Michael Seamon Explained

Michael Seamon (January 15, 1960 – 2017) was an American professional bridge player from Miami Beach, Florida.^[1]

Born to bridge players Rita and William Seamon, Michael was the youngest of three children. His sister, Janice Seamon-Molson, is also a nationally ranked bridge player. On September 3, 1992, his son Kevin William Seamon was born.

Seamon died suddenly in 2017 of natural causes.

Bridge accomplishments

Awards

• Mott-Smith Trophy (1) 1993

Wins

• North American Bridge Championships (16)
  • Silodor Open Pairs (1) 1999 ^[2]
  • Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 2003 ^[3]
  • Grand National Teams (6) 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2014 ^[4]
  • Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (3) 1992, 1993, 2005 ^[5]
  • Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 2011 ^[6]
  • Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1994 ^[7]
  • Reisinger (3) 2007, 2010, 2011 ^[8]
  • Spingold (1) 2015

Runners-up

• North American Bridge Championships
  • Lebhar IMP Pairs (1) 1989 ^[9]
  • Grand National Teams (2) 2003, 2005 ^[4]
  • Vanderbilt (2) 1997, 1998 ^[10]
  • Reisinger (1) 1996 ^[8]
  • Spingold (3) 1987, 1997, 2006 ^[11]

Notes and References

1. Book: American Contract Bridge League . American Contract Bridge League . The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th Edition). 734.
2. News: Silodor Open Pairs Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 11 . 2014-07-27 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163800/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db7.pdf . 2014-10-21 .
3. News: Blue Ribbon Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 5 . 2013-12-03 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021164044/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db5.pdf . 2014-10-21 .
4. News: GNT Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 8 . 2009-07-24 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163644/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2009/02/bulletins/db1.pdf . 2014-10-21 .
5. News: Jacoby Open Swiss Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 9 . 2014-03-29 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163816/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db9.pdf . 2014-10-21 .
6. News: Mitchell BAM Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 8 . 2013-12-01 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163618/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db3.pdf . 2014-10-21 .
7. News: Mixed BAM Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 14 . 2014-07-24 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163650/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db7.pdf . 2014-10-21 .
8. News: Reisinger Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 6 . 2013-12-06 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163719/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db8.pdf . 2014-10-21 .
9. News: Lebhar Imp Pairs Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 8 . 2014-03-21 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163849/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db1.pdf . 2014-10-21 .
10. News: Vanderbilt Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 6 . 2014-03-24 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163636/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db4.pdf . 2014-10-21 .
11. News: Spingold Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 12 . 2014-07-21 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163711/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db4.pdf . 2014-10-21 .