Bob Lloyd, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetBob Lloyd
American basketball player
Date of Birth: 03-Jan-1946
Place of Birth: Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania, United States
Profession: basketball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Bob Lloyd
- Robert E.
- Lloyd (born October 5, 1945) is a former American professional basketball player in the American Basketball Association (ABA), even though he was drafted by the NBA's Detroit Pistons in the 7th round of the 1967 NBA draft.
- Lloyd began his ABA career with the New Jersey Americans; the team became the New York Nets in 1968 (and is now the NBA's Brooklyn Nets).
- In two ABA seasons, Lloyd scored 1,127 points in his career, good for a 9.0 points per game average.At Rutgers University, Lloyd became the Scarlet Knights' first ever First Team All-American.
- He still holds the school record for career scoring average (26.5 ppg), and as a senior in 1966–67 he led NCAA Division I in free throw percentage (.921), making 255-of-277 attempts.
- Also in that season, Lloyd coupled with fellow guard and college roommate Jim Valvano to lead Rutgers to their first-ever postseason basketball tournament, the 1967 National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated University of New Mexico 65–60 to reach the Final Four of the tournament.
- They defeated Marshall 93-76 in the third place game, after losing to Walt Frazier's Southern Illinois Salukis.
- In 1987, Lloyd became the first Rutgers athlete to have his jersey retired.After basketball, Lloyd went on to become a successful businessman.
- He was the president and CEO of Data East, Incorporated before becoming the chairman and CEO of Mindscape, a publisher of consumer software.
- Since 1994, he has served as chairman of the board for The V Foundation For Cancer Research, which was started by his friend and teammate Jim Valvano as he was battling cancer which ultimately claimed his life.
- Lloyd has helped raise over $70 million since that time.
- Today, Lloyd is retired besides his work at The V Foundation and resides in Los Altos Hills, California.
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