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{{short description|American bridge player}}
'''Thomas Koonce Sanders, Sr.''' (July 21, 1932 – December 11, 2011)<ref name="obit">{{cite news|title=Obituary: Sanders, Thomas Koonce Sanders, Sr.|work=[[The Tennessean]]|date=December 14, 2011|page=B7}}</ref><ref name=ACBLhof/><ref name=alder/> was an American [[Contract bridge|bridge]] player from [[Nashville, Tennessee]].<ref name=OEB>{{OEB|5|728}}</ref> 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 {{gcb|npc|non-playing captain}} in the [[Bermuda Bowl#1981 Port Chester, New York |1981 Bermuda Bowl]] tournament.<ref name=alder/>

Tom and Carol Sanders were both inducted into the [[ACBL Hall of Fame]] in 2002.<ref name=HOFby/> 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.<ref name=vZA/> 

==Bridge accomplishments==

===Honors===

* ACBL Hall of Fame, von Zedtwitz Award 2002<ref name=HOFby>[http://www.acbl.org/about-acbl/hall-of-fame/induction-by-year "Induction by Year"]. ''Hall of Fame''. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-16.</ref><ref name=vZA>[http://www.fpabridge.org/vonzedtwitz.htm "von Zedtwitz Award"]. Foundation for the Preservation and Advancement of Bridge ('''FPAB'''ridge.org). 2011. Retrieved 2014-12-09.</ref>

===Wins===

* [[North American Bridge Championships]] (12)
** [[von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs]] (1) 1982 <ref>{{cite news
 |title       = von Zedtwitz LM Previous Winners
 |publisher   = American Contract Bridge League
 |url         = http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db1.pdf
 |page        = 6
 |date        = 2014-06-18
 |accessdate  = 2014-10-17
 |url-status     = dead
 |archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163438/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db1.pdf
 |archivedate = 2014-10-21
}}</ref>
** [[Blue Ribbon Pairs]] (1) 1977 <ref>{{cite news
 |title       = Blue Ribbon Winners
 |publisher   = American Contract Bridge League
 |url         = http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db5.pdf
 |page        = 5
 |date        = 2013-12-03
 |accessdate  = 2014-10-17
 |url-status     = dead
 |archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20141021164044/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db5.pdf
 |archivedate = 2014-10-21
}}</ref>
** [[Hilliard Mixed Pairs]] (1) 1961 <ref>{{cite news
 | title = Mixed Pairs Previous Winners
 | author = 
 | publisher = American Contract Bridge League
 | url = 
 | page = 
 | date = 
 }}</ref>
** [[Vanderbilt Trophy|Vanderbilt]] (3) 1979, 1990, 1993 <ref name="Vanderbilt Previous Winners">{{cite news
 |title       = Vanderbilt Previous Winners
 |publisher   = American Contract Bridge League
 |url         = http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db4.pdf
 |page        = 6
 |date        = 2014-03-24
 |accessdate  = 2014-10-17
 |url-status     = dead
 |archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163636/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db4.pdf
 |archivedate = 2014-10-21
}}</ref>
** [[Senior Knockout Teams]] (3) 1995, 1996, 1998 <ref>{{cite news
 |title       = Baze Seniors Swiss Previous Winners
 |publisher   = American Contract Bridge League
 |url         = http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db1.pdf
 |page        = 8
 |date        = 2013-11-29
 |accessdate  = 2014-10-17
 |url-status     = dead
 |archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20141021045907/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db1.pdf
 |archivedate = 2014-10-21
}}</ref>
** [[Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams]] (1) 1983 <ref>{{cite news
 |title       = Mitchell BAM Winners
 |publisher   = American Contract Bridge League
 |url         = http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db3.pdf
 |page        = 8
 |date        = 2013-12-01
 |accessdate  = 2014-10-17
 |url-status     = dead
 |archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163618/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db3.pdf
 |archivedate = 2014-10-21
}}</ref>
** [[Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match]] (1) 1982 <ref>{{cite news
 |title       = Mixed BAM Previous Winners
 |publisher   = American Contract Bridge League
 |url         = http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db7.pdf
 |page        = 14
 |date        = 2014-07-24
 |accessdate  = 2014-10-17
 |url-status     = dead
 |archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163650/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db7.pdf
 |archivedate = 2014-10-21
}}</ref>
** [[Spingold]] (1) 1977 <ref name="Spingold Previous Winners">{{cite news
 |title       = Spingold Previous Winners
 |publisher   = American Contract Bridge League
 |url         = http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db4.pdf
 |page        = 12
 |date        = 2014-07-21
 |accessdate  = 2014-10-17
 |url-status     = dead
 |archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163711/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db4.pdf
 |archivedate = 2014-10-21
}}</ref>

