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Bob Ferry
 Ferry as a senior at Saint Louis | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 31, 1937 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | October 27, 2021 (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:
As executive: | |
| 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 | |
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.
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