Ed Manfield

Edward Adam Manfield (May 1, 1943 – March 29, 1999) was a professional American bridge player. He was a member of the U.S. team that won the Rosenblum Cup at the 1986 World Bridge Championships, after taking silver in 1982.

Biography

Manfield was born in the Bronx, New York City, and graduated from Harvard University in 1965. After serving in the Army, he earned a master's degree from the University of Virginia in 1972. Manfield was employed at the Federal Trade Commission and later became the head of a company called Binary Traders Inc. Manfield partnered with Wellens during their marriage from 1980 to 1985. In The New York Times in 1983, Alan Truscott praised their performance along with pair Bob Fiske and Mickie Kivel, calling it, "Perhaps the best performance ever in New York by a team consisting of two mixed pairs."

He later remarried and died in 1999 of a heart attack at his home in Philadelphia. He was survived by his wife Melanie, their two children, Seth Manfield, a champion Magic: the Gathering player, and Sabrina, and his daughter from a previous marriage, Karen.

Awards

Herman Trophy (1) 1986

Wins

North American Bridge Championships (11) Silodor Open Pairs (2) 1987, 1989 Wernher Open Pairs (1) 1985 Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1990 Grand National Teams (3) 1984, 1988, 1992 Vanderbilt (1) 1991 Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (3) 1986, 1989, 1994

Runners-up

North American Bridge Championships Silodor Open Pairs (2) 1981, 1996 Spingold (2) 1979, 1981