Chuck Burger Explained

Charles (Chuck) Frederick Burger (November 15, 1936 - March 25, 2021)^[1] was an American bridge player. Burger was from West Bloomfield, Michigan, and was an attorney.

Bridge accomplishments

Burger was an 11-time national bridge champion and elected to the American Contract Bridge League Hall of Fame in 2020 as a recipient of the Von Zedtwitz Award.

Awards

• ACBL Hall of Fame 2020
• Herman Trophy (1) 1970

Wins

• North American Bridge Championships (11)
  • Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1970 ^[2]
  • Nail Life Master Open Pairs (1) 1969 ^[3]
  • Grand National Teams (1) 2005 ^[4]
  • Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 1996 ^[5]
  • Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (2) 1969, 1988 ^[6]
  • Reisinger (2) 1988, 1992 ^[7]
  • Spingold (3) 1985, 1989, 1990 ^[8]

Runners-up

• North American Bridge Championships
  • von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (2) 1969, 1973 ^[9]
  • Nail Life Master Open Pairs (1) 2000 ^[3]
  • Grand National Teams (3) 1974, 1982, 1996 ^[4]
  • Vanderbilt (3) 1971, 1997, 1998 ^[10]
  • Senior Knockout Teams (1) 2000 ^[11]
  • Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (2) 1989, 1995 ^[6]
  • Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1996 ^[12]
  • Reisinger (4) 1981, 1993, 1994, 1996 ^[7]
  • Spingold (2) 1994, 1997 ^[8]

Notes and References

1. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/detroitnews/name/charles-burger-obituary?id=6902158 Charles Frederick Burger obituary published by The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press from Mar. 27 to Mar. 28, 2021.
2. News: Blue Ribbon Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 5 . 2013-12-03 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021164044/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db5.pdf . 2014-10-21 .
3. News: Life Master Open Pairs Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 4 . 2013-11-29 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021045907/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db1.pdf . 2014-10-21 .
4. News: GNT Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 8 . 2009-07-24 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163644/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2009/02/bulletins/db1.pdf . 2014-10-21 .
5. News: Jacoby Open Swiss Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 9 . 2014-03-29 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163816/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db9.pdf . 2014-10-21 .
6. News: Mitchell BAM Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 8 . 2013-12-01 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163618/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db3.pdf . 2014-10-21 .
7. News: Reisinger Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 6 . 2013-12-06 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163719/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db8.pdf . 2014-10-21 .
8. News: Spingold Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 12 . 2014-07-21 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163711/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db4.pdf . 2014-10-21 .
9. News: von Zedtwitz LM Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 6 . 2014-06-18 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163438/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db1.pdf . 2014-10-21 .
10. News: Vanderbilt Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 6 . 2014-03-24 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163636/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db4.pdf . 2014-10-21 .
11. News: Baze Seniors Swiss Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 8 . 2013-11-29 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021045907/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db1.pdf . 2014-10-21 .
12. News: Mixed BAM Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 14 . 2014-07-24 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163650/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db7.pdf . 2014-10-21 .