Former Duke University basketball and football player Reggie Love became the personal assistant, or "body man," for then-Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama in 2007, after an unsuccessful attempt to play for the Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys.The New York Times: On the Court and on the Trail... (May 27, 2008)
A report released on July 2, 2009, revealed that Love earns $102,000 annually working for the President.http://www.whitehouse.gov/assets/documents/July1Report-Draft12.pdf
Reggie Love Quotes
"You know, if Reggie wants to stay involved in my work, then I will keep him as long as I can. He is like a little brother to me."—Barack ObamaABC News: Being Obama's 'Body Man', page 2 (August 19, 2008)
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Played basketball and football for Duke; attempted unsuccessfully to play in the NFLThe New York Times: On the Court and on the Trail... (May 27, 2008)
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The Huffington Post casted a poll hat determined Love was the best looking man in the White HouseThe Huffington Post: Reggie Love, Obama's Body Man... (March 11, 2009)
