Lou Bluhm

Lou Bluhm (1940–1990) was an American bridge player from Atlanta, Georgia. He played bridge professionally and was "an expert at poker and gin rummy", according to the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL).
Bluhm was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2000. The ACBL Distinguished Player Award had been "originated for him".

Honors

• ACBL Hall of Fame, 2000

Wins

• North American Bridge Championships (9)
  • Silodor Open Pairs (1) 1984
  • Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1977
  • Nail Life Master Open Pairs (1) 1987
  • Vanderbilt (2) 1979, 1989
  • Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1977
  • Reisinger (1) 1972
  • Spingold (2) 1974, 1977

Runners-up

• North American Bridge Championships
  • Grand National Teams (1) 1983
  • Vanderbilt (2) 1978, 1986
  • Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (3) 1973, 1983, 1987
  • Spingold (1) 1988

• "Induction by Year". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-22.
• "Silodor Open Pairs Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-27. p. 11. Retrieved 2014-10-17. 
• "Blue Ribbon Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-03. p. 5. Retrieved 2014-10-17. 
• "Life Master Open Pairs Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-11-29. p. 4. Retrieved 2014-10-17. 
• ^ "Vanderbilt Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-24. p. 6. Retrieved 2014-10-17. 
• ^ "Mitchell BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 8. Retrieved 2014-10-17. 
• "Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Retrieved 2014-10-17. 
• ^ "Spingold Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Retrieved 2014-10-17. 
• "GNT Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2009-07-24. p. 8. Retrieved 2014-10-17.