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Southern University to retire former All-American Bob Love’s No. 41 jersey Saturday

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January 2, 2012
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southern logo1Baton Rouge, La. – Southern University Athletics will honor the legendary career of former basketball All-American Bob “Butterbean” Love with a jersey retirement ceremony at halftime of the men’s game against Grambling State University Jan. 7. Tipoff is schedule for 4 p.m.

“We are extremely honored to celebrate the ground-breaking achievements of Bob ‘Butterbean’ Love,” said interim athletics director Sandy Pugh. “Love’s contributions both on and off the court serve as a constant source of inspiration for not only our current student-athletes but our department as a whole.”

“His journey encourages us to pursue greatness even in the midst of difficult times.”

Love’s No. 41 jersey will become only the third jersey retired in Southern men’s basketball history and will hang in the F.G. Clark Activity Center’s rafters alongside the late Bobby Phill’s No. 34 jersey.

“After surveying our program’s history, we decided that we needed to retire Bob Love’s jersey, not based solely on his great career at Southern,” said head men’s basketball coach Roman Banks, who is also Love’s godson. “Bob was a class act of the court and was the first NBA player to come from Southern all while dealing with a severe speech impedement which he overcame.”

Love, a native of Bastrop, earned All Southwestern Athletic Conference honors from 1963-1965. Love also earned NAIA All American honors during his illustrious career at Southern. He went on to play 11 seasons for the Chicago Bulls in the NBA and currently ranks as the second leading scorer in Bulls history behind only Michael Jordan.

“I am deeply honored that the university decided to retire his jersey during my tenure because he has influenced me as a person and a coach, said Banks. “He has been there for me even in my younger days as a player and has continued to be there for me professionally as an assistant coach and a head coach and for me and my family.”

The three-time NBA All-Star has been inducted into the N.A.I.A., Basketball Coaches, Illinois, Helms and Louisiana Hall of Fames. But Love is widely respected for overcoming a debilitating speech impedement to become a motivation speaker, an author and the Bulls Director of Community Affairs, a post he’s held since 1993.

“I think the value of his jersey being retired makes a statement to all student-athletes that despite all inefficiencies, you can strive to be the best and achieve greatness, said Banks.”

“I think the time is right because he can express himself in his own words and I can remember once when he wasn’t able to do that.”

Tickets for the Jan. 7 doubleheader are $5 and can be purchased at the Southern University ticket office. For more info, please contact the SU Box Office at 225.771.3171.

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  1. JMattHicks says:
    13 years ago

    Awesome, and congrats to Love and his family, very well deserved. My dad used to tell me stories about “Butterbean” growing up as a kid, and that coupled with Avery Johnson being a Souther alum, I’ve always had soft spot for the University.

    We’re excited to have you on Livefyre. Lived and worked in Shreveport for a year with a lot of Grambling grads around, always good to start the pot with a little mention of Southern University 😉 If you ever need anything, give me a shout, I’d be happy to help.

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