James Michael "Jim" Ferguson (born April 27, 1949) is a retired
water polo
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player from the
United States
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. He played on UCLA's team from 1968 to 1970 which included the undefeated 1969 team in which he received All-American honors. He was born in
Kokomo, Indiana
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.
In the
1972 Summer Olympics
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in
Munich
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,
West Germany
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, 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 The USA Water Polo Hall of Fame, located in Irvine, California, is a hall of fame dedicated to honoring players, coaches and officials who have contributed greatly to the game of water polo in the United States of America. It was established in 1976 ...
in 1984, to the International Water Polo Hall of Fame in 1992, and was inducted into UCLA's Athletic Hall of Fame in October 2007. In October 2015, Ferguson was named to the Pac-12 All Century Team
as a Driver/Attacker along with one other UCLA player.
See also
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List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
Men's water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since 1900. Hungary men's national water polo team has won sixteen Olympic medals, becoming the most successful country in men's tournament.
There are fifty-nine male athletes who have ...
References
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1949 births
Living people
American male water polo players
Water polo players at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in water polo
Place of birth missing (living people)
UCLA Bruins men's water polo players
Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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