew up in the cotton fields of Louisiana, the son of a <a href="/wiki/Sharecropper" class="mw-redirect" title="Sharecropper">sharecropper</a>. His first basket was made out of a wire hanger and his first basketball was a pair of socks. He suffered from a severe <a href="/wiki/Stuttering" title="Stuttering">stuttering</a> disability and seldom spoke, fearing to be called on in school where other children would ridicule him.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:3_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Love was raised by an abusive stepfather until he was 8, and did not meet his biological father until he was 33. He ran away to live with his grandmother when he was 8.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Love starred in both basketball and football (as the quarterback) at Morehouse High School (now defunct) in <a href="/wiki/Bastrop,_Louisiana" title="Bastrop, Louisiana">Bastrop, Louisiana</a>, leading his team to state titles in both sports.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He graduated in 1961.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Love earned a football scholarship to <a href="/wiki/Southern_University" title="Southern University">Southern University</a> in <a href="/wiki/Baton_Rouge,_Louisiana" title="Baton Rouge, Louisiana">Baton Rouge</a>, where he also became a brother of <a href="/wiki/Alpha_Phi_Omega" title="Alpha Phi Omega">Alpha Phi Omega</a>, but wound up playing basketball.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Love averaged 12.8 points as a freshman, 22.6 as a sophomore, 25.6 as a junior (and 18 rebounds a game), and 30.6 as a senior (and 18.2 rebounds a game), which scoring average led the <a href="/wiki/Southwestern_Athletic_Conference" title="Southwestern Athletic Conference">Southwestern Athletic Conference</a> that year. He was a three-time <a href="/wiki/National_Association_of_Intercollegiate_Athletics" title="National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics">NAIA</a> All-American. He was also a three-time All Southwestern Conference selection.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:5_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Southern University retired his number 41 on January 7, 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Love graduated with a <a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Science" title="Bachelor of Science">bachelor of science</a> degree in food and nutrition.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_career">Professional career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bob_Love&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Professional career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1965, the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Royals" class="mw-redirect" title="Cincinnati Royals">Cincinnati Royals</a> selected the 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) forward in the fourth round of the <a href="/wiki/1965_NBA_draft" title="1965 NBA draft">1965 NBA draft</a>. Love failed to make the team,<sup id="cite_ref-:0_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and instead spent the <a href="/wiki/1965%E2%80%9366_NBA_season" title="1965–66 NBA season">1965–66 NBA season</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Continental_Basketball_Association" title="Continental Basketball Association">Eastern Basketball League</a>. 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,<sup id="cite_ref-:3_7-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and played two seasons for the Royals, largely in a reserve role. Love made his NBA debut on October 18, 1966.<sup id="cite_ref-basketball-reference_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-basketball-reference-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1968, the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> selected him in the NBA <a href="/wiki/Expansion_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="Expansion Draft">Expansion Draft</a> and traded him to the Chicago Bulls in the middle of the <a href="/wiki/1968%E2%80%9369_NBA_season" title="1968–69 NBA season">1968–69 season</a>, at Love's request. Even though Love had averaged 20 points a game in the pre-season, the Bucks told him they would not keep him because of Love's communication problems.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_7-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Love flourished while playing for future <a href="/wiki/Naismith_Memorial_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame" title="Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame">Naismith hall of fame</a> coach <a href="/wiki/Dick_Motta" title="Dick Motta">Dick Motta</a>'s Bulls. Love played for the Bulls for eight seasons, led the team in scoring seven of those seasons, was a three-time all-star with the Bulls, and three-time all-defensive team selection, and two-time <a href="/wiki/All-NBA_Team" title="All-NBA Team">All NBA.</a><sup id="cite_ref-:3_7-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:4_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In <a href="/wiki/1969%E2%80%9370_NBA_season" title="1969–70 NBA season">1969–70</a>, 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,<sup id="cite_ref-basketball-reference_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-basketball-reference-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> appeared in his first two <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Game" title="NBA All-Star Game">NBA All-Star Games</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-:6_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and earned All-NBA Second Team honors both seasons. Love also appeared in the <a href="/wiki/1973_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1973 NBA All-Star Game">1973 All-Star Game</a>, which the Bulls hosted,<sup id="cite_ref-:6_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and he would average at least 19 points and six rebounds every season until <a href="/wiki/1976%E2%80%9377_NBA_season" title="1976–77 NBA season">1976–77</a>. Love was named to the NBA's All-Defense Second Team for the 1971–1972, 1973–1974 and 1974–1975 seasons.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>His #10 jersey was the second jersey number to be retired by the Chicago Bulls. <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Sloan" title="Jerry Sloan">Jerry Sloan</a>'s #4 was the first. Love's 1995 wedding ceremony to Rachel Dixon took place at the <a href="/wiki/United_Center" title="United Center">United Center</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Love suffered a back injury in 1976 and was traded to the Seattle Supersonics, and was cut the following season.