Thomas K. Sanders

Thomas K. "Tom", "Tommy" Sanders (1932 – December 2011)^[1][2] was an American bridge player from Nashville, Tennessee.^[3] 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.^[2]

Tom and Carol Sanders were both inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2002.^[4] 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.^[5]

Bridge accomplishments

Honors

• ACBL Hall of Fame, von Zedtwitz Award 2002^[4][5]

Wins

• North American Bridge Championships (12)
  • von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 1982 ^[6]
  • Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1977 ^[7]
  • Hilliard Mixed Pairs (1) 1961 ^[8]
  • Vanderbilt (3) 1979, 1990, 1993 ^[9]
  • Senior Knockout Teams (3) 1995, 1996, 1998 ^[10]
  • Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1983 ^[11]
  • Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1982 ^[12]
  • Spingold (1) 1977 ^[13]

Runners-up

• North American Bridge Championships
  • Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1979 ^[14]
  • Silodor Open Pairs (1) 1960 ^[15]
  • Wernher Open Pairs (1) 1963 ^[16]
  • Vanderbilt (2) 1978, 1985 ^[9]
  • Keohane North American Swiss Teams (1) 1982 ^[17]
  • Reisinger (3) 1961, 1973, 1986 ^[18]
  • Spingold (1) 1963 ^[13]

References

1. "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).
2. "Bridge Loses Two Hall of Famers". Phillip Alder. The New York Times. August 31, 2012. Retrieved 2014-12-08. Quote: "Tom died last December".
3. Francis, Henry G., Editor-in-Chief; Truscott, Alan F., Executive Editor; Francis, Dorthy A., Editor, Fifth Edition (1994). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th ed.). Memphis, TN: American Contract Bridge League. p. 728. ISBN 0-943855-48-9. LCCN 96188639.
4. "Induction by Year". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
5. "von Zedtwitz Award". Foundation for the Preservation and Advancement of Bridge (FPABridge.org). 2011. Retrieved 2014-12-09.
6. "von Zedtwitz LM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-06-18. p. 6. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
7. "Blue Ribbon Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-03. p. 5. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
8. "Mixed Pairs Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League.
9. "Vanderbilt Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-24. p. 6. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
10. "Baze Seniors Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-11-29. p. 8. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
11. "Mitchell BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 8. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
12. "Mixed BAM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-24. p. 14. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
13. "Spingold Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
14. "Rockwell Mixed Pairs Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-25. p. 8. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
15. "Silodor Open Pairs Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-27. p. 11. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
16. "Wernher Open Pairs Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-22. p. 4. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
17. "Keohane Swiss Teams Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 4. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
18. "Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

External links

• Citation at the ACBL Hall of Fame
• "International record for Thomas K. Sanders". World Bridge Federation.