Frank T. "Nick" Nickell (born 1947) is an American bridge player. He graduated from the University of North Carolina, and lived in Raleigh, North Carolina, as of 1994.[1]
Nickell was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2008.[2] At the time he lived in New York City and led the private equity investment firm Kelso & Company.[3]
Nickell has created one of the most dominant bridge teams of all time, winning four world championships and multiple North American Bridge Championships. He formed a successful partnership with Richard Freeman until Freeman's death and has since partnered with Ralph Katz. He has won both team events and pair events.
Nickell is an ACBL Grand Life Master.
Bridge accomplishments
editHonors
edit- ACBL Hall of Fame, 2008[2]
Awards
edit- Fishbein Trophy (1) 1995
Wins
edit- Bermuda Bowl (4) 1995, 1999, 2003, 2009
- North American Bridge Championships (24)
- von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (2) 2003, 2022 [4]
- Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1991 [5]
- Vanderbilt (4) 2000, 2003, 2014, 2017, 2024[6]
- Reisinger (7) 1993, 1994, 1995, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009 [7]
- Spingold (9) 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2006, 2007 [8]
- Senior Knockout Teams (1) 2016
- United States Bridge Championships (9)
- Open Team Trials (9) 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2017
Runners-up
edit- Bermuda Bowl (2) 1997, 2005
- Rosenblum Cup 2010
- North American Bridge Championships (15)
- Grand National Teams (1) 1983 [9]
- Vanderbilt (4) 1996, 2002, 2018, 2019 [6]
- Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (3) 1998, 1999, 2012 [10]
- Spingold (2) 2011, 2012 [8]
- Roth Open Swiss Teams (2) 2015, 2018 [11][12]
- Senior Knockout Teams (2) 2017, 2018
- Reisinger (1) 2014
- United States Bridge Championships (1)
- Open Team Trials (1) 1997
References
edit- ^ Francis, Henry G.; Truscott, Alan F.; Francis, Dorthy A., eds. (1994). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th ed.). Memphis, TN: American Contract Bridge League. p. 702. ISBN 0-943855-48-9. LCCN 96188639.
- ^ a b "Induction by Year". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-21.
- ^ "Nickell, Nick". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-21.
- ^ "von Zedtwitz LM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-06-18. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ "Blue Ribbon Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-03. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ a b "Vanderbilt Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-24. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ "Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ a b "Spingold Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ "GNT Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2009-07-24. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ "Mitchell BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ Linxwiler, Paul; Monday, Sue (6 August 2018). "ACBL Daily Bulletin" (PDF). 90 (11): 2. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Roth Open Swiss Teams Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2018-08-03. p. 6. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
