Norman Kay (August 11, 1927 – January 17, 2002) was an American bridge player. He partnered Sidney Silodor until Silodor's death in 1963. With Edgar Kaplan, Kay formed one of the most successful and longest-lasting partnerships in organized bridge.[1][2] It spanned more than 40 years, and ended with Kaplan's death in 1997. He was from Narberth, Pennsylvania.[3]
In 1955, Kay won the McKenney Trophy (now the Barry Crane Top 500) for earning the greatest number of masterpoints in American Contract Bridge League-sanctioned play during the year. Kay won 13 major North American Bridge Championships (NABC) in the period of 1957–1977, when he was named ACBL's top performance player. He was runner-up in the Bermuda Bowl twice (1961 and 1967), and was second (1968) and third (1960) in the World Team Olympiad. He was a World Bridge Federation World Life Master and an ACBL Grand Life Master. Kay was arguably the greatest bridge player who never became a world champion. He was known for both the remarkable accuracy of his card play and for his even temperament at the table. Away from the table, he was widely respected as an exceptionally kind and humble gentleman. According to Alan Truscott, Kay "bent over backward to avoid criticizing his partner, or his opponents, blaming himself for any misfortune if he possibly could."[4] He also played slowly: "Kay believed in a thorough analysis at the table, and never played a card until he had examined every angle. This leisurely approach occasionally caused problems."[4]
Kay was an account executive for Merrill Lynch for 38 years, retiring as a vice president in 1987. He helped his wife who operated a sports memorabilia business from 1980 to 1997. He and his wife, Judy, also owned a stable of standardbreds (trotters and pacers) from 1970 or 1980 to 1986 or 1987.[2][5] Kay died from a pulmonary embolism on January 17, 2002.[2] Judy Kay subsequently married Bobby Wolff in late 2003.[6]
^The Bridge World - Jeff Rubens, Editor (2004). Bridge Master: The Best of Edgar Kaplan. New York: Bridge World Books. p. 9. ISBN0-9753419-0-1. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^ abc Truscott, Alan (January 20, 2002). "Norman Kay, 74, a Bridge Champion Sans Title". The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-11-14. Quote: "died on Thursday at his home in Narberth".
^ ab Truscott, Alan (January 19, 2002). "BRIDGE: Recalling Norman Kay, A Painstaking Gentleman". The New York Times. Page B16.
^ "Kay, Norman". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-28.
^Wolff, Bobby (2008). The Lone Wolff, An Autobiography of a Bridge Maverick. Master Point Press (Toronto), 287 pages. ISBN978-1-897106-37-2. "Author's Tribute ...", p. v.
^ ab"Induction by Year" 2014-12-05 at the Wayback Machine. Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-14. With linked citations.
norman, bridge, norman, august, 1927, january, 2002, american, bridge, player, partnered, sidney, silodor, until, silodor, death, 1963, with, edgar, kaplan, formed, most, successful, longest, lasting, partnerships, organized, bridge, spanned, more, than, years. Norman Kay August 11 1927 January 17 2002 was an American bridge player He partnered Sidney Silodor until Silodor s death in 1963 With Edgar Kaplan Kay formed one of the most successful and longest lasting partnerships in organized bridge 1 2 It spanned more than 40 years and ended with Kaplan s death in 1997 He was from Narberth Pennsylvania 3 In 1955 Kay won the McKenney Trophy now the Barry Crane Top 500 for earning the greatest number of masterpoints in American Contract Bridge League sanctioned play during the year Kay won 13 major North American Bridge Championships NABC in the period of 1957 1977 when he was named ACBL s top performance player He was runner up in the Bermuda Bowl twice 1961 and 1967 and was second 1968 and third 1960 in the World Team Olympiad He was a World Bridge Federation World Life Master and an ACBL Grand Life Master Kay was arguably the greatest bridge player who never became a world champion He was known for both the remarkable accuracy of his card play and for his even temperament at the table Away from the table he was widely respected as an exceptionally kind and humble gentleman According to Alan Truscott Kay bent over backward to avoid criticizing his partner or his opponents blaming himself for any misfortune if he possibly could 4 He also played slowly Kay believed in a thorough analysis at the table and never played a card until he had examined every angle This leisurely approach occasionally caused problems 4 Kay was an account executive for Merrill Lynch for 38 years retiring as a vice president in 1987 He helped his wife who operated a sports memorabilia business from 1980 to 1997 He and his wife Judy also owned a stable of standardbreds trotters and pacers from 1970 or 1980 to 1986 or 1987 2 5 Kay died from a pulmonary embolism on January 17 2002 2 Judy Kay subsequently married Bobby Wolff in late 2003 6 Kay was Inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 1996 7 Contents 1 Bridge accomplishments 1 1 Honors 1 2 Awards 1 3 Wins 1 4 Runners up 2 References 3 External linksBridge accomplishments editHonors edit ACBL Hall of Fame 1996 7 ACBL Honorary Member of the Year 2001Awards edit McKenney Trophy 1955 Mott Smith Trophy 1960 1963 1968Wins edit North American Bridge Championships 27 Vanderbilt 7 1959 1960 1968 1970 1981 1983 1986 Spingold 2 1967 1968 Chicago now Reisinger 1 1961 Reisinger 7 1966 1967 1971 1982 1983 1984 1990 Men s Board a Match Teams 3 1955 1961 1966 Jacoby Open Swiss Teams 1 1997 Blue Ribbon Pairs 1 1974 Life Master Men s Pairs 1 1973 Open Pairs 2 1963 1966 Men s Pairs Spring NABC 1 1958 Master Individual 1 1955Runners up edit Bermuda Bowl 2 1961 1967 World Open Team Olympiad 1 1968 North American Bridge Championships 21 Vanderbilt 3 1958 1965 1994 Spingold 5 1960 1961 1965 1971 1978 Reisinger 1 1969 Men s Board a Match Teams 3 1958 1963 1975 Jacoby Open Swiss Teams 1 1991 Master Mixed Teams 3 1960 1962 1967 Fall National Open Pairs 1 1956 Men s Pairs 3 1958 1965 1970 Men s Pairs Spring NABC 1 1962 United States Bridge Championships 5 Open Team Trials 4 1971 1984 1986 1992 Open Pair Trials 1 1966References edit The Bridge World Jeff Rubens Editor 2004 Bridge Master The Best of Edgar Kaplan New York Bridge World Books p 9 ISBN 0 9753419 0 1 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a last has generic name help a b c Truscott Alan January 20 2002 Norman Kay 74 a Bridge Champion Sans Title The New York Times Retrieved 2014 11 14 Quote died on Thursday at his home in Narberth 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 664 ISBN 0 943855 48 9 LCCN 96188639 a b Truscott Alan January 19 2002 BRIDGE Recalling Norman Kay A Painstaking Gentleman The New York Times Page B16 Kay Norman Hall of Fame ACBL Retrieved 2014 12 28 Wolff Bobby 2008 The Lone Wolff An Autobiography of a Bridge Maverick Master Point Press Toronto 287 pages ISBN 978 1 897106 37 2 Author s Tribute p v a b Induction by Year Archived 2014 12 05 at the Wayback Machine Hall of Fame ACBL Retrieved 2014 11 14 With linked citations External links editCitation at the ACBL Hall of Fame archived International record for Norman Kay World Bridge Federation nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Norman Kay bridge amp oldid 1179759854, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
