Kay Rhodes
Kathryn Mary "Kay" Rhodes (March 22, 1910 – June 19, 1996)[1] was an American bridge player of New York City and later Rohnert Park, California.[2]
Rhodes was born in Washington, DC, on March 22, 1910, to parents with surnames Vandekoolwyk (father) and Friesman. She died in Sonoma, California, on June 19, 1996.[1]
Rhodes teamed with three other women—Paula Bacher (later Ribner), Jane Jaeger, and Sally Young—in the 1947 National Board-a-Match Teams championship, played for the Chicago Trophy (now the Reisinger Board-a-Match Teams or simply the Reisinger). They shared the title with two other teams and it remains the only win, albeit shared, for any all-women team in North America's three major open teams-of-four tournaments—Reisinger, Spingold, and Vanderbilt.[3]
Rhodes and Margaret Wagar won the Whitehead Women's Pairs four years in succession, 1955 to 1958.[4]
Bridge accomplishments
Wins
- North American Bridge Championships (6)
- Whitehead Women's Pairs (5) 1949, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958[4]
- Reisinger (1) 1947 [5]
Runners-up
- North American Bridge Championships
- Whitehead Women's Pairs (1) 1944[4]
- Wagar Women's Knockout Teams (7) 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958 [6]
- Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1942 [7]
References
- 1 2 Rhodes, Kathryn Mary. "California, Death Index, 1940-1997". Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
- ↑ 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. 718. ISBN 0-943855-48-9. LCCN 96188639.
- ↑ "BRIDGE: The Last Survivor of a team with a special distinction". Alan Truscott. The New York Times. July 3, 2004. Retrieved 2014-11-15.
- 1 2 3 "Whitehead Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-27. p. 5. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ↑ "Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ↑ "Wagar Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 10. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ↑ "Mixed BAM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-24. p. 14. Retrieved 2014-10-17.