William Grieve (bridge)
William Pearson Grieve (1929- December 20, 2017)[1] was an American bridge player from White Plains, New York.[2] He was educated at Boston University and NYU, and was a computer programmer for IBM.[2] Grieve won the Reisinger in 3 consecutive years, 1969, 1970, 1971.[3] Grieve was an avid tennis player.
Bridge accomplishments
Wins
- North American Bridge Championships (7)
- Wernher Open Pairs (1) 1958 [4]
- Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1975 [5]
- Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1960 [6]
- Reisinger (3) 1969, 1970, 1971 [7]
- Spingold (1) 1959 [8]
Runners-up
- North American Bridge Championships (6)
- Open Pairs (1928-1962) (1) 1959 [9]
- Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1972 [5]
- Reisinger (1) 1972 [7]
- Spingold (3) 1960, 1966, 1969 [8]
Notes
- ^ "Obituary: William Pearson Grieve". 2017-12-21. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
- ^ a b American Contract Bridge League. The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th Edition). p. 638.
- ^ New York Times article
- ^ "Wernher Open Pairs Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-22. p. 4. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
- ^ a b "Mitchell BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 8. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
- ^ "Mixed BAM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-24. p. 14. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
- ^ a b "Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
- ^ a b "Spingold Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
- ^ "Open Pairs Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League.
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