Bob Love is a three time NBA All-Star, currently working as a motivational speaker and Director of Community Affairs for the Chicago Bulls. Personal obstacles Love has overcome include chronic stuttering and a disabling back injury. Having left the NBA in 1977, disabled and unable to speak, he worked low-wage jobs. After seeking speech therapy, Love was hired by the Bulls to direct community outreach. Love is one of the subjects of the ESPN documentary Black Magic, a two part series chronicling the segregation of college basketball and its effects on the careers of black athletes, from the 1940s to the 1970s.
Bob Love News
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New York Times: Civil Rights on the Basketball Court (March 15, 2008)
TheNewsStar.com: Love, Reed Featured in ESPN Documentary on Black... (March 16, 2008)
ESPN Video: Black Magic: Bob Love (Time: 1:00)
Bob Love Blogs and Commentaries
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Fast Facts
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Born December 8, 1942
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Louisiana native
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Played for Bulls 1968-1977
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12,263 points scored in career
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