James Ferguson (water polo)

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 to 1970 which included the undefeated 1969 team[1] in which he received All-American honors. He was born in Kokomo, Indiana.

James Ferguson
Personal information
BornApril 27, 1949 (1949-04-27) (age 74)
Kokomo, Indiana, U.S.
Medal record
Men's water polo
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Munich Team competition

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 in 1984,[2][3] to the International Water Polo Hall of Fame in 1992, and was inducted into UCLA's Athletic Hall of Fame[4] in October 2007. In October 2015, Ferguson was named to the Pac-12 All Century Team[5] 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. "James M Ferguson (1984)". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  3. "Hall of Fame Inductees". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  4. "UCLA Hall of Fame to Add Eight New Members - UCLA Bruins Official Athletic Site | UCLABruins.com". Archived from the original on 2014-05-07. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
  5. "Pac-12 Networks unveils all-century men's water polo team | Pac-12".


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