Alvin Landy

Alvin Landy (1905–1967) was an American bridge administrator and player.[1]

Creator of the Landy convention, he was inducted into the American Contract Bridge League's Hall of Fame in 1998.[2]

Bridge accomplishments

Honors

ACBL Hall of Fame 1998 [2]
ACBL Honorary Member 1957 [3]

Awards

von Zedtwitz Award 1998 [4]

Wins

North American Bridge Championships (8)
- Spingold (1) 1936 [5]
- Marcus Cup (1) 1951 [6]
- Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (4) 1947, 1948, 1954, 1958 [7]
- Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1939 [8]
- Spingold (1) 1949 [9]

Runners-up

North American Bridge Championships (4)
- Masters Individual (1) 1939 [10]
- Reisinger (1) 1949 [11]
- Spingold (2) 1946, 1952 [12]

Notes

Manley, Brent; Horton, Mark; Greenberg-Yarbro, Tracey; Rigal, Barry, eds. (2011). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (7th ed.). Horn Lake, MS: American Contract Bridge League. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-939460-99-1.
"Hall of Fame". ACBL. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
ACBL Honorary Members
Foundation for the Preservation and Advancement of Bridge - von Zedtwitz Award
"List of Previous Winners". ACBL. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
"Marcus Cup Winners". ACBL. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
"Mitchell BAM Winners". ACBL. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
"Mixed BAM Previous Winners". ACBL. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
"Spingold Previous Winners". ACBL. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
"Masters Individual Previous Winners". ACBL. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
"Reisinger Winners". ACBL. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
"Spingold Master Knockout Teams Previous Winners". ACBL. Retrieved 2016-07-31.

External links

Citation at the ACBL Hall of Fame (archived)

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