Bob Ferguson (journalist)

Bob Ferguson
Born	(1931-07-01)July 1, 1931 Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Died	November 23, 2014(2014-11-23) (aged 83) Kanata, Ontario, Canada
Occupation(s)	Sports journalist and writer
Known for	The London Free Press, Ottawa Citizen
Notable work	Who's Who in Canadian Sport
Awards	Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame (2009)

Robert Ferguson (July 1, 1931 – November 23, 2014) was a Canadian sports journalist and writer. He began in journalism with The London Free Press from 1952 to 1964, and was colour commentator for baseball games broadcast on CFPL (AM). He also served as the official statistician of the Intercounty Baseball League from 1958 to 1966, and owned the London Pontiacs in the same league during the 1963 and 1964 seasons. He later worked for the Ottawa Citizen from 1967 to 1996, and was the paper's first writer assigned to cover the Montreal Expos. He believed in giving angry athletes a second chance at a better quote to avoid making the player look bad, and was a board member for Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. He wrote Who's Who in Canadian Sport, a book of biographies for Canadian sports persons; first published in 1977, with subsequent volumes in 1985, 1999 and 2005. His career was recognized with induction into the Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame in 2009, as a builder in the media category.