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{{short description|American backgammon and bridge player}}
'''William (Billy) Eisenberg''' (born September 5, 1937)<ref>[http://info.2008wmsg.chinaqiyuan.com/en-us/Participant_info.aspx?pno=2471 The 1st World Mind Sports Games]. ''info.2008wmsg.chinaqiyuan.com''</ref> 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. Eisenberg is [[World Bridge Federation]] (WBF) and [[American Contract Bridge League]] (ACBL) Grand Life Master. Eisenberg is from [[Boca Raton, Florida]].<ref name=ACBL>{{cite book |author=[[American Contract Bridge League]]|title=The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th Edition)|page=613}}</ref>
'''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/>

[[File:Billy Eisenberg.jpg|thumb|William (Billy) Eisenberg, American bridge and backgammon professional.]]


==Bridge accomplishments==
==Bridge accomplishments==


===Honors===
===Honors===

* [[ACBL Hall of Fame]], 1998<ref name=HOFby>[http://www.acbl.org/about-acbl/hall-of-fame/induction-by-year "Induction by Year"]. ''Hall of Fame''. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-16.</ref>
* [[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===
===Wins===
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** 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
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==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==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{ACBLhof|eisenberg-william-billy}} – with video interviews<!--2-->
* {{ACBLhof|eisenberg-william-billy}} – with video interviews<!--2-->
* {{WBFpeople|513}}
* {{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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