Thomas Koonce Sanders, Sr. (July 21, 1932 – December 11, 2011)[1][2][3] was an American bridge player from Nashville, Tennessee.[4] He was married to Carol Sanders, a women's 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.[3]
Tom and Carol Sanders were both inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2002.[5] They were recipients of the von Zedtwitz Award; that is, were nominated for the Hall of Fame by a "Veterans Committee" of players out of the limelight for some time.[6]
Bridge accomplishments
editHonors
editWins
edit- North American Bridge Championships (12)
- von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 1982 [7]
- Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1977 [8]
- Hilliard Mixed Pairs (1) 1961 [9]
- Vanderbilt (3) 1979, 1990, 1993 [10]
- Senior Knockout Teams (3) 1995, 1996, 1998 [11]
- Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1983 [12]
- Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1982 [13]
- Spingold (1) 1977 [14]
Runners-up
edit- North American Bridge Championships
- Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1979 [15]
- Silodor Open Pairs (1) 1960 [16]
- Wernher Open Pairs (1) 1963 [17]
- Vanderbilt (2) 1978, 1985 [10]
- Keohane North American Swiss Teams (1) 1982 [18]
- Reisinger (3) 1961, 1973, 1986 [19]
- Spingold (1) 1963 [14]
References
edit- ^ "Obituary: Sanders, Thomas Koonce Sanders, Sr". The Tennessean. December 14, 2011. p. B7.
- ^
"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). - ^ a b "Bridge Loses Two Hall of Famers". Phillip Alder. The New York Times. August 31, 2012. Retrieved 2014-12-08. Quote: "Tom died last December".
- ^ 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. 728. ISBN 0-943855-48-9. LCCN 96188639.
- ^ a b "Induction by Year". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
- ^ a b "von Zedtwitz Award". Foundation for the Preservation and Advancement of Bridge (FPABridge.org). 2011. Retrieved 2014-12-09.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Mixed Pairs Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Rockwell Mixed Pairs Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-25. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ "Silodor Open Pairs Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-27. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ "Wernher Open Pairs Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-22. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ "Keohane Swiss Teams Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ "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.
