Bobby Wolff
Robert S. Wolff is an American bridge player, writer, and administrator. He is the only person to win world championships in five different categories. He is a graduate of Trinity University.
Wolff was an original member of the Dallas Aces team, which was formed in 1968 to compete against the Italian Blue Team which was dominant at the time. The Aces were successful and won their first world championship in 1970. Wolff has won 11 world championships, over 30 North American championships, and was the president of World Bridge Federation 1992–1994, and served as president of American Contract Bridge League 1987. He is the author of a tell-all on bridge chronicling 60 years on the scene, entitled The Lone Wolff, published by Master Point Press. His column, The Aces on Bridge has been appearing daily for over 32 years, is syndicated by United Feature Syndicate in more than 130 newspapers worldwide and is available online two weeks in arrears.
Wolff lived in Dallas at the time of his induction into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 1995.
Bridge accomplishments
Honors
- ACBL Hall of Fame, 1995
- ACBL Honorary Member of the Year, 1995
Awards
- Mott-Smith Trophy 1973
- Fishbein Trophy 1979
Wins
- Bermuda Bowl 1970, 1971, 1977, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1995
- World Open Team Olympiad 1988
- World Open Pairs 1974
- Olympiad Mixed Teams 1972
- Senior International Cup 2000
- North American Bridge Championships
- * Vanderbilt 1971, 1973
- * Spingold 1969, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
- * Reisinger 1970, 1978, 1979, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2002
- * Grand National Teams 1975, 1977, 1986
- * Men's Board-a-Match Teams 1968, 1972, 1973, 1988
- * Senior Knockout Teams 2002, 2003, 2005
- * Blue Ribbon Pairs 1984
- United States Bridge Championships
- * Open Team Trials 1969, 1971, 1973, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1992, 2003
- * Senior Team Trials 2000, 2001, 2007, 2009
- Other notable wins:
- * Pan American Invitational Open Teams 1974, 1976, 1977
Runners-up
- Bermuda Bowl 1973, 1974, 1975, 1997
- World Open Team Olympiad 1972, 1980, 1992
- North American Bridge Championships
- * Vanderbilt 1970, 1981, 1996
- * Spingold 1967, 1970
- * Chicago 1964
- * Men's Board-a-Match Teams 1969, 1980, 1984, 1989
- * Jacoby Open Swiss Teams 1992
- * Senior Knockout Teams 2007
- * Life Master Pairs 1960, 1968
- * Men's Pairs 1976
- United States Bridge Championships
- * Open Team Trials 1974, 1979, 1997
- * Senior Team Trials 2008
- Other notable 2nd places:
- * Forbo-Krommenie Nations Cup 1997
- * Sunday Times–Macallan Invitational Pairs 1992
- * Cavendish Invitational Pairs 1988
Publications
- Sacrifices, Championship Bridge no. 30 – pamphlet
- Bidding Challenge: South hands, 21 pp.
- Bidding Challenge: world championship hands, set 1, Wolff and the Aces, 43 pp.
- The Lone Wolff: autobiography of a bridge maverick, 287 pp.,,
- ''Bobby Wolff's Secrets of Successful Bridge''