James Ferguson (water polo)

James Ferguson
Personal information
Born April 27, 1949 (1949-04-27) (age 66)
Kokomo, Indiana, U.S.
Medal record
Men's water polo
Competitor for the  United States
Olympic Games
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. 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.

References

  1. ↑ http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_water_polo_champs_records/2013-14/champs.pdf
  2. ↑ http://www.usawaterpolo.org/sports/hof/mtt/james_m_ferguson_839193.html
  3. ↑ http://www.uclabruins.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30500&ATCLID=207910800
  4. ↑ http://pac-12.com/article/2015/10/12/pac-12-networks-unveils-all-century-mens-water-polo-team


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