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James Ferguson
Personal information
BornApril 27, 1949 (1949-04-27) (age 75)
Kokomo, Indiana, U.S.
Medal record
Men's water polo
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Munich Team competition

James Michael "Jim" Ferguson (born April 27, 1949) is a retired water polo player from the United States. He played on UCLA's team from 1968–1970 which included the undefeated 1969 team[1] in which he received All-American honors. He was born in Kokomo, Indiana.

In the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, Ferguson was co-captain of the USA Team that won a bronze medal. In 1973 Ferguson was selected to the All World Team. An outstanding competitor, Ferguson was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame[2] in 1984, to the International Water Polo Hall of Fame in 1992, and was inducted into UCLA's Athletic Hall of Fame[3] in October 2007. In October 2015, Ferguson was named to the Pac-12 All Century Team[4] as a Driver/Attacker along with one other UCLA player.

See also

References

  1. ^ http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_water_polo_champs_records/2013-14/champs.pdf
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-07-03. Retrieved 2014-06-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-05-07. Retrieved 2014-05-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ http://pac-12.com/article/2015/10/12/pac-12-networks-unveils-all-century-mens-water-polo-team