Bob Love
American basketball player (1942–2024)
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Lived 1942–2024, aged 82United States
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Robert Earl Love 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.
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- Seattle SuperSonics1977
- Brooklyn Nets1976–1977
- Milwaukee Bucks1968
- Chicago Bulls1968–1976
- Cincinnati Royals1966–1968
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