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The American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) is a governing body for contract bridge in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Bermuda. [1] It is the largest such organization in North America having the stated mission "to promote, grow and sustain the game of bridge and serve the bridge-related interests of our Members."
The first bridge Hall of Fame was inaugurated by The Bridge World in 1964 and invested nine members between then and 1966 after which it ceased sponsorship. The American Contract Bridge League adopted the concept to recognize the achievements and contributions of those residing in its territory (USA, Canada, Mexico and Bermuda) and inaugurated its own Hall of Fame [4] in 1995 by accepting the ...
Jay M. Apfelbaum (born 1951) of Pittsburgh, PA is an American bridge player. With a background as a lawyer and administrative law judge, [1] he served three years as a member of the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) Board of Directors [2] and edited its appeals books.
The World Bridge Federation (WBF) is the international governing body for contract bridge.. Emulating the organizational concepts of the Olympic movement and its signature five rings, the World Bridge Federation encompasses the five continents (America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania) represented by eight geographic Zonal Conferences.
Patty Tucker (born 1954) is an American bridge player and teacher. In the world of competitive bridge, Tucker holds the honor and rank, American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) Grand Life Master. [1] She also teaches duplicate bridge and is an author of 40+ bridge books and workbooks.
He was an editor of The Bridge World monthly magazine from 1934 to 1963 [1] and was the editor of the monthly ACBL members' Bridge Bulletin from 1952 to 1958. [ 2 ] Upon his death early in 1997, the New York Times bridge columnist Alan Truscott called Sheinwold "the Grand Old Man of Bridge" [ a ] and observed that he was the last of "the ...
Joann Glasson (born 1946) is a North American champion bridge player and an American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) Grand Life Master. She served as President of the American Contract Bridge League in 2022 and 2023.
On the ACBL board of governors, its board of directors and also president of the Cavendish Club in New York, he was regarded as one of the most influential men in contract bridge administration in the 1930s and 1940s. [5]