Bob Ferry

Bob Ferry
Personal information
Born	(1937-05-31) May 31, 1937 St. Louis, Missouri
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school	Cleveland (St. Louis, Missouri)
College	Saint Louis (1956–1959)
NBA draft	1959 / Pick: Territorial
Selected by the St. Louis Hawks
Playing career	1959–1968
Position	Power forward / Center
Number	20, 16, 22
Career history
1959–1960	St. Louis Hawks
1960–1964	Detroit Pistons
1964–1968	Baltimore Bullets
Career highlights and awards
As player: First-team All-American – USBWA (1959) Second-team All-American – NEA (1959) Third-team All-Amrican – AP, NABC, UPI (1959) First-team All-MVC (1959) As executive: 2× NBA Executive of the Year (1979, 1982)
Career NBA statistics
Points	5,780 (9.1 ppg)
Rebounds	3,343 (5.3 rpg)
Assists	906 (1.4 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Robert Dean Ferry (born May 31, 1937) is an American retired basketball player and executive.

A 6'8" center from Saint Louis University, Ferry was selected by the St. Louis Hawks with the seventh pick of the 1959 NBA draft. Ferry played ten seasons in the NBA with the Hawks, Detroit Pistons and Baltimore Bullets, scoring 5,780 points and grabbing 3,343 rebounds. After his playing career ended, he became an assistant coach and later general manager for the Bullets, winning the NBA Executive of the Year Award in 1979 and 1982. He later had a brief stint on The NBA on NBC as an "Insider" alongside Peter Vescey in the early 1990s.^[1]

Ferry's son Danny had a thirteen-year NBA playing career and later was general manager of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Atlanta Hawks.

References

1959 NBA Draft

Territorial pick	Wilt Chamberlain Bob Ferry

First round	Bob Boozer Bailey Howell Tom Hawkins Dick Barnett Johnny Green John Richter

Second round	Tom Robitaille Don Goldstein Joe Ruklick Rudy LaRusso Bumper Tormohlen Al Seiden Cal Ramsey Gene Guarilia

Washington Wizards

Founded in 1961 Formerly the Chicago Packers (1961–1962), the Chicago Zephyrs (1962–1963), the Baltimore Bullets (1963–1973), the Capital Bullets (1973–1974), and the Washington Bullets (1974–1997) Based in Washington, D.C.

Franchise	Franchise Expansion Draft All-time roster Draft history Head coaches Seasons Current season

Arenas	International Amphitheatre Chicago Coliseum Baltimore Civic Center Cole Field House Capital Centre/US Airways Arena Verizon Center

General Managers	Ferry Nash Unseld Grunfeld

D-League affiliate	None

Administration	Ted Leonsis (Owner) Ernie Grunfeld (President & GM of Basketball Ops.) Scott Brooks (Head Coach)

Retired Numbers	10 11 25 41

NBA Championships (1)	1978

Eastern Conference Championships (4)	1971 1975 1978 1979

Culture and lore	Wes Unseld 1975 championship upset It ain't over till the fat lady sings The Big E Abe Pollin Earl the Pearl Agent Zero Robin Ficker

Media	TV WDCW Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic The Comcast Network Radio WJFK-FM Announcers Steve Buckhantz Phil Chenier Dave Johnson Glenn Consor

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