The story of how the Chicago Bulls got their name | Chicago Bulls Origin Story

The story of how the Chicago Bulls got their name | Chicago Bulls Origin Story

My dad was an entrepreneur in Chicago and made enough money to toy with the idea of trying to get an NBA franchise it was just one of those moments where he said I’ve got to do this or at least give it a shot we had some people over and they’re

Talking about well we’re going to get the franchise it looks like and we have the Cubs the socks the Bears the Hawks we need a one syllable name it tie it to Chicago somehow my younger brother pulled a book off our bookshelf called Ferdinand the

Bull my dad looked at the book and he said oh my God that’s it we got it it should be the Bulls the client essentially created the Bulls franchise the NBA was not inclined to bring Chicago into the league you know we’ve lost too many franchises in

Chicago you know he insisted from the beginning you know the Bulls set a standard you dick Klein was the one who wanted a fierce defensive oriented tough team hires Johnny Kerr coach and essentially makes himself GM ladies and gentlemen Johnny getting Johnny Kerr to coach match made in heaven he bled

Chicago Bulls when you thought of the Bulls when you thought of watching the Bulls you thought about Johnny Kerr when he asked him about coaching he said that’s five guys out there running around with my paycheck if those guys are good you’re good if those guys are bad you’re bad

Well Johnny Kerr was a teammate of mine he found out that he’ be asked to coach a team and he said Rook I’m going to take you with me number four from Evansville is Jerry SL it was the greatest drill of my life to play in Chicago I always thought the Chicago had

The greatest fans in the world Chicago with the rough and tough people I try to use as much energies I got and it’s amazing how much punishment your body can take if you’ll punish it I was fighting for my life and family family Jerry Sloan is essentially Mr

Bull and becomes to represent what this franchise was all about we may not have the most talent but we are going to compete harder than anybody else competes and that’s what that team did with Jerry Sloan is the leader that transition from a player to a coach on the sidelines he just had

Just an incredible knowledge of the game The Bull just had such a liking to him number 10 from Southern University is Bob Love Bob was one of the first really two-way players Bob was aggressive open court quick he catches fire and you can forget it but also taking one of the top

Scores on the other team and defending him that was the greatest time of my life I finally got a chance to show what I could do B love with that fade away he just kill you with that thing Chicago needs to get a good shot this time then

I’m sure they’re going to look for Bob l for Jet Walker Jet Walker is ripping it up early in the game when the Bulls got Chet Walker that was a big big deal he really was one who changed the Arc of the Bulls from that expansion team to a

Team that was a championship Contender Walker starting to work toward the top of the key face and chat was the finisher a turnaround twister when he needed a basket they went to chat Walker there’s the big guy Gilmore Gilmore hand the ball once he’s got it nothing you

Can do as a kid I was so excited when artist came over it was the start of when I truly was watching basketball he was the first true big man and was generally considered the strongest player in the NBA and he was the strongest player in the NBA he he was

Almost immovable there’s artist Gilmore 7’2 a young fellow expressed to me that he plays me as an individual in 2K who would who would have thought it he was short because artist was there you can’t go over artist and Chicago’s busted I am so lucky to have played in this great

City every time I walk into United Center see my number hanging up there I cry it’s a great feeling I’m so glad I played for the Chicago the greatest organization in the world I guess what we smile about is that that logo hasn’t changed the colors haven’t changed there

Used to be kind of a a joke but Dad the bull always loses and he said remember Ferdinand the Bull he was the fiercest Bull in Spain and nobody wanted to fight him he said that’s what I want the Chicago Bulls to be the team that nobody wants to play

Because they’re going to be Fierce

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