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{{short description|American backgammon and bridge player}}
'''William (Billy) Eisenberg''' (born [[September 5]], [[1937]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[Contract bridge|bridge]] and [[backgammon]] professional. In bridge, Eisenberg has won five [[Bermuda Bowl]] world team titles and in backgammon he won the [[List of World Backgammon Champions|world title]] in 1975. He was inducted into the [[American Contract Bridge League]] Hall of Fame in 1998.
'''William Eisenberg''' (born September 5, 1937<ref>[http://info.2008wmsg.chinaqiyuan.com/en-us/Participant_info.aspx?pno=2471 The 1st World Mind Sports Games] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192805/http://info.2008wmsg.chinaqiyuan.com/en-us/Participant_info.aspx?pno=2471 |date=2016-03-03 }}. ''info.2008wmsg.chinaqiyuan.com''</ref>) is an American [[Contract bridge|bridge]] and [[backgammon]] professional. In bridge, Eisenberg has won five [[Bermuda Bowl]] world team titles and he won the [[List of world backgammon champions|backgammon world title]] in 1975. Eisenberg is [[World Bridge Federation]] (WBF) and [[American Contract Bridge League]] (ACBL) Grand Life Master. He lived in [[Boca Raton, Florida]], as of 1994 and 1998.<ref name=OEB>{{OEB|5|613}}</ref><ref name=ACBLhof/>


Eisenberg was from New York City in 1968, when the Dallas businessman [[Ira Corn]] hired him as an original member of the first full-time professional bridge team, the [[Dallas Aces]]. He left the team and moved from Texas to California in 1971.<ref name=ACBLhof/>
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==Honors==

*ACBL Hall of Fame 1998
[[File:Billy Eisenberg.jpg|thumb|William (Billy) Eisenberg, American bridge and backgammon professional.]]

==Bridge accomplishments==

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===Honors===

* [[ACBL Hall of Fame]], 1998<ref name=HOFby>[http://www.acbl.org/about-acbl/hall-of-fame/induction-by-year "Induction by Year"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205191454/http://www.acbl.org/about-acbl/hall-of-fame/induction-by-year/ |date=2014-12-05 }}. ''Hall of Fame''. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-16.</ref>


==Tournament record==
===Wins===
===Wins===
* [[Bermuda Bowl]] (5) 1970, 1971, 1976, 1977, 1979
* [[Bermuda Bowl]] (5) 1970, 1971, 1976, 1977, 1979
* [[North American Bridge Championships]] (15)
* [[North American Bridge Championships]] (14)
** [[Vanderbilt Trophy|Vanderbilt]] (2) 1971, 1978
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** [[Von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs|Life Master Pairs]] (1) 1968
** [[Senior Knockout Teams]] (3) 1995, 1996, 1999
** [[Spingold]] (2) 1969, 1973
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** [[Reisinger]] (2) 1970, 1976
** [[Keohane North American Swiss Teams|North American Swiss Teams]] (1) 2001
** [[Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams|Men's Board-a-Match Teams]] (1) 1968
** [[Grand National Teams]] (2) 1974, 1976
** [[Grand National Teams]] (2) 1974, 1976
** [[Spingold|Spingold Knockout Teams]] (2) 1969, 1973
** [[Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams|Men's Board-a-Match Teams]] (1) 1968
** [[Vanderbilt Trophy|Vanderbilt Knockout Teams]] (2) 1971, 1978
** [[Keohane North American Swiss Teams|North American Swiss Teams]] (1) 2001
** [[Senior Knockout Teams]] (3) 1995, 1996, 1999
** [[Reisinger|Chicago]] (now Reisinger) (1) 1962
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** [[Von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs|Life Master Pairs]] (1) 1968
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** [[Reisinger|Reisinger Board-a-Match Teams]] (2) 1970, 1976
* United States Bridge Championships (7)
* United States Bridge Championships (7)
** Open Trials (5) 1969, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979 (Jan)
** Open Team Trials (5) 1969, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979 (Jan)
** Senior Trials (2) 2005, 2008
** Senior Team Trials (2) 2005, 2008
* Other notable wins:
* Other notable wins:
** Cap Gemini Pandata World Top Invitational Pairs (1) 1991
** Cap Gemini Pandata World Top Invitational Pairs (1) 1991
** Maccabiah Games (1) 1981
** Maccabiah Games (1) 1981


