Today, as Director of Community Affairs for the Chicago Bulls, Bob Love makes over three hundred appearances each year, and he speaks to over 250,000 young people and their parents about the importance of staying in school, getting an education, perseverance over adversity, and achieving one's dreams. He is considered one of the top motivational speakers in the sports field in the country. After 45 years of being unable to speak, his own dream has finally come true. Today, when people ask him what he does for a living, he tells them, "I TALK."
Because he speaks to so many young people each year, Bob Love has more fans today than ever saw him play basketball.
Bob Love held all scoring records for the Chicago Bulls until many of them were finally broken by Michael Jordan.
Known as "Butterbean" by his fans and friends. No one is sure who gave him the nickname, but it may have to do with the fact that Bob's main diet growing up was butter beans - for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Bob Love led the Chicago Bulls in scoring for seven straight seasons with a total of 12,623 points. He was an NBA All-Star in 1971, 1972, and 1973... All-NBA Second Team 1970-71, and 1971-72 ... NBA All-Defensive Second Team 1971-72, 1973-74, and 1974-75. Bob Love's Jersey, #10, was officially retired on January 14, 1994.