John Gerber (May 18, 1906 – January 28, 1981) was an American bridge player.

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

John Gerber (bridge)

Gerber was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 1998.

John Gerber (bridge)

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

John Gerber (bridge)

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

References

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1906 births

1981 deaths

American contract bridge players

Bermuda Bowl players

People from Houston

American people of Ukrainian-Jewish descent

Emigrants from the Russian Empire to the United States