Hugh Ross (bridge)

Hugh Lennox Ross (February 23, 1937 in Montreal – November 20, 2017 in Oakland, California)^[1] was a championship contract bridge player. Although a Canadian citizen, he played on American bridge teams.

Ross was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada^[2] and was a graduate of McGill University.^[3] Ross was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2002.^[4]

Bridge accomplishments

Honors

• ACBL Hall of Fame, 2002^[4]

Wins

• Bermuda Bowl (3) 1976, 1985, 1987 ^[5]
• North American Bridge Championships (19)
  • Nail Life Master Open Pairs (2) 1990, 1991 ^[6]
  • Grand National Teams (7) 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1993, 1996, 2003 ^[7]
  • Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 1995 ^[8]
  • Vanderbilt (2) 1984, 1987 ^[9]
  • Marcus Cup (1) 1963
  • Reisinger (6) 1968, 1974, 1975, 1981, 1985, 1986 ^[10]

Runners-up

• Bermuda Bowl (2) 1977, 1989 ^[5]
• Rosenblum Cup (1) 1982 ^[11]
• North American Bridge Championships
  • von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 1992 ^[12]
  • North American Pairs (1) 1985 ^[13]
  • Grand National Teams (1) 2001 ^[7]
  • Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 1994 ^[8]
  • Keohane North American Swiss Teams (1) 1996 ^[14]
  • Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1986 ^[15]
  • Reisinger (2) 1966, 1983 ^[10]

References

1. Obituary on Smart Cremation website
2. "Ross, Hugh". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-17.
3. Francis, Henry G.; Truscott, Alan F.; Francis, Dorthy A., eds. (1994). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th ed.). Memphis, TN: American Contract Bridge League. p. 724. ISBN 0-943855-48-9. LCCN 96188639.
4. "Induction by Year". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-16.
5. World Team Championship Winners
6. (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-11-29. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
7. (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2009-07-24. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
8. (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-29. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
9. (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-24. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
10. (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
11. Rosenblum Cup Winners 2014-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
12. (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-06-18. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
13. (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-21. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
14. (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
15. (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-24. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.

External links

• at the ACBL Hall of Fame (archived)
• "International record for Hugh Ross". World Bridge Federation.