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Alvin Landy (1905–1967) was an American bridge administrator and player.

Creator of the Landy convention, he was inducted into the American Contract Bridge League's Hall of Fame in 1998.

Bridge accomplishments

Honors

• ACBL Hall of Fame 1998
• ACBL Honorary Member 1957

Awards

• von Zedtwitz Award 1998

Wins

• North American Bridge Championships (8)
  • Spingold (1) 1936
  • Marcus Cup (1) 1951
  • Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (4) 1947, 1948, 1954, 1958
  • Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1939
  • Spingold (1) 1949

Runners-up

• North American Bridge Championships (4)
  • Masters Individual (1) 1939
  • Reisinger (1) 1949
  • Spingold (2) 1946, 1952

Notes

1. Manley, Brent; Horton, Mark; Greenberg-Yarbro, Tracey; Rigal, Barry, eds. (2011). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (7th ed.). Horn Lake, MS: American Contract Bridge League. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-939460-99-1.
2. ^ "Hall of Fame". ACBL. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
3. ACBL Honorary Members
4. Foundation for the Preservation and Advancement of Bridge - von Zedtwitz Award
5. "List of Previous Winners". ACBL. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
6. "Marcus Cup Winners". ACBL. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
7. "Mitchell BAM Winners". ACBL. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
8. "Mixed BAM Previous Winners". ACBL. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
9. "Spingold Previous Winners". ACBL. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
10. "Masters Individual Previous Winners". ACBL. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
11. "Reisinger Winners". ACBL. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
12. "Spingold Master Knockout Teams Previous Winners". ACBL. Retrieved 2016-07-31.

External links

• Citation at the ACBL Hall of Fame (archived)

• American contract bridge players