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American contract bridge player
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Male
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Birth:
18 May 1906(Kropyvnytskyi, Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukraine)
Death:
28 January 1981(Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA)
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The details
Biography
Introduction
John Gerber (May 18, 1906 – January 28, 1981) was an American bridge player.
Gerber was born inYelisavetgrad, 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.
Bridge accomplishments
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