William Grieve (bridge)
William Pearson Grieve (1929- December 20, 2017)[1] was an American bridge player from White Plains, New York.[2] He was educated at Boston University and NYU, and was a computer programmer for IBM.[2] Grieve won the Reisinger in 3 consecutive years, 1969, 1970, 1971.[3] Grieve was an avid tennis player.
Bridge accomplishments
Wins
- North American Bridge Championships (7)
- Wernher Open Pairs (1) 1958 [4]
- Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1975 [5]
- Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1960 [6]
- Reisinger (3) 1969, 1970, 1971 [7]
- Spingold (1) 1959 [8]
Runners-up
Notes
- "Obituary: William Pearson Grieve". Legacy.com. 2017-12-21. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
- American Contract Bridge League. The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th ed.). p. 638.
- "On a Birthday, Revisiting a Double Squeeze (Published 2009)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2022-06-17.
- "Wernher Open Pairs Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-22. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
- "Mitchell BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
- "Mixed BAM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-24. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
- "Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
- "Spingold Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
- "Open Pairs Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League.
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