Emma Jean Hawes (''née'' Fisher; July 5, 1912 – July 28, 1987)"Hawes, Emma Jean"
. ''Hall of Fame''. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-17. was an American

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player. She won 11 national titles and four world titles during her career. Hawes was born in Benton, Kentucky and graduated from

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at only 18 years old. For 15 years she partnered with New Yorker Dorothy Hayden Truscott. She died at her home in

Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Tarrant County, Texas, Tarrant County, covering nearly into Denton County, Texas, Denton, Johnson County, Texas, Johnson, Parker County, Texas, Parker, and Wise County, Te ...

of breast cancer. Hawes was inducted into the

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in 2002.

Bridge accomplishments

Honors

* ACBL Hall of Fame, 2002"Induction by Year"
. ''Hall of Fame''. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-17.

Wins

North American Bridge Championships North American Bridge Championships (NABC) are three annual contract bridge, bridge tournaments sponsored by the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL). The "Spring", "Summer", and "Fall" NABCs are usually scheduled in March, July, and November fo ...

(12) **

Whitehead Women's Pairs The Whitehead Women's Pairs bridge championship is held at the spring American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championships, North American Bridge Championship (NABC). The Whitehead Women's Pairs is a four-session Duplicate br ...

(1) 1981 ** Open Pairs (1928-1962) (1) 1958 ** Smith Life Master Women's Pairs (2) 1966, 1978 **

Wagar Women's Knockout Teams The Wagar Women's Knockout Teams national bridge championship is held at the summer American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championships, North American Bridge Championship (NABC). The Wagar Women's Knockout Teams is a knock- ...

(6) 1967, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976 ** Marcus Cup (1) 1958 **

Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match The Mixed Board-a-Match Teams is a bridge competition held at the summer American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC). From 2010 the event is officially the Freeman Mixed Board-a-Match Teams, as it is contested ...

(1) 1964

Runners-up

(2) 1968, 1976 ** Smith Life Master Women's Pairs (1) 1972 **

(3) 1952, 1967, 1972

References

External links

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– with biographies
Hawes
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