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Charles (Chuck) Frederick Burger (November 15, 1936 - March 25, 2021)[1][2] was an American bridge player. Burger was from West Bloomfield, Michigan, and was an attorney.[2]
Bridge accomplishments[edit]
Burger was an 11-time national bridge champion and elected to the American Contract Bridge League Hall of Fame in 2020 as a recipient of the Von Zedtwitz Award.
Awards[edit]
- ACBL Hall of Fame 2020
- Herman Trophy (1) 1970
Wins[edit]
- North American Bridge Championships (11)
- Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1970 [3]
- Nail Life Master Open Pairs (1) 1969 [4]
- Grand National Teams (1) 2005 [5]
- Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 1996 [6]
- Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (2) 1969, 1988 [7]
- Reisinger (2) 1988, 1992 [8]
- Spingold (3) 1985, 1989, 1990 [9]
Runners-up[edit]
- North American Bridge Championships
- von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (2) 1969, 1973 [10]
- Nail Life Master Open Pairs (1) 2000 [4]
- Grand National Teams (3) 1974, 1982, 1996 [5]
- Vanderbilt (3) 1971, 1997, 1998 [11]
- Senior Knockout Teams (1) 2000 [12]
- Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (2) 1989, 1995 [7]
- Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1996 [13]
- Reisinger (4) 1981, 1993, 1994, 1996 [8]
- Spingold (2) 1994, 1997 [9]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Charles Frederick Burger obituary published by The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press from Mar. 27 to Mar. 28, 2021.
- ^ a b Francis, Henry G.; Truscott, Alan F.; Francis, Dorthy A., eds. (1994). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th ed.). Memphis, TN: American Contract Bridge League. p. 584. ISBN 0-943855-48-9. LCCN 96188639.
- ^ "Blue Ribbon Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-03. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ a b "Life Master Open Pairs Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-11-29. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ a b "GNT Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2009-07-24. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ "Jacoby Open Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-29. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ a b "Mitchell BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ a b "Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ a b "Spingold Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ "von Zedtwitz LM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-06-18. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ "Vanderbilt Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-24. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ "Baze Seniors Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-11-29. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ "Mixed BAM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-24. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
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