John Gerber (May 18, 1906 – January 28, 1981) was an American bridge player. He is the namesake of the Gerber convention.
Gerber was born in Yelisavetgrad, Russian Empire (now Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine).The National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas; Naturalization Records, 1865-1991: Petitions for Naturalization, 1917–1991. 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"Induction by Year" . Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-13. With linked citations.
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
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