• Source: Fred Hamilton (bridge)

      • Fred Hamilton (born 1936) is a professional American bridge player. Hamilton is a World Bridge Federation (WBF) World Grand Master and American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) Grand Life Master and inventor of the popular Hamilton convention used to compete over the opponent's 1NT opening bid.
      Born and raised in East Lansing, Michigan, he is more recently from Encino, California. Hamilton has won two world championships, the 1976 Bermuda Bowl as a member of the North America team – beating Italy, with three Blue Team players, in the final – and the 1994 World Senior Pairs Championship with Hamish Bennett. He names Billy Eisenberg, Mark Lair, Mike Passell and Paul Soloway as "my favorite partners and good friends".
      Hamilton was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2003.


      Bridge accomplishments




      = Honors

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      ACBL Hall of Fame, 2003


      = Awards

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      Herman Trophy (1) 1974


      = Wins

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      Bermuda Bowl (1) 1976
      World Senior Pairs Championship (1) 1994
      Cavendish Invitational Pairs (1) 1982
      North American Bridge Championships (17)
      Lebhar IMP Pairs (1) 1989
      Leventritt Silver Ribbon Pairs (2) 2001, 2012
      Grand National Teams (1) 1998
      Truscott Senior Swiss Teams (4) 1998, 2003, 2008, 2013
      Vanderbilt (1) 1977
      Senior Knockout Teams (2) 1996, 1998
      Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1976
      Reisinger (4) 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979
      Spingold (1) 1979


      = Runners-up

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      Bermuda Bowl (1) 1977
      World Senior Teams Championship (1) 1994
      World Olympiad Teams Championship (1) 1980
      North American Bridge Championships (16)
      Leventritt Silver Ribbon Pairs (1) 1992
      Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 2000
      Wernher Open Pairs (1) 1986
      Grand National Teams (1) 1974
      Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 1988
      Truscott Senior Swiss Teams (2) 2004, 2005
      Vanderbilt (3) 1972, 1981, 1983
      Senior Knockout Teams (2) 2006, 2009
      Keohane North American Swiss Teams (2) 1991, 1992
      Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1980
      Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1967


      References




      External links


      Citation at the ACBL Hall of Fame (archived) – with video interview
      "International record for Fred Hamilton". World Bridge Federation.

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