Arthur G. Robinson (born 1936) was an American
bridge player from
Villanova, Pennsylvania.
During the 1960s he played on three North America or USA open teams that were runners-up to Italy (the
Blue Team) in world championships.
Robert Jordan was his regular partner on all three occasions.
[
Robinson's first "national"-level victory in the American Contract Bridge League may have been his greatest. He was one of "four young bridge experts led by ordan who won the annual ]Vanderbilt Cup
The Vanderbilt Cup was the first major trophy in American auto racing.
History
An international event, it was founded by William Kissam Vanderbilt II in 1904 and first held on October 8 on a course set out in Nassau County, New York, Nassa ...
in 1961, when it was contested in a 64- double-elimination tournament. Their teammates were Charlie Coon, manager of the Boston Chess Club, and Eric Murray, a Toronto lawyer.[ Jordan–Robinson went on to qualify for the 6-man North America team in the 1963 Bermuda Bowl where they finished second to Italy's Blue Team—as Coon–Murray had qualified in 1962 with the same result.
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Bridge accomplishments
Wins
* North American Bridge Championships (5)
** Silodor Open Pairs
The Silodor Open Pairs national bridge championship is held at the spring American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
The Silodor Open Pairs is a four session matchpoint (MP) pairs event with two qualifying ...
(1) 1962
** Vanderbilt (2) 1961, 1968
Runners-up
* North American Bridge Championships
** Master Individual
The Master Individual national bridge championship was held at the fall American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC); it was held from 1931 until 1960 after which it was discontinued.
Trophy
The event was co ...
(1) 1960 [ ]
** Vanderbilt (1) 1965
References
External links
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1936 births
American contract bridge players
Bermuda Bowl players
People from Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Place of birth missing (living people)
Living people