Thomas Koonce Sanders, Sr. (July 21, 1932 – December 11, 2011) was an American bridge player from Nashville, Tennessee. He was married to Carol Sanders, a women's teams world champion player.
Sanders was a graduate of Vanderbilt University. He won a single World Bridge Federation gold medal as USA in the 1981 Bermuda Bowl tournament.
Tom and Carol Sanders were both inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2002. They were recipients of the von Zedtwitz Award; that is, were nominated for the Hall of Fame by a "Veterans Committee" of players out of the limelight for some time.
Bridge accomplishments
Honors
ACBL Hall of Fame, von Zedtwitz Award 2002"Induction by Year". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-16."von Zedtwitz Award". Foundation for the Preservation and Advancement of Bridge (FPABridge.org). 2011. Retrieved 2014-12-09.
Wins
North American Bridge Championships (12) von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 1982 Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1977 Hilliard Mixed Pairs (1) 1961 Vanderbilt (3) 1979, 1990, 1993 Senior Knockout Teams (3) 1995, 1996, 1998 Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1983 Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1982 Spingold (1) 1977
Runners-up
North American Bridge Championships Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1979 Silodor Open Pairs (1) 1960 Wernher Open Pairs (1) 1963 Vanderbilt (2) 1978, 1985 Keohane North American Swiss Teams (1) 1982 Reisinger (3) 1961, 1973, 1986 Spingold (1) 1963
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