Carol Sanders
Carol Melton Sanders (July 30, 1932 – August 28, 2012)[1] was an American bridge player from Nashville, Tennessee.[2] She was married to Thomas K. Sanders, also a bridge player. She won four world championships, all in partnership with Betty Ann Kennedy of Louisiana.[3][4]
Sanders and Kennedy were known as the Belles[3] or Southern Belles. They compiled 10 NABC wins and 8 runners-up together.[3]
Both Carol and Tom Sanders were inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2002.[5]
Sanders was the only child of Beulah and Clarence Melton. She died in Nashville in 2012, less than a year after the death of her husband.[1]
Bridge accomplishments[edit]
Honors[edit]
- ACBL Hall of Fame, 2002[5]
Wins[edit]
- North American Bridge Championships (16)
- Whitehead Women's Pairs (1) 1993 [6]
- Hilliard Mixed Pairs (1) 1961 [7]
- Women's Pairs (1958-62) (1) 1962 [8]
- Smith Life Master Women's Pairs (1) 1990 [9]
- Machlin Women's Swiss Teams (2) 1983, 1995 [10]
- Wagar Women's Knockout Teams (6) 1963, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1987, 1999 [11]
- Sternberg Women's Board-a-Match Teams (2) 1992, 1995 [12]
- Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (2) 1976, 1982 [13]
Runners-up[edit]
- North American Bridge Championships
- Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1979 [14]
- Silodor Open Pairs (1) 1960 [15]
- Whitehead Women's Pairs (1) 1990 [6]
- Smith Life Master Women's Pairs (2) 1971, 1981 [9]
- Machlin Women's Swiss Teams (1) 1985 [10]
- Wagar Women's Knockout Teams (3) 1982, 1992, 1994 [11]
- Sternberg Women's Board-a-Match Teams (3) 1986, 1991, 2000 [12]
- Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1984 [13]
- Reisinger (1) 1961 [16]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Obituary: Sanders, Carol Melton". The Tennessean. August 30, 2012. p. B4.
- ^ 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 c "Bridge Loses Two Hall of Famers". Phillip Alder. The New York Times. August 31, 2012. Retrieved 2014-12-08. Quote: "Tom died last December and Carol, his wife, on Monday."
- ^ "Sanders, Carol". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
- ^ a b "Induction by Year" Archived 2014-12-05 at the Wayback Machine. Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
- ^ a b "Whitehead Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-27. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ "Mixed Pairs Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League.
- ^ "Women's Pairs Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League.
- ^ a b "Smith Women's Pairs Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-11-29. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ a b "Machlin Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-29. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ a b "Wagar Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ a b "Women's BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
External links[edit]
- Citation at the ACBL Hall of Fame (archived) – with video interview
- "International record for Carol Sanders". World Bridge Federation.
- Funeral home obituary
- Carol Sanders at Find a Grave
