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{{short description|American backgammon and bridge player}}
'''William (Billy) Eisenberg''' (b. 1937) is an American bridge and backgammon professional. Eisenberg ended first in [[Bermuda Bowl|world bridge championships for teams]] in 1970, 1971, 1976, 1977 and 1979. In backgammon he won the world title in 1974.
'''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/>
==See also==

[[List of all-rounders in games of skill]]
[[File:Billy Eisenberg.jpg|thumb|William (Billy) Eisenberg, American bridge and backgammon professional.]]

==Bridge accomplishments==

===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>

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

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

==References==
{{reflist |25em |refs=

<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>
}}

==External links==
* {{ACBLhof|eisenberg-william-billy}} – with video interviews<!--2-->
* {{WBFpeople}}


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Latest revision as of 08:08, 3 February 2024

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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