Bobby Goldman

Robert "Bobby", "Bob" Goldman (November 10, 1938 – May 16, 1999)

Goldman first played duplicate bridge in 1957 while studying at Drexel University in Philadelphia. He began teaching six months later and taught "a modest number of classes" until he joined the Dallas Aces team in 1968. ACBL Honorary Member of the Year 1999

Wins Bermuda Bowl (3) 1970, 1971, 1979 Olympiad Mixed Teams (1) 1972 North American Bridge Championships (20) Vanderbilt (5) 1971, 1973, 1978, 1997, 1998 Spingold (5) 1969, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1988 Reisinger (3) 1970, 1976, 1980 Open Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1993 Men's Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1968 North American Swiss Teams (1) 1998 Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 1991 North American Men's Swiss Teams (1) 1989 Life Master Pairs (1) 1968 Life Master Men's Pairs (1) 1964 United States Bridge Championships (6) Open Team Trials (6) 1969, 1971, 1973, 1979 (Jan), 1984, 1995 Other notable wins: Cavendish Invitational Teams (1) 1994 Pan American Invitational Open Teams (1) 1977 Pan American Invitational Open Pairs (1) 1977

Runners-up Bermuda Bowl (2) 1973, 1974 World Open Team Olympiad (1) 1972 North American Bridge Championships (17) Vanderbilt (3) 1966, 1970, 1976 Spingold (4) 1970, 1990, 1994, 1996 Reisinger (5) 1968, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1994 Grand National Teams (1) 1998 Open Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1995 Men's Board-a-Match Teams (2) 1969, 1984 Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1968 United States Bridge Championships (2) Open Team Trials (1) 1973 Open Pair Trials (1) 1968 Other notable 2nd places: Forbo-Krommenie International Teams (2) 1993, 1998 Sunday Times Invitational Pairs (1) 1990