Chuck Burger
{{Short description|American bridge player (1936–2021)}}
Charles (Chuck) Frederick Burger (November 15, 1936 - March 25, 2021)[https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/detroitnews/name/charles-burger-obituary?id=6902158 Charles Frederick Burger obituary published by The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press from Mar. 27 to Mar. 28, 2021.]{{OEB|5|584}} was an American bridge player. Burger was from West Bloomfield, Michigan, and was an attorney.
Bridge accomplishments
Burger was an 11-time national bridge champion and elected to the American Contract Bridge League Hall of Fame in 2020 as a recipient of the Von Zedtwitz Award.
=Awards=
- ACBL Hall of Fame 2020
- Herman Trophy (1) 1970
=Wins=
- North American Bridge Championships (11)
- Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1970 {{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
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|archivedate=2014-10-21
}}
- Nail Life Master Open Pairs (1) 1969 {{cite news
|title=Life Master Open Pairs Winners
|publisher=American Contract Bridge League
|url=http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db1.pdf
|page=4
|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
}}
- Grand National Teams (1) 2005 {{cite news
|title=GNT Previous Winners
|publisher=American Contract Bridge League
|url=http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2009/02/bulletins/db1.pdf
|page=8
|date=2009-07-24
|accessdate=2014-10-17
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163644/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2009/02/bulletins/db1.pdf
|archivedate=2014-10-21
}}
- Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 1996 {{cite news
|title=Jacoby Open Swiss Previous Winners
|publisher=American Contract Bridge League
|url=http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db9.pdf
|page=9
|date=2014-03-29
|accessdate=2014-10-17
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163816/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db9.pdf
|archivedate=2014-10-21
}}
- Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (2) 1969, 1988 {{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
}}
- Reisinger (2) 1988, 1992 {{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
}}
- Spingold (3) 1985, 1989, 1990 {{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
}}
=Runners-up=
|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
}}
- Nail Life Master Open Pairs (1) 2000
- Grand National Teams (3) 1974, 1982, 1996
- Vanderbilt (3) 1971, 1997, 1998 {{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
}}
- Senior Knockout Teams (1) 2000 {{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
}}
- Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (2) 1989, 1995
- Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1996 {{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
}}
Notes
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External links
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Category:American contract bridge players
Category:Place of birth missing
Category:People from West Bloomfield, Michigan
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