Nick Nickell

Frank T. "Nick" Nickell (born 1947) is an American bridge player. He graduated from the University of North Carolina, and lived in Raleigh, North Carolina, as of 1994.

Contents

• Honors
• Awards
• Wins
• Runners up
• References

Nickell was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2008. At the time he lived in New York City and led the private equity investment firm Kelso & Company. He "now lives in New York most of the time" (2014).

Nickell has created one of the most dominant Bridge teams of all time, winning 4 world championships and multiple North American Bridge Championships. He formed a successful partnership with Richard Freeman until Freeman's death and has since partnered with Ralph Katz. He has won both team events and pair events.

Nickell is an ACBL Grand Life Master.

Honors

ACBL Hall of Fame, 2008

Awards

Fishbein Trophy (1) 1995

Wins

Bermuda Bowl (4) 1995, 1999, 2003, 2009

North American Bridge Championships (22)

von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 2003

Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1991

Vanderbilt (4) 2000, 2003, 2014, 2017

Reisinger (7) 1993, 1994, 1995, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009

Spingold (9) 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2006, 2007

United States Bridge Championships (9)

Open Team Trials (9) 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2017

Runners-up

Bermuda Bowl (2) 1997, 2005

North American Bridge Championships

Grand National Teams (1) 1983

Vanderbilt (2) 1996, 2002

Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (3) 1998, 1999, 2012

Spingold (2) 2011, 2012

United States Bridge Championships (1)

Open Team Trials (1) 1997