Bridge holds a fascination for men and women in all cultures.
The roster of celebrity bridge players ranges from sports stars to U.S. Supreme Court Justices, from Microsoft's Bill Gates to the late Deng Xiao Peng of China. Tennis Champion Marina Navratilova is an enthusiastic bridge player. She wrote the foreword to the ACBL Club Series instructional book. Other sports figures with a passion for bridge include basketball Hall of Fame member, the late Wilt Chamberlain, Baseball Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax, Whitey Herzog, Tim McCarver, and Wes Parker. They still play, but with different teams and different partners.