John Gerber (bridge)

John Gerber (May 18, 1906 – January 28, 1981)^[1][2][3] was an American bridge player.

Gerber was born in Yelisavetgrad, Russian Empire (now Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine).^[4] He settled in Houston, Texas,^[5] where he died in a hospital at age 74.^[2]

Gerber was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 1998.^[6]

Bridge accomplishments

Honors

• ACBL Hall of Fame, 1998^[6]

Wins

• North American Bridge Championships (7)
  • Wernher Open Pairs (1) 1959 ^[7]
  • Hilliard Mixed Pairs (1) 1958 ^[8]
  • Marcus Cup (1) 1955
  • Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1953 ^[9]
  • Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1964 ^[10]
  • Reisinger (1) 1964 ^[11]
  • Spingold (1) 1954 ^[12]

Runners-up

• Bermuda Bowl (1) 1961
• North American Bridge Championships
  • Rockwell Mixed Pairs (2) 1953, 1968 ^[13]
  • Wernher Open Pairs (1) 1957 ^[7]
  • Nail Life Master Open Pairs (1) 1974 ^[14]
  • Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1960 ^[9]
  • Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1967 ^[10]
  • Reisinger (2) 1957, 1959 ^[11]
  • Spingold (1) 1967 ^[12]