Bobby Wolff

Bobby Wolff
Robert S. (Bobby) Wolff (born October 14, 1932, San Antonio, Texas) is an American bridge player, writer, and administrator. He is the only person to win world championships in five different categories. He is a graduate of Trinity University.
Wolff was an original member of the Dallas Aces team, which was formed in 1968 to compete against the Italian Blue Team which was dominant at the time. The Aces were successful and won their first world championship in 1970. Wolff has won 11 world championships, over 30 North American championships, and was the president of World Bridge Federation (WBF) 1992–1994, and served as president of American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) 1987. He is the author of a tell-all on bridge chronicling 60 years on the scene, entitled The Lone Wolff, published by Master Point Press. His column, The Aces on Bridge has been appearing daily for over 32 years, is syndicated by United Feature Syndicate in more than 130 newspapers worldwide and is available online two weeks in arrears.
Wolff lived in Dallas at the time of his induction into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 1995.
Bridge accomplishments
Honors
ACBL Hall of Fame, 1995
ACBL Honorary Member of the Year, 1995
Awards
Mott-Smith Trophy 1973
Fishbein Trophy 1979
Wins
Bermuda Bowl (7) 1970, 1971, 1977, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1995
World Open Team Olympiad (1) 1988
World Open Pairs (1) 1974
Olympiad Mixed Teams (1) 1972
Senior International Cup (1) 2000
North American Bridge Championships (31)
Vanderbilt (2) 1971, 1973
Spingold (10) 1969, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
Reisinger (8) 1970, 1978, 1979, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2002
Grand National Teams (3) 1975, 1977, 1986
Men's Board-a-Match Teams (4) 1968, 1972, 1973, 1988
Senior Knockout Teams (3) 2002, 2003, 2005
Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1984
United States Bridge Championships (16)
Open Team Trials (12) 1969, 1971, 1973, 1977, 1979 (Dec), 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1992, 2003
Senior Team Trials (4) 2000, 2001, 2007, 2009
Other notable wins:
Pan American Invitational Open Teams (3) 1974, 1976, 1977
Runners-up
Bermuda Bowl (4) 1973, 1974, 1975, 1997
World Open Team Olympiad (3) 1972, 1980, 1992
North American Bridge Championships (15)
Vanderbilt (3) 1970, 1981, 1996
Spingold (2) 1967, 1970
Chicago (now Reisinger) (1) 1964
Men's Board-a-Match Teams (4) 1969, 1980, 1984, 1989
Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 1992
Senior Knockout Teams (1) 2007
Life Master Pairs (2) 1960, 1968
Men's Pairs (1) 1976
United States Bridge Championships (4)
Open Team Trials (3) 1974, 1979 (Jan), 1997
Senior Team Trials (1) 2008
Other notable 2nd places:
Forbo-Krommenie Nations Cup (1) 1997
Sunday Times–Macallan Invitational Pairs (1) 1992
Cavendish Invitational Pairs (1) 1988
Publications
Sacrifices (Louisville: Devyn Press, 1985), Championship Bridge no. 30 – pamphlet
Bidding Challenge: South hands (Devyn, 1986), 21 pp.
Bidding Challenge: world championship hands, set 1, Wolff and the Aces (Devyn, 1986), 43 pp.
The Lone Wolff: autobiography of a bridge maverick (Master Point Press, 2008), 287 pp.
Audo-video
Bobby Wolff's Secrets of Successful Bridge (Dallas, 1987)
References
Further reading
External links
Aces on Bridge – Daily Columns at BridgeBlogging – Wolff's syndicated newspaper column The Aces on Bridge, two weeks in arrears
(May 2014, none yet; see WorldCat)
1932 births
American contract bridge players
Contract bridge administrators
Bermuda Bowl players
Contract bridge writers
Living people
People from Dallas
People from San Antonio
Trinity University (Texas) alumni