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_7-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life,_speech_disability,_and_death"><span id="Personal_life.2C_speech_disability.2C_and_death"></span>Personal life, speech disability, and death</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bob_Love&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Personal life, speech disability, and death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Love had a severe issue with stuttering, such that at one point after his all-star NBA career ended the only work he could find was as a dishwasher and busboy at a <a href="/wiki/Nordstrom" title="Nordstrom">Nordstrom</a> in Seattle. In the 1980s, with the support of store head John Nordstrom, Love began working with speech therapist Susan Hamilton who helped him overcome his stutter. Love overcame his speech disability and became a motivational speaker.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:3_7-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1992, the Bulls hired Love as Director of Community Affairs, where he spoke to thousands of teenagers, making hundreds of speeches a year.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:3_7-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Love died after a long battle with cancer in Chicago, on November 18, 2024, at the age of 81.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Bulls announced his death on their social media accounts later that day.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Honors_and_awards">Honors and awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bob_Love&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Honors and awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In addition to honors received as a player, the Bulls retired Love's number on January 14, 1994.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He received the Individual Achievement Award from the National Council for Communicative Disorders, and the NBA's Oscar Robertson Leadership Award in 1989.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:4_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Love was inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in 1983.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was also selected to the NAIA, Basketball Coaches, Illinois, and Helms Halls of Fame.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There is a historical marker to Love in Baton Rouge.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="NBA_career_statistics">NBA career statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bob_Love&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: NBA career statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style="white-space: nowrap;"> <caption>Legend </caption> <tbody><tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;">  GP </td> <td>Games played </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black">  GS  </td> <td>Games started </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> MPG  </td> <td>Minutes per game </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> FG%  </td> <td style="padding-right: 8px"><a href="/wiki/Field_goal_(basketball)" title="Field goal (basketball)">Field goal</a> percentage </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> 3P%  </td> <td style="padding-right: 8px"><a href="/wiki/Three-point_field_goal" title="Three-point field goal">3-point field goal</a> percentage </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> FT%  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Free_throw" title="Free throw">Free throw</a> percentage </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> RPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebounds</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> APG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Assists</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> SPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Steal_(basketball)" title="Steal (basketball)">Steals</a> per game </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> BPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Block_(basketball)" title="Block (basketball)">Blocks</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> PPG  </td> <td>Points per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> <b>Bold</b>  </td> <td>Career high </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #CFECEC; border: 1px solid black;"> *  </td> <td>Led the league</td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Regular_season">Regular season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bob_Love&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Regular season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games played">GP</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games started">GS</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Minutes per game">MPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Field goal percentage">FG%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="3-point field-goal percentage">3P%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Free-throw percentage">FT%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Rebounds per game">RPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Assists per game">APG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Steals per game">SPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Blocks per game">BPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Points per game">PPG</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1966%E2%80%9367_NBA_season" title="1966–67 NBA season">1966–67</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1966-67_Cincinnati_Royals_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1966-67 Cincinnati Royals season">Cincinnati</a> </td> <td>66</td> <td>—</td> <td>16.3</td> <td>.429</td> <td>—</td> <td>.633</td> <td>3.9</td> <td>0.7</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>6.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1967%E2%80%9368_NBA_season" title="1967–68 NBA season">1967–68</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1967-68_Cincinnati_Royals_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1967-68 Cincinnati Royals season">Cincinnati</a> </td> <td>72</td> <td>—</td> <td>14.8</td> <td>.424</td> <td>—</td> <td>.684</td> <td>2.9</td> <td>0.8</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>6.