Lou Bluhm
Louis Edward Bluhm was an American bridge player. He played bridge professionally and was an expert at both poker and gin rummy, according to the American Contract Bridge League.
Bluhm, an accountant, was born in Muskegon Heights, Michigan, but lived in Atlanta, Georgia for 25 years. He attended Valparaiso University. He served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War and was stationed at Myrtle Beach Air Force Base, South Carolina.
He died at Williamson Medical Center in Franklin, Tennessee in 1990, at age 50.
Bluhm was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2000. The ACBL Distinguished Player Award had been "originated for him".
Bridge accomplishments
Honors
- ACBL Hall of Fame, 2000
Wins
- North American Bridge Championships
- *Silodor Open Pairs 1984
- *Blue Ribbon Pairs 1977
- *Nail Life Master Open Pairs 1987
- *Vanderbilt 1979, 1989
- *Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams 1977
- *Reisinger 1972
- *Spingold 1974, 1977
Runners-up
- North American Bridge Championships
- *Grand National Teams 1983
- *Vanderbilt 1978, 1986
- *Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams 1973, 1983, 1987
- *Spingold 1988