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Bob Ferry was born on 31 May, 1937 in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S., is an American basketball player and executive (1937–2021). Discover Bob Ferry's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 84 years old?

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Age 84 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 31 May 1937
Birthday 31 May
Birthplace St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Date of death 27 October, 2021
Died Place Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1937

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).

Ferry was born in St. Louis on May 31, 1937, and was the oldest of four children.

His father, Willard, worked at Fisher Body; his mother, Elsie, was a housewife who was also employed by Pet, Inc. He attended Cleveland High School, where he played baseball, before concentrating on basketball.

1959

He played for the St. Louis Hawks, Detroit Pistons, and Baltimore Bullets from 1959 to 1969.

Having been recruited by Eddie Hickey, Ferry then studied at Saint Louis University, where he received All-America honors during his senior year in 1959.

He graduated with a degree in General Studies that same year, and his number 43 was later retired by the Saint Louis Billikens.

He was selected in the 1959 NBA draft as the territorial pick of the St. Louis Hawks, who had the seventh overall selection that year.

Ferry made his NBA debut on October 24, 1959, scoring one point on a free throw against the Minneapolis Lakers.

At the end of his rookie season, he was traded to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Ed Conlin.

1960

Ferry went on to lead the NBA in games played in 1960–61 (79) and 1961–62 (80), while finishing eleventh in field goal percentage (.451) in the former season.

1964

After four seasons with the Pistons, he was traded to the Baltimore Bullets along with Bailey Howell, Les Hunter, Wali Jones, and Don Ohl in an eight-player blockbuster deal on June 18, 1964, that included future Hall of Famer Rod Thorn.

Ferry ultimately played ten seasons in the NBA with the Hawks, Pistons, and Bullets, scoring 5,780 points to go along with 906 assists and 3,343 rebounds.

1968

After retiring as a player at the end of the 1968–69 season due to an injury, Ferry remained with the Bullets and initially served as a scout and assistant coach to Gene Shue.

Ferry was credited with advising the franchise to select Wes Unseld in the 1968 NBA draft.

1973

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.

He was eventually promoted to general manager (GM) of the Bullets on June 13, 1973.

His son, Danny, joked that owner Abe Pollin made Ferry GM because of the latter's success selling numerous advertisements for the Bullets' game programs, which gave management the impression that Ferry "must know a lot about business".

During Ferry's tenure as GM from 1973 to 1990, the Bullets won their only NBA championship in 1978 and made it to three other Finals: the Bullets lost to the Milwaukee Bucks in 1971, the Golden State Warriors in 1975 and the Seattle SuperSonics in 1979.

Ferry was responsible for hiring K. C. Jones (1973) and Unseld (1988), becoming the second GM in the NBA (after Red Auerbach) to hire two African-American head coaches on a permanent basis.

1979

Ferry also won the NBA Executive of the Year Award in 1979 and 1982, and was one of only 11 league GMs to win the award in multiple seasons at the time of his death.

He was also one of four GMs in NBA history with at least 700 wins, 13 playoff appearances, and one championship, the others being R. C. Buford, Jerry West, and Jerry Krause.

1990

Ferry quit as the Bullets GM on June 12, 1990, on the heels of two subpar seasons, having come to a mutual agreement with Pollin that the franchise was in need of a change in administration.

He then became a scout for the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Hawks (who relocated to Atlanta), and the Brooklyn Nets over the next quarter of a century.

He also had a brief stint on The NBA on NBC as an "Insider" alongside Peter Vescey in the early 1990s.

He participated in a senior basketball league until he was in his 70s, and also took up tennis and golf.

In the 31 seasons from his retirement until his death, the since-renamed Wizards advanced to the playoffs just ten times.

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., Danny, and Laura.

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

Bob Jr. played for Dematha Catholic High School and Harvard University.

Laura is a professor at Georgetown University and marketing executive in the DC Metro area.

Ferry was a practicing Catholic.

His family initially resided in Bowie, Maryland, before relocating to Annapolis.

He died on October 27, 2021, at Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis.

He suffered from melanoma and a heart condition, and was hospitalized for 12 days prior to his death at the age of 84.

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