John Gerber (bridge)




John Gerber (May 18, 1906 – January 28, 1981)[1][2][3] was an American bridge player.


Gerber was born in Yelisavetgrad, Russian Empire (now Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine).[4] He settled in Houston, Texas,[5] where he died in a hospital at age 74.[2]


Gerber was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 1998.[6]




Contents






  • 1 Bridge accomplishments


    • 1.1 Honors


    • 1.2 Wins


    • 1.3 Runners-up




  • 2 References


  • 3 External links





Bridge accomplishments



Honors


  • ACBL Hall of Fame, 1998[6]


Wins



  • North American Bridge Championships (7)


    • Wernher Open Pairs (1) 1959 [7]


    • Hilliard Mixed Pairs (1) 1958 [8]


    • Marcus Cup (1) 1955


    • Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1953 [9]


    • Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1964 [10]


    • Reisinger (1) 1964 [11]


    • Spingold (1) 1954 [12]




Runners-up




  • Bermuda Bowl (1) 1961


  • North American Bridge Championships


    • Rockwell Mixed Pairs (2) 1953, 1968 [13]


    • Wernher Open Pairs (1) 1957 [7]


    • Nail Life Master Open Pairs (1) 1974 [14]


    • Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1960 [9]


    • Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1967 [10]


    • Reisinger (2) 1957, 1959 [11]


    • Spingold (1) 1967 [12]





References





  1. ^
    "Gerber, John". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-13.


  2. ^ ab
    "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".


  3. ^
    "Bridge: John Gerber Remembered For a Career of Distinction". Alan Truscott. The New York Times. January 29, 1981. Retrieved 2014-11-13.


  4. ^ The National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas; Naturalization Records, 1865-1991: Petitions for Naturalization, 1917–1991.


  5. ^ 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.CS1 maint: Extra text: authors list (link) .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  6. ^ ab "Induction by Year". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-13.
      With linked citations.


  7. ^ ab "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.


  8. ^ "Mixed Pairs Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League. |access-date= requires |url= (help)


  9. ^ ab "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.


  10. ^ ab "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.


  11. ^ ab "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.


  12. ^ ab "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.


  13. ^ "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.


  14. ^ "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


  • "International record for John Gerber". World Bridge Federation.
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