===Runners-up===

* [[North American Bridge Championships]]
** [[Rockwell Mixed Pairs]] (1) 1979 <ref>{{cite news
 |title       = Rockwell Mixed Pairs Previous Winners
 |publisher   = American Contract Bridge League
 |url         = http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db5.pdf
 |page        = 8
 |date        = 2014-03-25
 |accessdate  = 2014-10-17
 |url-status     = dead
 |archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163529/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db5.pdf
 |archivedate = 2014-10-21
}}</ref>
** [[Silodor Open Pairs]] (1) 1960 <ref>{{cite news
 |title       = Silodor Open Pairs Previous Winners
 |publisher   = American Contract Bridge League
 |url         = http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db7.pdf
 |page        = 11
 |date        = 2014-07-27
 |accessdate  = 2014-10-17
 |url-status     = dead
 |archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163800/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db7.pdf
 |archivedate = 2014-10-21
}}</ref>
** [[Wernher Open Pairs]] (1) 1963 <ref>{{cite news
 |title       = Wernher Open Pairs Winners
 |publisher   = American Contract Bridge League
 |url         = http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db5.pdf
 |page        = 4
 |date        = 2014-07-22
 |accessdate  = 2014-10-17
 |url-status     = dead
 |archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20141021050535/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db5.pdf
 |archivedate = 2014-10-21
}}</ref>
** [[Vanderbilt Trophy|Vanderbilt]] (2) 1978, 1985 <ref name="Vanderbilt Previous Winners"/>
** [[Keohane North American Swiss Teams]] (1) 1982 <ref>{{cite news
 |title       = Keohane Swiss Teams Winners
 |publisher   = American Contract Bridge League
 |url         = http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db8.pdf
 |page        = 4
 |date        = 2013-12-06
 |accessdate  = 2014-10-17
 |url-status     = dead
 |archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163719/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db8.pdf
 |archivedate = 2014-10-21
}}</ref>
** [[Reisinger]] (3) 1961, 1973, 1986 <ref>{{cite news
 |title       = Reisinger Winners
 |publisher   = American Contract Bridge League
 |url         = http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db8.pdf
 |page        = 6
 |date        = 2013-12-06
 |accessdate  = 2014-10-17
 |url-status     = dead
 |archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163719/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db8.pdf
 |archivedate = 2014-10-21
}}</ref>
** [[Spingold]] (1) 1963 <ref name="Spingold Previous Winners"/>

==References==
{{reflist |25em |refs=
<ref name=ACBLhof>
[http://www.fpabridge.org/vonzedtwitz.htm "Sanders, Thomas"]. ''Hall of Fame''. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-09.
<br>&nbsp; [http://www.fpabridge.org/vonzedtwitz.htm "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).</ref>
<ref name=alder>
[https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/01/crosswords/bridge/bridge-players-tom-and-carol-sanders.html "Bridge Loses Two Hall of Famers"]. Phillip Alder. ''The New York Times''. August 31, 2012. Retrieved 2014-12-08. Quote: "Tom died last December".</ref>

}}

==External links==
* {{ACBLhof|sanders-thomas|Thomas Sanders}}
* {{WBFpeople}}
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[[Category:Vanderbilt University alumni]]
[[Category:People from Nashville, Tennessee]]