Nancy Gruver

Nancy Lois Gordon Gruver (August 12, 1931^[1] – January 28, 1990)^[2] was an American bridge player. She won more than a dozen American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) "national" championships and finished second in two world championships.^[2]

Gruver graduated from the University of Maryland and lived for some time in Ellicott City, Maryland.^[1] She died of a heart attack at Howard County General Hospital in Columbia, survived by her husband John A. Gruver, one daughter and one son.^[2]

In World Bridge Federation (WBF) competition, her second-place finishes were in 1966, playing with Sue Sachs in the second quadrennial World Women Pairs Championship, and in 1981 Venice Cup, playing with Edith Kemp on the 6-person USA women team.^[2]

Bridge accomplishments

Wins

• North American Bridge Championships (14)
  • Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1977 ^[3]
  • Whitehead Women's Pairs (2) 1965, 1986 ^[4]
  • Smith Life Master Women's Pairs (3) 1967, 1979, 1981 ^[5]
  • Machlin Women's Swiss Teams (1) 1982 ^[6]
  • Wagar Women's Knockout Teams (6) 1966, 1973, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984 ^[7]
  • Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1975 ^[8]

Runners-up

• North American Bridge Championships
  • Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1976 ^[3]
  • Smith Life Master Women's Pairs (2) 1975, 1980 ^[5]
  • Wagar Women's Knockout Teams (1) 1969 ^[7]