Robert Dean Ferry (born May 31, 1937 in St. Louis, Missouri) is a retired American basketball player and executive. May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining. ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ...

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. The center is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. ... Saint Louis University is a private, co-educational Catholic Jesuit university in the United States located in St. ... The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. ... 1959 NBA Draft. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Washington Wizards is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C.. They play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). ... A rebound in basketball is the act of successfully gaining possession of the basketball after a missed field goal or free throw. ... The term general manager is a descriptive term for certain executives in a business operation. ... The NBA Executive of the Year Award is the award given by the National Basketball Association to the leagues best front office executive. ... For the Smashing Pumpkins song, see 1979 (song). ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Bob Ferry's son Danny enjoyed a 13-year NBA playing career and currently works as general manager of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Daniel John Willard Danny Ferry (born October 17, 1966 in Hyattsville, Maryland) is a former pro basketball player and current General Manager of the Cleveland Cavaliers. ... The Cleveland Cavaliers (also known as the Cavs) are a professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. ...

External links

• Career statistics
• "Ferry family's NBA tale continues to grow", USA Today article by David DuPree