John Gerber (bridge)
John Gerber (1906 – January 28, 1981)[1][2][3] was an American bridge player. He was from Houston, Texas,[4] where he died in a hospital at age 74.[2]
Gerber was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 1998.[5]
Bridge accomplishments
Honors
- ACBL Hall of Fame, 1998[5]
Wins
- North American Bridge Championships (7)
- Wernher Open Pairs (1) 1959 [6]
- Hilliard Mixed Pairs (1) 1958 [7]
- Marcus Cup (1) 1955
- Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1953 [8]
- Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1964 [9]
- Reisinger (1) 1964 [10]
- Spingold (1) 1954 [11]
Runners-up
- Bermuda Bowl (1) 1961
- North American Bridge Championships
- Rockwell Mixed Pairs (2) 1953, 1968 [12]
- Wernher Open Pairs (1) 1957 [6]
- Nail Life Master Open Pairs (1) 1974 [13]
- Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1960 [8]
- Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1967 [9]
- Reisinger (2) 1957, 1959 [10]
- Spingold (1) 1967 [11]
References
- ↑ "Gerber, John". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-13.
- 1 2 "John Gerber, 74, Dies; devised a convention used in bridge games". Alan Truscott. The New York Times. January 29, 1981. Retrieved 2014-11-13. Quote: "died yesterday in a Houston hospital".
- ↑ "Bridge: John Gerber Remembered For a Career of Distinction". Alan Truscott. The New York Times. January 29, 1981. Retrieved 2014-11-13.
- ↑ Francis, Henry G., Editor-in-Chief; Truscott, Alan F., Executive Editor; Francis, Dorthy A., Editor, Fifth Edition (1994). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th ed.). Memphis, TN: American Contract Bridge League. p. 629. ISBN 0-943855-48-9. LCCN 96188639.
- 1 2 "Induction by Year". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-13.
With linked citations. - 1 2 "Wernher Open Pairs Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-22. p. 4. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ↑ "Mixed Pairs Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League.
- 1 2 "Mitchell BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 8. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- 1 2 "Mixed BAM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-24. p. 14. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- 1 2 "Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- 1 2 "Spingold Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ↑ "Rockwell Mixed Pairs Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-25. p. 8. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ↑ "Life Master Open Pairs Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-11-29. p. 4. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
External links
- Citation at the ACBL Hall of Fame
- John Gerber international record at the World Bridge Federation.
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