Paul Hodge

For American astronomer, see Paul W. Hodge. For English inventor, see Paul Rapsey Hodge.

Paul Herbert Hodge (March 24, 1910 – December 26, 1976)^[1] was an American bridge player.^[2]

Hodge was originally from Meers, Oklahoma and grew up in Norman. He attended the University of Oklahoma, earning a bachelor's degree and then a law degree. After 10 years working as an attorney in Oklahoma, he moved to Abilene, Texas, where he lived for 21 years. He worked as an attorney until 1967, when he moved to Houston and set up a bridge club. He died in a hospital in Houston after a four-month illness.^[3] Hodge was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2010.^[4]

Bridge accomplishments

Honors

• ACBL Hall of Fame, 2010^[4]

Awards

• Fishbein Trophy (1) 1955
• Herman Trophy (2) 1954, 1956

Wins

• North American Bridge Championships (9)
  • von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 1955 ^[5]
  • Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1953 ^[6]
  • Open Pairs (1928-1962) (2) 1954, 1956 ^[7]
  • Marcus Cup (1) 1955
  • Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (2) 1953, 1956 ^[8]
  • Reisinger (2) 1955, 1964 ^[9]

Runners-up

• Bermuda Bowl (1) 1961
• North American Bridge Championships
  • Wernher Open Pairs (2) 1957, 1960 ^[10]
  • Vanderbilt (1) 1959 ^[11]
  • Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1960 ^[8]
  • Reisinger (3) 1956, 1957, 1959 ^[9]
  • Spingold (1) 1967 ^[12]

References

1. "Hodge, Paul" Archived 2017-07-26 at the Wayback Machine. Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
2. Truscott, Alan (December 29, 1976). "Bridge: Paul Hodge of Texas Dead, A Winner of Major Titles". The New York Times. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
3. "Renowned Bridge Player Paul Hodge Dies at 66". Abilene Reporter-News. December 27, 1976. p. 1.
4. "Induction by Year" Archived 2014-12-05 at the Wayback Machine. Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
5. "von Zedtwitz LM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-06-18. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
6. "Rockwell Mixed Pairs Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-25. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
7. "Open Pairs Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League.
8. "Mitchell BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
9. "Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
10. "Wernher Open Pairs Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-22. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
11. "Vanderbilt Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-24. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
12. "Spingold Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

External links

• Citation at the ACBL Hall of Fame (archived)
• "International record for Paul Hodge". World Bridge Federation.