John Gerber (bridge)

John Gerber (May 18, 1906 – January 28, 1981)  was an American bridge player.

Gerber was born in Yelisavetgrad, Russian Empire (now Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine). He settled in Houston, Texas, where he died in a hospital at age 74.

Gerber was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 1998.

Honors

 * ACBL Hall of Fame, 1998

Wins

 * North American Bridge Championships (7)
 * Wernher Open Pairs (1) 1959
 * Hilliard Mixed Pairs (1) 1958
 * Marcus Cup (1) 1955
 * Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1953
 * Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1964
 * Reisinger (1) 1964
 * Spingold (1) 1954

Runners-up

 * Bermuda Bowl (1) 1961
 * North American Bridge Championships
 * Rockwell Mixed Pairs (2) 1953, 1968
 * Wernher Open Pairs (1) 1957
 * Nail Life Master Open Pairs (1) 1974
 * Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1960
 * Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1967
 * Reisinger (2) 1957, 1959
 * Spingold (1) 1967