Ron Von der Porten
# Ron Von der Porten

Ronald P. "Ron" Von der Porten (born 1936) is an American bridge player from Orinda, California.

## Books

* Introduction to Defensive Bidding (Prentice-Hall, 1967), 151 pp.
* Introduction to Competitive Bidding, Charles Goren and Von der Porten (Doubleday, 1984), 179 pp.

## Bridge accomplishments

### Wins

* North American Bridge Championships (6)
   * Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1986
   * Grand National Teams (1) 1982
   * Vanderbilt (1) 1967
   * Reisinger (1) 1962
   * Spingold (2) 1975, 1980

### Runners-up

* Bermuda Bowl (2) 1962, 1977
* North American Bridge Championships
   * Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1984
   * Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1965
   * Vanderbilt (3) 1961, 1963, 1971
   * Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1970
