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, Editor; Horton, Mark, Co-Editor; Greenberg-Yarbro, Tracey, Co-Editor; Rigal, Barry, Co-Editor (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