John Gerber (May 18, 1906 – January 28, 1981) was an American bridge player.
Gerber was born in Yelisavetgrad, Russian Empire (now Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine). He settled in Houston, Texas, where he died in a hospital at age 74.
Gerber was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 1998.
Bridge accomplishments
Honors
- ACBL Hall of Fame, 1998
Wins
- North American Bridge Championships (7)
- Wernher Open Pairs (1) 1959
- Hilliard Mixed Pairs (1) 1958
- Marcus Cup (1) 1955
- Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1953
- Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1964
- Reisinger (1) 1964
- Spingold (1) 1954
Runners-up
- Bermuda Bowl (1) 1961
- North American Bridge Championships
- Rockwell Mixed Pairs (2) 1953, 1968
- Wernher Open Pairs (1) 1957
- Nail Life Master Open Pairs (1) 1974
- Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1960
- Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1967
- Reisinger (2) 1957, 1959
- Spingold (1) 1967
References
- "Gerber, John". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-13.
- ^ "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.
- The National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas; Naturalization Records, 1865-1991: Petitions for Naturalization, 1917–1991.
- Francis, Henry G.; Truscott, Alan F.; Francis, Dorthy A., eds. (1994). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th ed.). Memphis, TN: American Contract Bridge League. p. 629. ISBN 0-943855-48-9. LCCN 96188639.
- ^ "Induction by Year" Archived 2014-12-05 at the Wayback Machine. Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-13.
With linked citations. - ^ "Wernher Open Pairs Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-22. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- "Mixed Pairs Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League.
- ^ "Mitchell BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ "Mixed BAM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-24. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ "Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ "Spingold Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- "Rockwell Mixed Pairs Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-25. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- "Life Master Open Pairs Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-11-29. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
External links
- Citation at the ACBL Hall of Fame (archived)
- "International record for John Gerber". World Bridge Federation.
 | This bridge-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |