Education
He graduated from Harvard College and served in the Korean War.
He graduated from Harvard College and served in the Korean War.
Coon was from Gloucester, Massachusetts. Then he "devoted himself to playing bridge" but "nlike other top players, he spent nearly all his time playing for money in clubs and earning himself a modest income." He was manager of the Boston Chess Club as of March 1961. He died in Staten Island at age 71 in 2003.
Coon"s first "national"-level victory in the American Contract Bridge League was his greatest.
Jordan played with Arthur Robinson, also of Philadelphia, and Coon played with Eric Murray of Toronto. Coon–Murray went on to qualify for the 6-man North America team in the 1962 Bermuda Bowl where they finished second to Italy"s Blue Team.
Wins Runners-up Bermuda Bowl (1) 1962 Rosenblum Cup (1) 1990 North American Bridge Championships (3) Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (2) 1964, 1968 Reisinger (1) 1961.