John Gerber (bridge)
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "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.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Induction by Year". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-13.
With linked citations. - ↑ 6.0 6.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- Citation at the ACBL Hall of Fame
- John Gerber international record at the World Bridge Federation.
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>