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

1. 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.
2. "Hall of Fame". ACBL. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
3. ACBL Honorary Members
4. Foundation for the Preservation and Advancement of Bridge - von Zedtwitz Award
5. "List of Previous Winners". ACBL. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
6. "Marcus Cup Winners". ACBL. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
7. "Mitchell BAM Winners". ACBL. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
8. "Mixed BAM Previous Winners". ACBL. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
9. "Spingold Previous Winners". ACBL. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
10. "Masters Individual Previous Winners". ACBL. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
11. "Reisinger Winners". ACBL. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
12. "Spingold Master Knockout Teams Previous Winners". ACBL. Retrieved 2016-07-31.

External links

• Citation at the ACBL Hall of Fame