Ferguson Holmes "Fergie" Jenkins[a] (c. August 1909[b] – 31 October 1996) was a Canadian baseball player, and the father of National Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Ferguson Jenkins.

[4] Teammate Kingsley Terrell stated that Jenkins was a great outfielder and he would see him catch balls thought to be uncatchable.

Jenkins and his wife would often attend their son’s games; though Dolores had gone blind, she would follow along via the radio.

[5] Jenkins worked as a cook at Great Lakes Freighters and was later a chef at the William Pitt Hotel in Chatham.

[5] In addition, he worked as a chef and chauffeur for the Houston family in Chatham.