Paul Hodge
Paul Herbert Hodge was an American bridge player.
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. Hodge was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2010.
Bridge accomplishments
Honors
- ACBL Hall of Fame, 2010
Awards
- Fishbein Trophy 1955
- Herman Trophy 1954, 1956
Wins
- North American Bridge Championships
- * von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs 1955
- * Rockwell Mixed Pairs 1953
- * Open Pairs 1954, 1956
- * Marcus Cup 1955
- * Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams 1953, 1956
- * Reisinger 1955, 1964
Runners-up
- Bermuda Bowl 1961
- North American Bridge Championships
- * Wernher Open Pairs 1957, 1960
- * Vanderbilt 1959
- * Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams 1960
- * Reisinger 1956, 1957, 1959
- * Spingold 1967