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]

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

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

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[ACBLhof-1] "Gerber, John". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-13.

[truscott-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".

[truscott2-3] "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.

[OEB-5] 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.

[HOFby-6] "Induction by Year". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-13.
With linked citations.

[Wernher_Open_Pairs_Winners-7] "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.

[Mitchell_BAM_Winners-9] "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-10] "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-11] "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-12] "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.