2010 Hall of Fame Candidates

Marty Bergen. ACBL Grand Life Master, WBF World International Master. Ten NABC national wins and ten second place finishes, also the Cavendish Invitational Teams and Pairs. Invented many conventions and treatments, including: Bergen Raises, DONT, Bromad, The Rule of 20, 1NT Semiforcing BOAR bids, THRUMP Doubles by responder, Jacoby preaccepts, 2-Way reverse Drury, Jump Q= Transfer to NT, many other artificial raises, switched minor after 1S overcalls, Keycard 4C after preempts, many artificial 2NT bids, 2-under transfer preempts. Author of 22 bridge books, including Points Schmoints, ABTA Book of the Year winner. (Appeared on 2009 ballot)

David Berkowitz. ACBL Grand Life Master, WBF World International Master, WBF Senior Life Master.  Holds twenty-three NABC titles and twenty-two second place finishes.  Owns a second and two third place finishes in world championship play. Won the Pan American Championships Open temas in 1992, the Mott-Smith Trophy in 1992, the Goren (Herman) trophy 1991, the Cap Gemini World Top Invitational Pairs in 1999.  David is the past president of the GNYBA, a frequent lecturer and analyst and is on the editorial staff of The Bridge World. (New to the ballot in 2010)

Bart Bramley. ACBL Grand Life Master, WBF World International Master, WBF Senior Life Master. Holds twelve NABC titles and eleven second-place finishes. Won the WBF Senior Bowl in 2007 and the Transnational Teams in 2005. Second in the World Par Contest in 1998, ACBL Player of the Year in 1997. Captain of the US Open Olympiad Team 1996 (Rhodes). Member of ACBL Ethical Oversight Committee; Member of ACBL Competition and Conventions Committee. (Appeared on 2009 ballot)

Mildred Breed. ACBL Grand Life Master, WBF Women’s World Grand Master. Winner of fifteen NABC Women’s titles, eight second-place finishes. Two gold medals in World Championship competition, a silver and three bronzes as well. (Appeared on 2009 ballot)

George Jacobs. ACBL Grand Life Master, WBF World International Master. Ten NABC titles, six second-place finishes. Owns the highest percentage in a National Open Pairs game in history as certified by the ACBL (78.31%), a game in which every board was over average.  Only person in history to win back-to-back Herman trophies, posted an 82.69% game in the National BAM, won a silver medal in the 2007 Bermuda Bowl and bronze in the 2000 Olympiad.  Popular ACBL bulletin columnist, sought-after viewgraph commentator, frequent speaker at National, Regional and Sectional tournaments and Junior camps.  Two-time Master of Ceremonies at the Hall of Fame banquet, Master of Ceremonies and speaker at the annual Bridge Teachers Association meeting, Auctioneer at the Cavendish Invitational, member of the USBF Board of Directors and the International Team Trials Committee. (New to the ballot in 2010)

Karen McCallum. ACBL Emerald Life Master, WBF Women’s World Grand Master. Thirteen NABC Women’s and Mixed titles, seven seconds; five World Championship gold medals, two silver. Edited Larry Cohen’s Law of Total Tricks, Michael Rosenberg’s Bridge, Zia and Me.  Contributor or panelist for Bridge Today and The Bridge World, the Turkish bridge magazine, the Australian Bridge Magazine, Bridge Forum International and many others. (Appeared on 2009 ballot)

Rose Meltzer. ACBL Grand Life Master, WBF World Grand Master, WBF Women’s World International Master, WBF Seniors Life Master. Three Open, one Women’s and one Mixed NABC titles, four second-place finishes in NABC majors. Five WBF World Championship gold medals (Bermuda bowl, Rosenblum Cup, Transnational Open Teams and twice the Senior Teams).  (Appeared on 2009 ballot)

John Mohan. ACBL Grand Life Master.  WBF World Life Master, WBF Senior International Master.  Fifteen NABC titles, seven second-place finishes.  Third in the World Open Pairs in 1978.  Won the Transnational Mixed Teams in 2000, the World Transnational Senior Teams in 2000, owns a second and two third place finishes in World Seniors teams/pairs.  Won the Herman trophy in 1977, was Soloway Player of the Year in 1999.  Has twice won the South African National Teams and once the South African National Pairs.  (Appeared on previous ballots)

Tobi Sokolow. ACBL Grand Life Master, WBF Women’s World Grand Master. Fourteen NABC titles and nine seconds, three WBF World Championship Women’s titles, two second place finishes and three third-place finishes. Has won the Women’s team trials a record six times. Winner of the Generali Women’s World Individual in 20o4 and the Open European Women’s Championship in 2005. Won the 2002 von Zedwitz Life Master Pairs (first woman since 1978 to do so).  (Appeared on 2009 ballot)

John Sutherlin. ACBL Grand Life Master, WBF World International Master, WBF Seniors Life Master. Nine NABC titles and nine second place finishes in major NABC events. Bronze medalist in the 1990 Rosenblum, also holds one gold, one silver and two bronze medals in World Championship Seniors competitions. Along with his wife, Peggy, co-Goodwill Members of the Year for 2008. Past Chairman of the Ethical Oversight Committee. (Appeared on 2009 ballot)