Mark Molson
John Markland "Mark" Molson was a Canadian professional bridge player from Montreal and Fenton, Michigan.
He was a member of the Molson family and attended Selwyn House School.
Most frequently partnered with Boris Baran, he won the bridge team">Contract bridge">bridge team Championships seven times, seven North American Bridge Championships, and came in second as a member of the Canada open in the 1995 Bermuda Bowl.
On September 5, 1998, his daughter, Jennifer Rose Molson, was born. He married fellow bridge world champion Janice Seamon-Molson, Jennifer's mother, on March 16, 1999. Janice is still a highly ranked Bridge player and Jennifer attended the New York Film Academy for musical theatre.
Molson died suddenly of complications during an operation for a dissected aortic aneurism. This medical issue first surfaced while Mark was playing golf.
He and Baran were inducted into the Canadian Bridge Federation Hall of Fame in 2013.
Bridge accomplishments
Awards
- Herman Trophy 1989
- Richmond Trophy
- Canadian Bridge Federation Hall of Fame, 2013
Wins
- North American Bridge Championships
- * Blue Ribbon Pairs 1989
- * Grand National Teams 2002
- * Keohane North American Swiss Teams 1992, 1994, 1995, 2002
- * Reisinger 1989
Runners-up
- North American Bridge Championships
- * Wernher Open Pairs 1992
- * Keohane North American Swiss Teams 1998
- * Reisinger 1982
- * Spingold 1982