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American bridge player

Frank T. "Nick"Nickell (born 1947) is an Americanbridge player. He graduated from theUniversity of North Carolina, and lived inRaleigh, North Carolina, as of 1994.^[1]

Nickell was inducted into theACBL Hall of Fame in 2008.^[2] At the time he lived in New York City and led the private equity investment firmKelso & Company.^[3]

Nickell has created one of the most dominant bridge teams of all time, winning four world championships and multipleNorth American Bridge Championships. He formed a successful partnership withRichard Freeman until Freeman's death and has since partnered withRalph Katz. He has won both team events and pair events.

Nickell is an ACBL Grand Life Master.

Bridge accomplishments

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Honors

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ACBL Hall of Fame, 2008^[2]

Awards

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Fishbein Trophy (1) 1995

Wins

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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

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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

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^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 fromthe original(PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved2014-10-17.
^"Blue Ribbon Winners"(PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-03. p. 5. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved2014-10-17.
^^a ^b"Vanderbilt Previous Winners"(PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-24. p. 6. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved2014-10-17.
^"Reisinger Winners"(PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved2014-10-17.
^^a ^b"Spingold Previous Winners"(PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved2014-10-17.
^"GNT Previous Winners"(PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2009-07-24. p. 8. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved2014-10-17.
^"Mitchell BAM Winners"(PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 8. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved2014-10-17.
^Linxwiler, Paul; Monday, Sue (6 August 2018)."ACBL Daily Bulletin"(PDF).90 (11): 2. Retrieved15 November 2018.{{cite journal}}:Cite journal requires|journal= (help)
^"Roth Open Swiss Teams Winners"(PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2018-08-03. p. 6. Retrieved2018-11-15.