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Amidst dismay over the White Sox, Chicago sports fans get a reminder of true greatness

Related Topics: Dean Alexander, Bob Love

Half a century ago, I was working at a radio-TV combo in northern Indiana when the Bulls came to South Bend for a preseason gsame. They had an afternoon practice and PR session, so we sent a crew over to get something for the evening news.

Reporter Dean Alexander felt he had gotten lucky when he wangled an interview with many-time All-Star and Bulls leading scorer Bob “Butterbean” Love. Then, came dismay. Dean asked a question and Love answered, only his words were unintelligible, the product of intense stuttering. Another question brought another response where not a single word could be used or even understood.