Sidney Lazard

Sidney Herold Lazard (December 18, 1930 – November 3, 2015) was an American business leader in the oil and gas industries and a champion contract bridge player. He attended Tulane University and was a lifelong New Orleans resident until 2001, when he moved to Dallas, Texas.

Lazard was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2000.

Bridge accomplishments

Honors

ACBL Hall of Fame, 2000

Wins

North American Bridge Championships (14) Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 2002 North American Pairs (1) 1990 Vanderbilt (1) 1970 Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1977 Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (5) 1963, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982 Reisinger (2) 1960, 1997 Spingold (3) 1954, 1958, 1968

Runners-up

North American Bridge Championships Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1959 Wernher Open Pairs (2) 1967, 1997 Nail Life Master Open Pairs (1) 2001 Open Pairs (1928-1962) (1) 1957 Grand National Teams (2) 1987, 2004 Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 1983 Vanderbilt (2) 1967, 1994 Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (4) 1954, 1956, 1961, 1965 Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1961 Reisinger (3) 1968, 1969, 1975 Spingold (2) 1966, 1973