Richard Freeman (bridge)
Richard Freeman (1933 – June 29, 2009) was a world champion American bridge player. He won the Bermuda Bowl world team championship and won many national championships. Freeman was inducted into the American Contract Bridge League's Hall of Fame in 2001.[1] At the time of his death he held 17,880 masterpoints.
Early life
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In 1993 he was a founding member of the Nick Nickell team. He died in Atlanta.[2]
Bridge accomplishments
Honors
- ACBL Hall of Fame 2001
Awards
Wins
- Bermuda Bowl (2) 2000, 2003
- World Team Championships 1995, 2000, 2003
- North American Bridge Championships (XX)
- Vanderbilt (3) 1979, 2000, 2003
- Spingold (8) 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2006
- Reisinger (4) 1976, 1980, 2004, 2005
- Men's Board-a-Match Teams (3) 1955, 1962, 1966
More 2bd
- United States Bridge Championships (XX)
More 2bd
- Open Team Trials (XX)
More 2bd
- Other notable wins:
Runner-ups
- Bermuda Bowl (2) 1975, 2005
- World Open Team Olympiad (2) 1972, 1980
- North American Bridge Championships (XX)
- Vanderbilt (3) 1975, 1996, 2002
- Spingold (1) 1959
- Reisinger (4) 1986, 1990, 1993, 1994
More 2bd
- United States Bridge Championships (XX)
- Open Team Trials (XX)
References
- ^ "Hall of Fame". ACBL. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
- ^ Phillip Alder (July 5, 2009). "Dipping Into the Freeman Files for Some Ingenious Bidding". New York Times. Retrieved 2007-11-11.