John Gerber (bridge) explained

John Gerber (May 18, 1906 – January 28, 1981) was an American bridge player.

Gerber was born in Yelisavetgrad, Russian Empire (now Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine).^[1] 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^[2]

Wins

• North American Bridge Championships (7)
  • Wernher Open Pairs (1) 1959 ^[3]
  • Hilliard Mixed Pairs (1) 1958 ^[4]
  • Marcus Cup (1) 1955
  • Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1953 ^[5]
  • Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1964 ^[6]
  • Reisinger (1) 1964 ^[7]
  • Spingold (1) 1954 ^[8]

Runners-up

• Bermuda Bowl (1) 1961
• North American Bridge Championships
  • Rockwell Mixed Pairs (2) 1953, 1968 ^[9]
  • Wernher Open Pairs (1) 1957 ^[3]
  • Nail Life Master Open Pairs (1) 1974 ^[10]
  • Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1960 ^[5]
  • Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1967 ^[6]
  • Reisinger (2) 1957, 1959 ^[7]
  • Spingold (1) 1967 ^[8]

Notes and References

1. The National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas; Naturalization Records, 1865-1991: Petitions for Naturalization, 1917–1991.
2. http://www.acbl.org/about-acbl/hall-of-fame/induction-by-year "Induction by Year"
3. News: Wernher Open Pairs Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 4 . 2014-07-22 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021050535/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db5.pdf . 2014-10-21 .
4. News: Mixed Pairs Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League .
5. 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 .
6. 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 .
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: Rockwell Mixed Pairs Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 8 . 2014-03-25 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163529/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db5.pdf . 2014-10-21 .
10. 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 .