Harry Fishbein

Harry J. Fishbein
Born	April 18, 1898 New York, New York
Died	February 19, 1976 (aged 77) New York, New York
Nationality	American
Known for	bridge player and club owner

Harry J. Fishbein (April 18, 1898 – February 19, 1976)^[1][2][3] was an American bridge player and club owner.^[4] He used to be a professional basketball player. He was from New York City,^[5] where he died.^[2][3]

In teams-of-four competition, Fishbein was a runner-up for the world championship in the 1959 Bermuda Bowl, playing on the United States team in a three-way round-robin among Europe, North America, and South America representatives.^[6]

Fishbein was "the presiding genius of the famous Mayfair club [or Mayfair Bridge Club]^[7] for more than 20 years"^[3] – proprietor of the training ground of experts from 1943 to 1966.^[2] As of 1960 he was also ACBL Treasurer.^[7]

Fishbein was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2000.^[8]

He was a second cousin of the noted Orthodox Jewish scholar J.D. Eisenstein.

Publications

• The Fishbein Convention (Crown Publishers, 1960), 83 pp., LCCN 60-8621

Bridge accomplishments

Honors

• ACBL Hall of Fame, 2000^[8]

Wins

• North American Bridge Championships (16)
  • Master Individual (2) 1942, 1952 ^[9]
  • von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (2) 1939, 1940 ^[10]
  • Wernher Open Pairs (1) 1959 ^[11]
  • Hilliard Mixed Pairs (3) 1937, 1942, 1946 ^[12]
  • Vanderbilt (5) 1936, 1943, 1947, 1949, 1958 ^[13]
  • Marcus Cup (1) 1967
  • Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1965 ^[14]
  • Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1947 ^[15]

Runners-up

• Bermuda Bowl (1) 1959
• North American Bridge Championships
  • Master Individual (1) 1938 ^[16]
  • Silodor Open Pairs (2) 1959, 1968 ^[17]
  • Wernher Open Pairs (1) 1940 ^[11]
  • Nail Life Master Open Pairs (1) 1963 ^[18]
  • Open Pairs (1928-1962) (5) 1934, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1942 ^[19]
  • Masters Team of 4 (1) 1937 ^[20]
  • Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (3) 1952, 1953, 1960 ^[14]
  • Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (2) 1945, 1948 ^[15]
  • Reisinger (4) 1942, 1953, 1957, 1959 ^[21]
  • Spingold (3) 1943, 1945, 1958 ^[22]

Articles

Fishbein is mentioned in the following articles:

• Sports Illustrated, 1958 - Swing sessions for hep kibitzers ^[23]
• Sports Illustrated, 1958 - Showdown for kibitzers ^[24]
• Sports Illustrated, 1958 - Grand Slam for a New Star^[25]
• Sports Illustrated, 1959 - Italy plays the winning card^[26]
• Sports Illustrated, 1959 - Team Harry Fishbein^[27]
• Sports Illustrated, 1959 - Meet the team^[28]
• Sports Illustrated, 1959 - Nice guys finish first ^[29]
• Sports Illustrated, 1960 - A Waiter's dividend^[30]
• Sports Illustrated, 1963 - Caught in a cannibal coup^[31]
• Sports Illustrated, 1966 - A Trick for the wizard^[32]

References

1. Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
2. "Harry J. Fishbein Is Dead at 78; Won 16 National Bridge Titles". Alan Truscott. The New York Times. February 21, 1976. Page 23. Quote: "died in the New York Infirmary Thursday, following a heart attack. He was 78 years old and lived here."
3. "Bridge: Harry Fishbein, Dead at 78, Brought Game Good Humor". Alan Truscott. The New York Times. February 24, 1976. Page 32. Quote: "died here Thursday at the age of 78".
4. "Fishbein, Harry". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-21.
5. Francis, Henry G., Editor-in-Chief; Truscott, Alan F., Executive Editor; Francis, Dorthy A., Editor, Fifth Edition (1994). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th ed.). Memphis, TN: American Contract Bridge League. p. 619. ISBN 0-943855-48-9. LCCN 96188639.
6. "9th World Team Championships" (1959). WBF. Retrieved 2014-11-05.
7. Contract Bridge: Mr. Fishbein Writes a Book to Explain His Convention and Its Corollaries". Albert H. Morehead. The New York Times. April 18, 1960. Page 26.
8. "Induction by Year". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-14.
     With linked citations.
9. "List of Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League.
10. "von Zedtwitz LM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-06-18. p. 6. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
11. "Wernher Open Pairs Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-22. p. 4. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
12. "Mixed Pairs Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League.
13. "Vanderbilt Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-24. p. 6. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
14. "Mitchell BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 8. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
15. "Mixed BAM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-24. p. 14. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
16. "List of Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League.
17. "Silodor Open Pairs Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-27. p. 11. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
18. "Life Master Open Pairs Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-11-29. p. 4. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
19. "Open Pairs Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League.
20. "List of Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
21. "Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
22. "Spingold Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
23. Sport Illustrated Swing sessions for hep kibitizers
24. Sports Illustrated, 1958 - Showdown for kibitzers
25. Sports Illustrated, 1958 - Grand Slam for a New Star
26. Sports Illustrated, 1959 - Italy plays the winning card
27. Sports Illustrated, 1959 - Team Harry Fishbein
28. Sports Illustrated, 1959 - Meet the team
29. Sports Illustrated, 1959 - Nice guys finish first
30. Sports Illustrated, 1960 - A Waiter's dividend
31. Sports Illustrated, 1963 - Caught in a cannibal coup
32. Sports Illustrated, 1966 - A Trick for the wizard

External links

• Citation at the ACBL Hall of Fame
• "International record for Harry Fishbein". World Bridge Federation.
  
• Harry Fishbein at Library of Congress Authorities, with 1 catalog records