Hugh Ross (bridge) explained

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 and was a graduate of McGill University.Ross was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2002.

Bridge accomplishments

Honors

• ACBL Hall of Fame, 2002^[2]

Wins

• Bermuda Bowl (3) 1976, 1985, 1987 ^[3]
• North American Bridge Championships (19)
  • Nail Life Master Open Pairs (2) 1990, 1991 ^[4]
  • Grand National Teams (7) 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1993, 1996, 2003 ^[5]
  • Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 1995 ^[6]
  • Vanderbilt (2) 1984, 1987 ^[7]
  • Marcus Cup (1) 1963
  • Reisinger (6) 1968, 1974, 1975, 1981, 1985, 1986 ^[8]

Runners-up

• Bermuda Bowl (2) 1977, 1989 ^[3]
• Rosenblum Cup (1) 1982 ^[9]
• North American Bridge Championships
  • von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 1992 ^[10]
  • North American Pairs (1) 1985 ^[11]
  • Grand National Teams (1) 2001 ^[5]
  • Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 1994 ^[6]
  • Keohane North American Swiss Teams (1) 1996 ^[12]
  • Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1986 ^[13]
  • Reisinger (2) 1966, 1983 ^[8]

Notes and References

1. http://smartcremation.tributes.com/obituary/show/Hugh-Lennox-Ross-105513480 Obituary on Smart Cremation website
2. http://www.acbl.org/about-acbl/hall-of-fame/induction-by-year "Induction by Year"
3. http://www.worldbridge.org/world-team-championships.aspx World Team Championship Winners
4. News: Life Master Open Pairs Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 4 . 2013-11-29 . 2014-10-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021045907/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db1.pdf . 2014-10-21 .
5. News: GNT Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 8 . 2009-07-24 . 2014-10-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163644/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2009/02/bulletins/db1.pdf . 2014-10-21 .
6. News: Jacoby Open Swiss Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 9 . 2014-03-29 . 2014-10-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163816/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db9.pdf . 2014-10-21 .
7. News: Vanderbilt Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 6 . 2014-03-24 . 2014-10-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163636/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db4.pdf . 2014-10-21 .
8. News: Reisinger Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 6 . 2013-12-06 . 2014-10-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163719/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db8.pdf . 2014-10-21 .
9. http://www.worldbridge.org/world-open-teams.aspx Rosenblum Cup Winners
10. News: von Zedtwitz LM Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 6 . 2014-06-18 . 2014-10-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163438/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db1.pdf . 2014-10-21 .
11. News: NAP Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 6 . 2014-03-21 . 2014-10-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163849/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db1.pdf . 2014-10-21 .
12. News: Keohane Swiss Teams Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 4 . 2013-12-06 . 2014-10-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163719/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db8.pdf . 2014-10-21 .
13. News: Mixed BAM Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 14 . 2014-07-24 . 2014-10-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163650/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db7.pdf . 2014-10-21 .