Hugh Ross (bridge)
Hugh Lennox Ross (February 23, 1937 in Montreal – November 20, 2017 in Oakland, California)[1] was a championship contract bridge player. Although a Canadian citizen, he played on American bridge teams.
Ross was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada[2] and was a graduate of McGill University.[3] Ross was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2002.[4]
Bridge accomplishments
[edit]Honors
[edit]- ACBL Hall of Fame, 2002[4]
Wins
[edit]- Bermuda Bowl (3) 1976, 1985, 1987 [5]
- North American Bridge Championships (19)
- Nail Life Master Open Pairs (2) 1990, 1991 [6]
- Grand National Teams (7) 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1993, 1996, 2003 [7]
- Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 1995 [8]
- Vanderbilt (2) 1984, 1987 [9]
- Marcus Cup (1) 1963
- Reisinger (6) 1968, 1974, 1975, 1981, 1985, 1986 [10]
Runners-up
[edit]- Bermuda Bowl (2) 1977, 1989 [5]
- Rosenblum Cup (1) 1982 [11]
- North American Bridge Championships
- von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 1992 [12]
- North American Pairs (1) 1985 [13]
- Grand National Teams (1) 2001 [7]
- Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 1994 [8]
- Keohane North American Swiss Teams (1) 1996 [14]
- Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1986 [15]
- Reisinger (2) 1966, 1983 [10]
References
[edit]- ^ Obituary on Smart Cremation website
- ^ "Ross, Hugh". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-17.
- ^ 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. 724. ISBN 0-943855-48-9. LCCN 96188639.
- ^ a b "Induction by Year" Archived 2014-12-05 at the Wayback Machine. Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-16.
- ^ a b World Team Championship Winners
- ^ "Life Master Open Pairs Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-11-29. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
- ^ a b "GNT Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2009-07-24. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
- ^ a b "Jacoby Open Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-29. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
- ^ "Vanderbilt Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-24. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
- ^ a b "Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
- ^ Rosenblum Cup Winners Archived 2014-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "von Zedtwitz LM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-06-18. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
- ^ "NAP Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-21. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
- ^ "Keohane Swiss Teams Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
- ^ "Mixed BAM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-24. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
External links
[edit]- Citation at the ACBL Hall of Fame (archived)
- "International record for Hugh Ross". World Bridge Federation.
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