Richard H. Katz (born 1942) is an American bridge player from Rancho Mirage, California.. He is also a physician and a graduate of the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Katz and Cohen

Katz and

Larry T. Cohen Larry T. Cohen (1943-2016) was an American bridge player. Cohen was from Palm Desert, California. He was a pharmacist and a graduate of University of Wisconsin–Madison. Katz and Cohen Cohen and Richard H. Katz won the collegiate bridg ...

won the collegiate bridge championship, then a event, representing Wisconsin. They continued their partnership and won several major events together during the next decade. Playing under ACBL auspices in Houston during January 1977, they were on the verge of advancing to represent North American in the Bermuda Bowl when officials accused them of cheating. They quit the final match after 96 of 128 s (which forced their three teammates to forfeit) and soon withdrew from the league, but subsequently sued the American Contract Bridge League for $44 million. The case was settled out of court with Katz and Cohen agreeing not to play with each other for the next two years.

Bridge accomplishments

Wins

* North American Bridge Championships (11) **

von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs The Von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs national bridge championship is held at the summer American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC). Usually called simply the "Life Master Pairs" or "LM Pairs", this is a six-ses ...

(1) 1989 ** Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1968 ** Nail Life Master Open Pairs (1) 1994 **

Grand National Teams The Grand National Teams (GNT) North American bridge championship is held at the summer American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC). The Grand National Teams is a team knockout event. The event is broken into ...

(1) 1974 ** Vanderbilt (2) 1975, 1976 ** Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1992 ** Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1976 ** Reisinger (1) 1973 ** Spingold (2) 1973, 1976

Runners-up

* North American Bridge Championships **

Lebhar IMP Pairs The Lebhar IMP Pairs national bridge championship is held at the spring American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC). The Lebhar IMP Pairs is a four-session IMP pairs event with two qualifying and two final sess ...

(1) 1987 ** Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1969 ** Vanderbilt (1) 1973

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Katz, Richard H. 1942 births American contract bridge players Physicians from California People from Rancho Mirage, California University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Date of birth missing (living people)