Thomas K. Sanders
American bridge player (1932–2011)
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Thomas Koonce Sanders, Sr. (July 21, 1932 – December 11, 2011)[1][2][3] was an American bridge player from Nashville, Tennessee.[4] 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.[3]
Tom and Carol Sanders were both inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2002.[5] 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.[6]
Bridge accomplishments
Honors
Wins
- North American Bridge Championships (12)
- von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 1982 [7]
- Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1977 [8]
- Hilliard Mixed Pairs (1) 1961 [9]
- Vanderbilt (3) 1979, 1990, 1993 [10]
- Senior Knockout Teams (3) 1995, 1996, 1998 [11]
- Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1983 [12]
- Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1982 [13]
- Spingold (1) 1977 [14]
Runners-up
- North American Bridge Championships
- Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1979 [15]
- Silodor Open Pairs (1) 1960 [16]
- Wernher Open Pairs (1) 1963 [17]
- Vanderbilt (2) 1978, 1985 [10]
- Keohane North American Swiss Teams (1) 1982 [18]
- Reisinger (3) 1961, 1973, 1986 [19]
- Spingold (1) 1963 [14]
