American basketball player and executive (1937–2021)
Bob Ferry
Ferry as a senior at Saint Louis
Personal information
Born
(1937-05-31)May 31, 1937 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Died
October 27, 2021(2021-10-27) (aged 84) Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.
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: territorial pick
Selected by the St. Louis Hawks
Playing career
1959–1969
Position
Power forward / center
Number
20, 16, 12
Coaching career
1969–1973
Career history
As player:
1959–1960
St. Louis Hawks
1960–1964
Detroit Pistons
1964–1969
Baltimore Bullets
As coach:
1969–1973
Baltimore Bullets (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player:
First-team All-American – USBWA (1959)
Second-team All-American – NEA (1959)
Third-team All-American – AP, NABC, UPI (1959)
First-team All-MVC (1959)
No. 43 jersey retired by Saint Louis Billikens
As executive:
NBA champion (1978)
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 NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Robert Dean Ferry (May 31, 1937 – October 27, 2021) was an American professional basketball player, assistant coach, and general manager (GM) in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played for the St. Louis Hawks, Detroit Pistons, and Baltimore Bullets from 1959 to 1969. He then served as GM of the Bullets from 1973 to 1990, overseeing the franchise's only NBA championship in 1978. He played college basketball for Saint Louis.
Ferry was married to Rita Brooks for over sixty years until his death. They met at Saint Louis University. Together, they had three children: Bob Jr...
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(2007), an album of Bob Dylan covers. Including his work with Roxy Music, Ferry has sold over 30 million albums worldwide. In 2019, Ferry was inducted into...
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players selected. Bob Boozer from Kansas State University was selected first overall by the Cincinnati Royals. Wilt Chamberlain and BobFerry were selected...
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nightmares." Bowie paid homage with "Song for Bob Dylan" on the album Hunky Dory, 1971. In 2007, Ferry released an album of his versions of Dylan songs...
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and is recorded as noting he acquired Bob on 24 September 1884. Eventually William Ferry, a nephew of Seth Ferry, the noted horse trainer, was promoted...
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with dominant center-turned-power-forward Elvin Hayes and experienced wing Bob Dandridge, Unseld played a key role in the Bullets making four NBA Finals...
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