Charles (Chuck) Frederick Burger (November 15, 1936 - March 25, 2021) was an

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bridge player. Burger was from West Bloomfield, Michigan, and was an attorney.

Bridge accomplishments

Burger was an 11-time national bridge champion and elected to the American Contract Bridge League Hall of Fame in 2020 as a recipient of the Von Zedtwitz Award.

Awards

* ACBL Hall of Fame 2020 *

Herman Trophy The Goren Trophy (formerly the Herman Trophy) is awarded to the player who wins the greatest number of masterpoints at the fall American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC). History The Herman Trophy was do ...

(1) 1970

Wins

* North American Bridge Championships (11) ** Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1970 ** Nail Life Master Open Pairs (1) 1969 **

Grand National Teams The Grand National Teams (GNT) North American bridge championship is held at the summer American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC). The Grand National Teams is a team knockout event. The event is broken into ...

(1) 2005 ** Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 1996 ** Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (2) 1969, 1988 ** Reisinger (2) 1988, 1992 ** Spingold (3) 1985, 1989, 1990

Runners-up

* North American Bridge Championships **

von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs The Von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs national bridge championship is held at the summer American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC). Usually called simply the "Life Master Pairs" or "LM Pairs", this is a six-ses ...

(2) 1969, 1973 ** Nail Life Master Open Pairs (1) 2000 **

(3) 1974, 1982, 1996 ** Vanderbilt (3) 1971, 1997, 1998 **

Senior Knockout Teams The Baze Senior Knockout Teams national bridge championship was held at the fall American Contract Bridge League The American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) is a governing body for contract bridge in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Bermuda. ...

(1) 2000 ** Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (2) 1989, 1995 ** Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1996 ** Reisinger (4) 1981, 1993, 1994, 1996 ** Spingold (2) 1994, 1997

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* 1936 births 2021 deaths American contract bridge players Place of birth missing American lawyers People from West Bloomfield, Michigan {{Bridge-game-stub