John R. Crawford

John R. Crawford

John R. Crawford (August 4, 1915, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania – February 14, 1976, Manhattan, New York) was an American bridge and backgammon player. In bridge, he won three consecutive Bermuda Bowl world championships (1950, 1951 and 1953).

In backgammon, Crawford is known as the inventor of the Crawford rule.

Bridge career

Honors

* ACBL Hall of Fame 1995

Awards

* Fishbein Trophy 1952, 1957
* Herman Trophy 1953

Wins

* Bermuda Bowl (3) 1950, 1951, 1953
* North American Bridge Championships (36)
** Vanderbilt (9) 1941, 1946, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960
** Spingold (5) 1943, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1957
** Chicago (now Reisinger) (10) 1937, 1938, 1939, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1961
** Men's Board-a-Match Teams (2) 1956, 1961
** Master Mixed Teams (4) 1942, 1945, 1948, 1957
** Life Master Pairs (1) 1943
** Men's Pairs (1) 1939
** Mixed Pairs (3) 1948, 1949, 1959
** Master Individual (1) 1956

Runner-ups

* Bermuda Bowl (1) 1958
* North American Bridge Championships (26)
** Vanderbilt (1) 1952
** Spingold (4) 1939, 1947, 1955, 1961
** Chicago (now Reisinger) (2) 1948, 1950
** Men's Board-a-Match Teams (4) 1946, 1948, 1959, 1973
** Master Mixed Teams (6) 1944, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1973, 1975
** Life Master Pairs (5) 1938, 1941, 1947, 1952, 1956
** Men's Pairs (1) 1953
** Mixed Pairs (1) 1947
** Master Individual (2) 1951, 1958

ee also

*List of all-rounders in games of skill

External links

* [http://www.acbl.org/about/hall-of-fame/biography.php?id=10 ACBL Hall of Fame]
* [http://www.worldbridge.org/people/person.asp?qryid=15561 World Bridge Federation profile]
* [http://www.backgammoned.com/john_crawford.asp John Crawford – The Table Games Genius]


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