James Ferguson (water polo)

{{short description|American water polo player}}

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| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|April 27, 1949}}

| birth_place = Kokomo, Indiana, U.S.

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{{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }}

{{MedalBronze | 1972 Munich | Team competition }}

{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}}

{{MedalGold|1971 Cali|Team competition}}

{{MedalSilver|1975 Mexico City|Team competition}}

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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 teamhttp://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_water_polo_champs_records/2013-14/champs.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}} 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. 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,{{cite web|title=James M Ferguson (1984) |url=https://usawaterpolo.org/hof.aspx?hof=16 |website=usawaterpolo.org |publisher=USA Water Polo |access-date=18 September 2020 }}{{cite web|title=Hall of Fame Inductees |url=https://usawaterpolo.org/sports/2018/11/28/trads-hof-inductees-html.aspx |website=usawaterpolo.org |publisher=USA Water Polo |access-date=18 September 2020 }} to the International Water Polo Hall of Fame in 1992, and was inducted into UCLA's Athletic Hall of Fame{{cite web |url=http://www.uclabruins.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30500&ATCLID=207910800 |title=UCLA Hall of Fame to Add Eight New Members - UCLA Bruins Official Athletic Site | UCLABruins.com |accessdate=2014-05-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140507002816/http://www.uclabruins.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30500&ATCLID=207910800 |archivedate=2014-05-07 }} in October 2007. In October 2015, Ferguson was named to the Pac-12 All Century Team{{Cite web|url=http://pac-12.com/article/2015/10/12/pac-12-networks-unveils-all-century-mens-water-polo-team|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323210427/http://pac-12.com/article/2015/10/12/pac-12-networks-unveils-all-century-mens-water-polo-team|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 23, 2016|title=Pac-12 Networks unveils all-century men's water polo team}} as a Driver/Attacker along with one other UCLA player.