Louis Edward Bluhm (March 22, 1940 – April 5, 1990) 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 (ACBL).
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."North State Tournament Convenes", The News and Observer, Raleigh, North Carolina, volume CCII, number 92, April 2, 1966, page 9.
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"Induction by Year". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-22.
Wins North American Bridge Championships (9) Silodor Open Pairs (1) 1984 Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1977 Nail Life Master Open Pairs (1) 1987 Vanderbilt (2) 1979, 1989 Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1977 Reisinger (1) 1972 Spingold (2) 1974, 1977
Runners-up North American Bridge Championships Grand National Teams (1) 1983 Vanderbilt (2) 1978, 1986 Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (3) 1973, 1983, 1987 Spingold (1) 1988
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Louis E. Bluhm gravesite