Lovett played on three freshman sports teams at the University of Chicago: football, basketball, and baseball.

[6] Batting for center fielder Mule Haas, Lovett came to the plate with two outs and catcher Frank Grube on base.

[6] The available play-by-play for the game simply says that Lovett made an out, ending the game;[6] years later, Lovett recounted that he swung at the first pitch thrown to him by Detroit pitcher Vic Sorrell, resulting in an infield pop-up, likely caught by first baseman Hank Greenberg.

[8] Lovett stated that he was released by the White Sox prior to the 1934 season, after he declined their request to play for a farm team in Longview, Texas.

[7] He also was a member of a touring basketball team called the Chicago Circus Clowns,[1] somewhat like the Harlem Globetrotters.