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". Legacy.com. 2017-12-21. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
2. American Contract Bridge League. The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th ed.). p. 638.
3. "On a Birthday, Revisiting a Double Squeeze (Published 2009)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2022-06-17.
4. "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.
5. "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.
6. "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.
7. "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.
8. "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.
9. "Open Pairs Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League.