Ben Fain
Benjamin Fain (March 25, 1903 – February 12, 1976)[1][2] was an American bridge player. He was born in New York City[3] and died in Houston, Texas.[4]
Bridge accomplishments
Wins
- North American Bridge Championships (6)
- von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 1955 [5]
- Fall National Open Pairs (1) 1956 [6]
- Senior and Advanced Senior Master Pairs (1) 1951 [7]
- Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (2) 1953, 1956 [8]
- Reisinger (1) 1955 [9]
Runners-up
References
- ^ Texas, Death Index, 1903–2000
- ^ "Bridge: Champion displays rare form". Charles Goren and Omar Sharif. Chicago Tribune. April 27, 1976. Page A9. Quote: "This year ... Ben Fain of Texas ... also died." The Goren–Sharif bridge column was widely syndicated in American newspapers and sometimes published as "Goren on Bridge" without subtitles.
- ^ U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940–1947
- ^ "Karpin on Bridge". Fred Karpin. The Washington Post. August 17, 1975. Page 237. Quote: "the San Antonio territory where Life Master Ben Fain stables his fat collection of master points".
- ^ "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 2014-10-17.
- ^ "Open Pairs Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League. [full citation needed]
- ^ "List of Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League. [full citation needed]
- ^ "Mitchell BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ a b "Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
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