Hugh Ross (bridge)

Hugh Lennox Ross (February 23, 1937 in Montreal – November 20, 2017 in Oakland, California)[1] was a championship contract bridge player. Although a Canadian citizen, he played on American bridge teams.

Ross was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada[2] and was a graduate of McGill University.[3] Ross was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2002.[4]

Bridge accomplishments

Honors

ACBL Hall of Fame, 2002[4]

Wins

Bermuda Bowl (3) 1976, 1985, 1987 [5]
North American Bridge Championships (19)
- Nail Life Master Open Pairs (2) 1990, 1991 [6]
- Grand National Teams (7) 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1993, 1996, 2003 [7]
- Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 1995 [8]
- Vanderbilt (2) 1984, 1987 [9]
- Marcus Cup (1) 1963
- Reisinger (6) 1968, 1974, 1975, 1981, 1985, 1986 [10]

Runners-up

Bermuda Bowl (2) 1977, 1989 [5]
Rosenblum Cup (1) 1982 [11]
North American Bridge Championships
- von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 1992 [12]
- North American Pairs (1) 1985 [13]
- Grand National Teams (1) 2001 [7]
- Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 1994 [8]
- Keohane North American Swiss Teams (1) 1996 [14]
- Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1986 [15]
- Reisinger (2) 1966, 1983 [10]

References

Obituary on Smart Cremation website
"Ross, Hugh". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-17.
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. 724. ISBN 0-943855-48-9. LCCN 96188639.
"Induction by Year". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-16.
World Team Championship Winners
"Life Master Open Pairs Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-11-29. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
"GNT Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2009-07-24. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
"Jacoby Open Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-29. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
"Vanderbilt Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-24. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
"Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
Rosenblum Cup Winners Archived 2014-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
"von Zedtwitz LM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-06-18. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
"NAP Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-21. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
"Keohane Swiss Teams Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
"Mixed BAM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-24. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.

External links

Citation at the ACBL Hall of Fame
"International record for Hugh Ross". World Bridge Federation.

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[1] Obituary on Smart Cremation website

[ACBLhof-2] "Ross, Hugh". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-17.

[OEB-3] 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. 724. ISBN 0-943855-48-9. LCCN 96188639.

[HOFby-4] "Induction by Year". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-16.

[World_Team_Championship_Winners-5] World Team Championship Winners

[6] "Life Master Open Pairs Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-11-29. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.

[GNT_Previous_Winners-7] "GNT Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2009-07-24. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.

[Jacoby_Open_Swiss_Previous_Winners-8] "Jacoby Open Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-29. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.

[9] "Vanderbilt Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-24. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.

[Reisinger_Winners-10] "Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.

[11] Rosenblum Cup Winners Archived 2014-10-04 at the Wayback Machine

[12] "von Zedtwitz LM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-06-18. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.

[13] "NAP Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-21. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.

[14] "Keohane Swiss Teams Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.

[15] "Mixed BAM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-24. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.