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'''Thomas K. "Tom", "Tommy" Sanders''' (1932 – December 2011)<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.
'''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/>
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/>
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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

Honors

  • ACBL Hall of Fame, von Zedtwitz Award 2002[5][6]

Wins

Runners-up

References

  1. ^ "Obituary: Sanders, Thomas Koonce Sanders, Sr". The Tennessean. December 14, 2011. p. B7.
  2. ^ "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).
  3. ^ 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".
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b "Induction by Year". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
  6. ^ a b "von Zedtwitz Award". Foundation for the Preservation and Advancement of Bridge (FPABridge.org). 2011. Retrieved 2014-12-09.
  7. ^ "von Zedtwitz LM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-06-18. p. 6. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  8. ^ "Blue Ribbon Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-03. p. 5. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  9. ^ "Mixed Pairs Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  10. ^ a b "Vanderbilt Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-24. p. 6. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  11. ^ "Baze Seniors Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-11-29. p. 8. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  12. ^ "Mitchell BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 8. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  13. ^ "Mixed BAM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-24. p. 14. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  14. ^ a b "Spingold Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  15. ^ "Rockwell Mixed Pairs Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-25. p. 8. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  16. ^ "Silodor Open Pairs Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-27. p. 11. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  17. ^ "Wernher Open Pairs Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-22. p. 4. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  18. ^ "Keohane Swiss Teams Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 4. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  19. ^ "Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
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