Scotlandville in Baton Rouge in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Bob "Butterbean" Love
1961-1965
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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, June 2, 2022
1. Bob "Butterbean" Love Marker
Bob Love overcame a debilitating speech impediment to become a pioneer for future Southern University basketball players to reach the NBA. As a two-time All-American and a three-time All SWAC Love finished his career as Southern's all-time leading scorer and rebounder with 2,458 points and 1,166 rebounds. The Cincinnati Royals picked Love in the fourth round of the 1965 NBA draft. By his third season, the Bastrop native was traded to the Chicago Bulls. Love led the Bulls in scoring seven years in a row, averaging more than 23 points per game, setting club records that stood until Michael Jordan broke them. Love played in three All-Star games. After his proball career ended, Love attacked the stuttering that had plagued him throughout his life with the same ferocity that helped him reach. the NBA. His tireless efforts helped him overcome his stuttering and he was hired by the Bulls as the organization's director of community affairs and Bulls Goodwill Ambassador. On Jan. 14, 1994, Bob Love became the second Bulls player in history to have his jersey No. 10- retired by the team.
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Location. 30° 31.4′ N, 91° 11.38′ W. Marker is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish. It is in Scotlandville. It is on Swan Avenue east of Robert Smith Boulevard, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Baton Rouge LA 70807, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s Florida Parishes. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Roger Cador (here, next to this marker); Rodney Milburn (here, next to this marker); Avery Johnson (here, next to this marker); Lou Brock
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, June 4, 2022
2. Bob "Butterbean" Love Marker
More about this marker. Located on the Southern University (Baton Rouge) Campus, on the Tony Clayton Championship Plaza, at entrance to Mumford Fieldhouse.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, June 4, 2022
3. Tony Clayton Championship Plaza
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 22, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 510 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 22, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
