[[2]]Bluhm, an accountant, was born in Muskegon Heights, Michigan, but lived in Atlanta, Georgia for 25 years. He attended Valparaiso University and served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War. He died at Williamson Medical Center in Franklin, Tennessee in 1990, at age 50.[2]
Bluhm was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2000.[6] The ACBL Distinguished Player Award{{clarify|date=December 2014}} had been "originated for him".
Bridge accomplishments
Honors
- ACBL Hall of Fame, 2000[3]
Wins
- North American Bridge Championships (9)
- Silodor Open Pairs (1) 1984 [4]
- Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1977 [5]
- Nail Life Master Open Pairs (1) 1987 [6]
- Vanderbilt (2) 1979, 1989 [7]
- Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1977 [8]
- Reisinger (1) 1972 [9]
- Spingold (2) 1974, 1977 [10]
Runners-up
- North American Bridge Championships
- Grand National Teams (1) 1983 [11]
- Vanderbilt (2) 1978, 1986 [7]
- Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (3) 1973, 1983, 1987 [8]
- Spingold (1) 1988 [10]
References
1. ^{{OEB|5|578}}
2. ^1 {{cite news|title=Obituaries: Louis Bluhm|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/177559384/?terms=Louis%2BBluhm|work=Florida Today|date=April 6, 1990|page=19|language=en}}
3. ^1 "Induction by Year". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-22.
4. ^{{cite news |title=Silodor Open Pairs Previous Winners |author= |publisher=American Contract Bridge League |url=http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db7.pdf |page=11 |date=2014-07-27 |accessdate=2014-10-17 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163800/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db7.pdf |archivedate=2014-10-21 |df= }}
5. ^{{cite news |title=Blue Ribbon Winners |author= |publisher=American Contract Bridge League |url=http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db5.pdf |page=5 |date=2013-12-03 |accessdate=2014-10-17 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021164044/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db5.pdf |archivedate=2014-10-21 |df= }}
6. ^{{cite news |title=Life Master Open Pairs Winners |author= |publisher=American Contract Bridge League |url=http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db1.pdf |page=4 |date=2013-11-29 |accessdate=2014-10-17 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021045907/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db1.pdf |archivedate=2014-10-21 |df= }}
7. ^1 {{cite news |title=Vanderbilt Previous Winners |author= |publisher=American Contract Bridge League |url=http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db4.pdf |page=6 |date=2014-03-24 |accessdate=2014-10-17 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163636/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db4.pdf |archivedate=2014-10-21 |df= }}
8. ^1 {{cite news |title=Mitchell BAM Winners |author= |publisher=American Contract Bridge League |url=http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db3.pdf |page=8 |date=2013-12-01 |accessdate=2014-10-17 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163618/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db3.pdf |archivedate=2014-10-21 |df= }}
9. ^{{cite news |title=Reisinger Winners |author= |publisher=American Contract Bridge League |url=http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db8.pdf |page=6 |date=2013-12-06 |accessdate=2014-10-17 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163719/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db8.pdf |archivedate=2014-10-21 |df= }}
10. ^1 {{cite news |title=Spingold Previous Winners |author= |publisher=American Contract Bridge League |url=http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db4.pdf |page=12 |date=2014-07-21 |accessdate=2014-10-17 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163711/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db4.pdf |archivedate=2014-10-21 |df= }}
11. ^{{cite news |title=GNT Previous Winners |author= |publisher=American Contract Bridge League |url=http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2009/02/bulletins/db1.pdf |page=8 |date=2009-07-24 |accessdate=2014-10-17 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163644/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2009/02/bulletins/db1.pdf |archivedate=2014-10-21 |df= }}
External links
- {{ACBLhof|bluhm-lou}}
- {{WBFpeople}}
- [https://billiongraves.com/grave/Louis-E-Bluhm/4943434 Louis E. Bluhm gravesite]
{{WPCBIndex}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Bluhm, Lou}} 8 : 1940 births|1990 deaths|American contract bridge players|People from Atlanta|People from Muskegon Heights, Michigan|United States Air Force personnel|American air force personnel of the Vietnam War|Valparaiso University alumni