Thomas K. Sanders
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Thomas K. "Tom", "Tommy" Sanders (1932 – December 2011)[1][2] was an American bridge player from Nashville, Tennessee.[3] He was married to Carol Sanders, a women teams world champion player.
Sanders was a graduate of Vanderbilt University. He won a single World Bridge Federation gold medal as USA non-playing captain in the 1981 Bermuda Bowl tournament.[2]
Tom and Carol Sanders were both inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2002.[4] They were recipients of the von Zedtwitz Award; that is, were nominated for the Hall of Fame by a "Veterans Committee" on players out of the limelight for some time.[5]
Bridge accomplishments
Honors
Wins
- North American Bridge Championships (12)
- von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 1982 [6]
- Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1977 [7]
- Hilliard Mixed Pairs (1) 1961 [8]
- Vanderbilt (3) 1979, 1990, 1993 [9]
- Senior Knockout Teams (3) 1995, 1996, 1998 [10]
- Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1983 [11]
- Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1982 [12]
- Spingold (1) 1977 [13]
Runners-up
- North American Bridge Championships
- Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1979 [14]
- Silodor Open Pairs (1) 1960 [15]
- Wernher Open Pairs (1) 1963 [16]
- Vanderbilt (2) 1978, 1985 [9]
- Keohane North American Swiss Teams (1) 1982 [17]
- Reisinger (3) 1961, 1973, 1986 [18]
- Spingold (1) 1963 [13]
References
- ↑ "Sanders, Thomas". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-09.
"von Zedtwitz Award" (FPAB, 2011) presents the identical text under the heading "Sanders, Tommy (b. 1932)" with an early portrait image. Quote: "Player biographies are up to date as of the year of induction" (2002). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Bridge Loses Two Hall of Famers". Phillip Alder. The New York Times. August 31, 2012. Retrieved 2014-12-08. Quote: "Tom died last December".
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- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Induction by Year". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "von Zedtwitz Award". Foundation for the Preservation and Advancement of Bridge (FPABridge.org). 2011. Retrieved 2014-12-09.
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External links
- Citation at the ACBL Hall of Fame
- Thomas K. Sanders international record at the World Bridge Federation.
