Lew Stansby

Lew Stansby (August 17, 1940 – May 24, 2024) was an American bridge player from Dublin, California. At the time of his death Lew, a former commodities trader, lived with wife and fellow national champion JoAnna Stansby. Since his first national win in the Reisinger in 1965, he won over 35 national championships and seven world championships, with a win in every decade since 1965. Lew's most successful partnership was with Chip Martel, whom he played with from 1977-2012 and with whom he won his world championships in the Bermuda Bowl, Rosenblum Teams, and World Open Pairs.

Stansby was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2001.

Bridge accomplishments

Honors ACBL Hall of Fame, 2001 d'Orsi Senior Bowl (2) 2005, 2007 World Open Pairs Championship (1) 1982 North American Bridge Championships (35) Silodor Open Pairs (1) 1986 Nail Life Master Open Pairs (1) 1998 North American Pairs (1) 2002 Freeman Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 2010 Grand National Teams (7) 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1993, 1996, 2003 Roth Open Swiss Teams (2) 2010, 2013 Vanderbilt (7) 1967, 1984, 1987, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2011 Senior Knockout Teams (1) 2013 Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (4) 1995, 2001, 2005, 2007 Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (2) 2001, 2008 Spingold (3) 1975, 1990, 2000

Runners-up Bermuda Bowl (1) 1989 Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1981 Nail Life Master Open Pairs (1) 1999 Vanderbilt (3) 1992, 2006, 2010