William Eisenberg (born September 5, 1937) 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.
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.
Bridge accomplishments
Honors
- ACBL Hall of Fame, 1998
Wins
- Bermuda Bowl (5) 1970, 1971, 1976, 1977, 1979
- North American Bridge Championships (14)
- Vanderbilt (2) 1971, 1978
- Spingold (2) 1969, 1973
- Reisinger (2) 1970, 1976
- Grand National Teams (2) 1974, 1976
- Men's Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1968
- North American Swiss Teams (1) 2001
- Senior Knockout Teams (3) 1995, 1996, 1999
- 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 (1) 1994
- North American Bridge Championships (15)
- Vanderbilt (6) 1966, 1970, 1973, 1976, 1983, 1989
- Spingold (2) 1970, 1999
- Reisinger (3) 1968, 1981, 1983
- Men's Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1969
- Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 1993
- Senior Knockout Teams (1) 2001
- 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
- Kent Goulding, Backgammon with the Champions (Kensington, MD: KG Publications), volume 1, 1981 ; volume 2, 1982
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)."
References
- The 1st World Mind Sports Games Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine. info.2008wmsg.chinaqiyuan.com
- 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.
- ^ "Eisenberg, William (Billy)". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-23.
- "Induction by Year" Archived 2014-12-05 at the Wayback Machine. Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-16.
External links
- Citation at the ACBL Hall of Fame (archived) – with video interviews
- "International record for Billy Eisenberg". World Bridge Federation.
