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

• North American Bridge Championships (6)
  • Open Pairs (1928-1962) (1) 1959 [9]
  • Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1972 [5]
  • Reisinger (1) 1972 [7]
  • Spingold (3) 1960, 1966, 1969 [8]

Notes

1. "Obituary: William Pearson Grieve". 2017-12-21. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
2. American Contract Bridge League. The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th Edition). p. 638.
3. New York Times article
4. "Wernher Open Pairs Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-22. p. 4. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
5. "Mitchell BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 8. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
6. "Mixed BAM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-24. p. 14. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
7. "Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
8. "Spingold Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
9. "Open Pairs Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League.

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