Ron Von der Porten

Ronald P. "Ron" Von der Porten (born 1936) is an American bridge player from Orinda, California.

Books

 * Introduction to Defensive Bidding (Prentice-Hall, 1967), 151 pp.
 * Introduction to Competitive Bidding, Charles Goren and Von der Porten (Doubleday, 1984), 179 pp.

Wins

 * North American Bridge Championships (6)
 * Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1986
 * Grand National Teams (1) 1982
 * Vanderbilt (1) 1967
 * Reisinger (1) 1962
 * Spingold (2) 1975, 1980

Runners-up

 * Bermuda Bowl (2) 1962, 1977
 * North American Bridge Championships
 * Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1984
 * Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1965
 * Vanderbilt (3) 1961, 1963, 1971
 * Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1970