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Nancy Lois Gordon Gruver (August 12, 1931[1] – January 28, 1990)[2] was an American bridge player. She won more than a dozen American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) "national" championships and finished second in two world championships.[2]
Gruver graduated from the University of Maryland and lived for some time in Ellicott City, Maryland.[1] She died of a heart attack at Howard County General Hospital in Columbia, survived by her husband John A. Gruver, one daughter and one son.[2]
In World Bridge Federation (WBF) competition, her second-place finishes were in 1966, playing with Sue Sachs in the second quadrennial World Women Pairs Championship, and in 1981 Venice Cup, playing with Edith Kemp on the 6-person USA women team.[2]
Bridge accomplishments
[edit]Wins
[edit]- North American Bridge Championships (14)
- Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1977 [3]
- Whitehead Women's Pairs (2) 1965, 1986 [4]
- Smith Life Master Women's Pairs (3) 1967, 1979, 1981 [5]
- Machlin Women's Swiss Teams (1) 1982 [6]
- Wagar Women's Knockout Teams (6) 1966, 1973, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984 [7]
- Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1975 [8]
Runners-up
[edit]- North American Bridge Championships
- Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1976 [3]
- Smith Life Master Women's Pairs (2) 1975, 1980 [5]
- Wagar Women's Knockout Teams (1) 1969 [7]
References
[edit]- 1 2 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. 639. ISBN 0-943855-48-9. LCCN 96188639.
- 1 2 3 4 "Nancy Gruver, Leader In Bridge, Is Dead at 58". The New York Times. January 31, 1990. Retrieved 2015-01-16. Quote: "died of a heart attack Sunday".
- 1 2 "List of Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-25. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-16. [full citation needed]
- ↑ "List of Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-27. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-16. [full citation needed]
- 1 2 "List of Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-11-29. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-16. [full citation needed]
- ↑ "List of Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-29. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-16. [full citation needed]
- 1 2 "List of Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-16. [full citation needed]
- ↑ "List of Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-24. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-16. [full citation needed]