===Runner-ups===
===Runners-up===
* [[Bermuda Bowl]] (1) 1975
* [[Bermuda Bowl]] (1) 1975
* [[World Senior Teams Championship|World Senior Teams]] (1) 1994
* [[World Senior Teams Championship|World Senior Teams]] (1) 1994
* [[North American Bridge Championships]] (15)
* [[North American Bridge Championships]] (15)
** [[Vanderbilt Trophy|Vanderbilt]] (6) 1966, 1970, 1973, 1976, 1983, 1989
** [[Wernher Open Pairs|Men's Pairs]] (1) 1981
** [[Senior Knockout Teams]] (1) 2001
** [[Spingold]] (2) 1970, 1999
** [[Jacoby Open Swiss Teams]] (1) 1993
** [[Reisinger]] (3) 1968, 1981, 1983
** [[Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams|Men's Board-a-Match Teams]] (1) 1969
** [[Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams|Men's Board-a-Match Teams]] (1) 1969
** [[Spingold|Spingold Knockout Teams]] (2) 1970, 1999
** [[Jacoby Open Swiss Teams]] (1) 1993
** [[Vanderbilt Trophy|Vanderbilt Knockout Teams]] (6) 1966, 1970, 1973, 1976, 1983, 1989
** [[Senior Knockout Teams]] (1) 2001
** [[Reisinger|Reisinger Board-a-Match Teams]] (3) 1968, 1981, 1983
** [[Wernher Open Pairs|Men's Pairs]] (1) 1981
* United States Bridge Championships (3)
* United States Bridge Championships (3)
** Open Trials (2) 1968, 1973
** Open Team Trials (1) 1973
** Senior Trials (1) 2001
** Open Pair Trials (1) 1968
** Senior Team Trials (1) 2001
* Other notable 2nd places:
* Other notable 2nd places:
** Cavendish Invitational Teams (1) 1985
** Cavendish Invitational Pairs (1) 1976
** Cavendish Invitational Pairs (1) 1976


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
* Kent Goulding, ''Backgammon with the Champions'' (Kensington, MD: KG Publications), volume 1, 1981 [http://www.bkgm.com/books/Goulding-BackgammonWithTheChampionsVolume1.html]; volume 2, 1982 [http://www.bkgm.com/books/Goulding-BackgammonWithTheChampionsVolume2.html]
*Billy Eisenberg and [[Paul Magriel]], ''Backgammon with the Champions''.
Each volume covers Eisenberg in at least one match. "Series of annotated matches between good players. ... Commentary by Goulding, often in collaboration with [[Kit Woolsey]]." In particular, volume 1, number 1 was originally published as a booklet: "Paul Magriel vs. Billy Eisenberg: American Open Backgammon Championship, Las Vegas, Nevada, November 1979. Round 4, 15-point match (iv+42 pages)." [http://www.bkgm.com/books/Goulding-BackgammonWithTheChampionsVolume1.html]


==See also==
==References==
{{reflist |25em |refs=
*[[List of all-rounders in games of skill]]

<ref name=ACBLhof>
[http://web5.acbl.org/about-acbl/hall-of-fame/members/eisenberg-william-billy "Eisenberg, William (Billy)"]. ''Hall of Fame''. ACBL. <!--1998 revised no later than 2011; biography as of 1998--> Retrieved 2014-12-23.</ref>
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{ACBLhof|eisenberg-william-billy}} – with video interviews<!--2-->
*[http://www.acbl.org/about/hall-of-fame/biography.php?id=12 ACBL Hall of Fame]
* {{WBFpeople}}
*[http://www.worldbridge.org/people/person.asp?qryid=513 World Bridge Federation profile]


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William Eisenberg (born September 5, 1937[1]) is an American bridge and backgammon professional. In bridge, Eisenberg has won five Bermuda Bowl world team titles and he won the backgammon world title in 1975. Eisenberg is World Bridge Federation (WBF) and American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) Grand Life Master. He lived in Boca Raton, Florida, as of 1994 and 1998.[2][3]

Eisenberg was from New York City in 1968, when the Dallas businessman Ira Corn hired him as an original member of the first full-time professional bridge team, the Dallas Aces. He left the team and moved from Texas to California in 1971.[3]

William (Billy) Eisenberg, American bridge and backgammon professional.

Bridge accomplishments

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Honors

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Wins

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Runners-up

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Bibliography

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  • Kent Goulding, Backgammon with the Champions (Kensington, MD: KG Publications), volume 1, 1981 [1]; volume 2, 1982 [2]

Each volume covers Eisenberg in at least one match. "Series of annotated matches between good players. ... Commentary by Goulding, often in collaboration with Kit Woolsey." In particular, volume 1, number 1 was originally published as a booklet: "Paul Magriel vs. Billy Eisenberg: American Open Backgammon Championship, Las Vegas, Nevada, November 1979. Round 4, 15-point match (iv+42 pages)." [3]

References

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  1. ^ The 1st World Mind Sports Games Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine. info.2008wmsg.chinaqiyuan.com
  2. ^ 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. 613. ISBN 0-943855-48-9. LCCN 96188639.
  3. ^ a b "Eisenberg, William (Billy)". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-23.
  4. ^ "Induction by Year" Archived 2014-12-05 at the Wayback Machine. Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-16.
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