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1968%E2%80%9369_NBA_season" title="1968–69 NBA season">1968–69</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1968-69_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1968-69 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee</a> </td> <td>14</td> <td>—</td> <td>16.2</td> <td>.368</td> <td>—</td> <td>.763</td> <td>4.6</td> <td>0.2</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>7.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1968%E2%80%9369_NBA_season" title="1968–69 NBA season">1968–69</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1968-69_Chicago_Bulls_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1968-69 Chicago Bulls season">Chicago</a> </td> <td>35</td> <td>—</td> <td>9.0</td> <td>.416</td> <td>—</td> <td>.724</td> <td>2.5</td> <td>0.4</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>5.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1969%E2%80%9370_NBA_season" title="1969–70 NBA season">1969–70</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1969-70_Chicago_Bulls_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1969-70 Chicago Bulls season">Chicago</a> </td> <td style="background:#cfecec;"><b>82</b>*</td> <td>—</td> <td>38.1</td> <td><b>.466</b></td> <td>—</td> <td>.842</td> <td><b>8.7</b></td> <td>1.8</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>21.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1970%E2%80%9371_NBA_season" title="1970–71 NBA season">1970–71</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1970-71_Chicago_Bulls_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1970-71 Chicago Bulls season">Chicago</a> </td> <td>81</td> <td>—</td> <td><b>43.0</b></td> <td>.447</td> <td>—</td> <td>.829</td> <td>8.5</td> <td><b>2.3</b></td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>25.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_NBA_season" title="1971–72 NBA season">1971–72</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1971-72_Chicago_Bulls_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1971-72 Chicago Bulls season">Chicago</a> </td> <td>79</td> <td>—</td> <td>39.3</td> <td>.442</td> <td>—</td> <td>.784</td> <td>6.6</td> <td>1.6</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td><b>25.8</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1972%E2%80%9373_NBA_season" title="1972–73 NBA season">1972–73</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1972-73_Chicago_Bulls_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1972-73 Chicago Bulls season">Chicago</a> </td> <td style="background:#cfecec;"><b>82</b>*</td> <td>—</td> <td>37.0</td> <td>.431</td> <td>—</td> <td>.824</td> <td>6.5</td> <td>1.5</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>23.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_NBA_season" title="1973–74 NBA season">1973–74</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1973-74_Chicago_Bulls_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1973-74 Chicago Bulls season">Chicago</a> </td> <td style="background:#cfecec;"><b>82</b>*</td> <td>—</td> <td>40.1</td> <td>.417</td> <td>—</td> <td>.818</td> <td>6.0</td> <td>1.6</td> <td><b>1.0</b></td> <td><b>0.3</b></td> <td>21.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1974%E2%80%9375_NBA_season" title="1974–75 NBA season">1974–75</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1974-75_Chicago_Bulls_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1974-75 Chicago Bulls season">Chicago</a> </td> <td>61</td> <td>—</td> <td>39.4</td> <td>.429</td> <td>—</td> <td>.830</td> <td>6.3</td> <td>1.7</td> <td><b>1.0</b></td> <td>0.2</td> <td>22.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1975%E2%80%9376_NBA_season" title="1975–76 NBA season">1975–76</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1975-76_Chicago_Bulls_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1975-76 Chicago Bulls season">Chicago</a> </td> <td>76</td> <td>—</td> <td>37.1</td> <td>.390</td> <td>—</td> <td>.801</td> <td>6.7</td> <td>1.9</td> <td>0.8</td> <td>0.1</td> <td>19.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1976%E2%80%9377_NBA_season" title="1976–77 NBA season">1976–77</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1976-77_Chicago_Bulls_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1976-77 Chicago Bulls season">Chicago</a> </td> <td>14</td> <td>—</td> <td>35.4</td> <td>.338</td> <td>—</td> <td>.761</td> <td>5.2</td> <td>1.6</td> <td>0.6</td> <td>0.1</td> <td>12.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1976%E2%80%9377_NBA_season" title="1976–77 NBA season">1976–77</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1976-77_New_York_Nets_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1976-77 New York Nets season">New York</a> </td> <td>13</td> <td>—</td> <td>17.5</td> <td>.462</td> <td>—</td> <td>.846</td> <td>2.9</td> <td>0.3</td> <td>0.1</td> <td>0.2</td> <td>10.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1976%E2%80%9377_NBA_season" title="1976–77 NBA season">1976–77</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1976-77_Seattle_SuperSonics_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1976-77 Seattle SuperSonics season">Seattle</a> </td> <td>32</td> <td>—</td> <td>14.1</td> <td>.372</td> <td>—</td> <td><b>.872</b></td> <td>2.7</td> <td>0.7</td> <td>0.4</td> <td>0.1</td> <td>4.1 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td style="text-align:center;" colspan="2">Career </td> <td>789</td> <td>—</td> <td>31.8</td> <td>.429</td> <td>—</td> <td>.805</td> <td>5.9</td> <td>1.4</td> <td>0.8</td> <td>0.2</td> <td>17.6 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <th scope="row" colspan="13"><b>Source:</b><sup id="cite_ref-basketball-reference_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-basketball-reference-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Playoffs">Playoffs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bob_Love&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Playoffs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games played">GP</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games started">GS</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Minutes per game">MPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Field goal percentage">FG%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="3-point field-goal percentage">3P%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Free-throw percentage">FT%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Rebounds per game">RPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Assists per game">APG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Steals per game">SPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Blocks per game">BPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Points per game">PPG</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1969%E2%80%9370_NBA_season" title="1969–70 NBA season">1969–70</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1969-70_Chicago_Bulls_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1969-70 Chicago Bulls season">Chicago</a> </td> <td>5</td> <td>—</td> <td>34.4</td> <td>.385</td> <td>—</td> <td>.792</td> <td>9.2</td> <td>0.8</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>11.