Bob Ferry

Robert Dean Ferry (born May 31, 1937 in St. Louis, Missouri) is a retired American basketball player and executive.

A 6'8" center from Saint Louis University, Ferry was selected by the St. Louis Hawks with the seventh pick of the 1959 NBA Draft. Ferry played ten seasons in the NBA with the Hawks, Detroit Pistons and Baltimore Bullets, scoring 5,780 points and grabbing 3,343 rebounds. After his playing career ended, he became an assistant coach and later general manager for the Bullets, winning the NBA Executive of the Year Award in 1979 and 1982.

Bob Ferry's son Danny enjoyed a 13-year NBA playing career and currently works as general manager of the Cleveland Cavaliers.