| Other author/creator | Love, Bob, 1942- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Hodge, Adele, interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Hickey, Matthew, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title |
History Makers video oral history with Bob Love |
| Portion of title |
Bob Love |
| Abstract |
Basketball player Bob Love was born on December 8, 1942 in Delhi, Louisiana, one of thirteen children. Early on he exhibited a love for basketball. In 1961, Love graduated from Morehouse High School in Bastrop, Louisiana and attended Southern University in Baton Rouge where he received his degree in food and nutrition. A basketball standout at Southern, Love was recruited by the NBA. Love played eleven seasons, eight with the Chicago Bulls where he led the team in team scoring for seven years and was a three-time NBA All-Star. Love had the second highest scoring total in Bulls history with 12,623 points. His basketball career ended after a back injury in 1977. In 1992, he returned to work with the Bulls as director of community affairs and gave motivational speeches to thousands of teens each year. His jersey was retired in 1994. He received the recipient of the Oscar Robertson Leadership Award. |
| Credits | Videographer, Matthew Hickey. |
| Performer |
Adele Hodge, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Chicago, Illinois 2002 August 15. |
| Source of description | Vendor-supplied metadata. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Interviews. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Stock number | A2002.155 HistoryMakers |