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1970%E2%80%9371_NBA_season" title="1970–71 NBA season">1970–71</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1970-71_Chicago_Bulls_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1970-71 Chicago Bulls season">Chicago</a> </td> <td>7</td> <td>—</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;"><b>47.1</b>*</td> <td><b>.491</b></td> <td>—</td> <td>.806</td> <td>7.3</td> <td>1.4</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;"><b>26.7</b>* </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_NBA_season" title="1971–72 NBA season">1971–72</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1971-72_Chicago_Bulls_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1971-72 Chicago Bulls season">Chicago</a> </td> <td>4</td> <td>—</td> <td>43.3</td> <td>.360</td> <td>—</td> <td><b>.846</b></td> <td>6.8</td> <td>1.8</td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>18.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1972%E2%80%9373_NBA_season" title="1972–73 NBA season">1972–73</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1972-73_Chicago_Bulls_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1972-73 Chicago Bulls season">Chicago</a> </td> <td>7</td> <td>—</td> <td>44.9</td> <td>.459</td> <td>—</td> <td>.732</td> <td><b>9.6</b></td> <td><b>3.3</b></td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>23.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_NBA_season" title="1973–74 NBA season">1973–74</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1973-74_Chicago_Bulls_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1973-74 Chicago Bulls season">Chicago</a> </td> <td>11</td> <td>—</td> <td>44.5</td> <td>.405</td> <td>—</td> <td>.763</td> <td>5.7</td> <td>2.2</td> <td><b>1.3</b></td> <td><b>0.5</b></td> <td>23.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1974%E2%80%9375_NBA_season" title="1974–75 NBA season">1974–75</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1974-75_Chicago_Bulls_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1974-75 Chicago Bulls season">Chicago</a> </td> <td><b>13</b></td> <td>—</td> <td>44.8</td> <td>.437</td> <td>—</td> <td>.779</td> <td>7.5</td> <td>1.5</td> <td>0.8</td> <td>0.4</td> <td>25.8 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td style="text-align:center;" colspan="2">Career </td> <td>47</td> <td>—</td> <td>43.9</td> <td>.431</td> <td>—</td> <td>.776</td> <td>7.5</td> <td>1.9</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>0.4</td> <td>22.9 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <th scope="row" colspan="13"><b>Source:</b><sup id="cite_ref-basketball-reference_13-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-basketball-reference-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Executive_career">Executive career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bob_Love&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Executive career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bob_Love.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Bob_Love.jpg/110px-Bob_Love.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="196" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Bob_Love.jpg/165px-Bob_Love.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Bob_Love.jpg/220px-Bob_Love.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1080" data-file-height="1920" /></a><figcaption>Love in 2010</figcaption></figure> <p>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 <a href="/wiki/Stutter" class="mw-redirect" title="Stutter">stutter</a> in childhood,<sup id="cite_ref-bob_greene_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bob_greene-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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 <a href="/wiki/Nordstrom" title="Nordstrom">Nordstrom</a> where he earned $4.45 an hour.<sup id="cite_ref-bob_greene_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bob_greene-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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 <a href="/wiki/Speech_and_language_pathology" class="mw-redirect" title="Speech and language pathology">speech therapy</a> classes. Nordstrom later promoted Love to be the corporate spokesperson. He became an executive with Nordstrom and a manager of health and sanitation for its national seventy-restaurant chain.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1993, Love returned to the Chicago Bulls as their director of community relations.<sup id="cite_ref-bob_greene_23-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bob_greene-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One of his duties in this position involved regularly speaking to school children.<sup id="cite_ref-bob_greene_23-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bob_greene-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Love had also become a motivational speaker.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bibliography">Bibliography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bob_Love&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Bibliography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>The Bob Love Story: If It's Gonna Be, It's Up to Me</i> (<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited 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.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8092-2597-2" title="Special:BookSources/0-8092-2597-2">0-8092-2597-2</a>), in 1999.</li></ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div 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