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John Gerber (bridge)

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Name
  
John Gerber


Role
  
Bridge

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

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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.

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

    John Gerber (bridge) Wikipedia
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