Richard A. Freeman (July 21, 1933 – June 29, 2009) was a world champion American

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player holding the title of World Grand Master, the highest title of the

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. He won the Bermuda Bowl world team championship and won many national championships. Freeman was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2001. At the time of his death he held 17,880 masterpoints.

Early life

He was born in 1933, and was from

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. He was a radio Quiz Kid in 1942. In 1952, Freeman became the youngest Life Master in the ACBL ever at that time. In January 1964, he became editor of newly published ''Modern Bridge'' magazine. In 1993 he was a founding member of the Nick Nickell team where he played until his death as Nickell's professional partner. He died in Atlanta. By age 13 Freeman was in his third year at the

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. He later graduated from the

and received a J.D. from

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Bridge accomplishments

Honors

* ACBL Hall of Fame 2001

Awards

* Fishbein Trophy (1) 1995

Wins

* Bermuda Bowl (3) 1995, 2000, 2003 World Team Championship Winners
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(22) ** von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 2003 ** Vanderbilt (2) 1979, 2000 ** Marcus Cup (1) 1953 ** Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (3) 1955, 1962, 1966 ** Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1961 ** Reisinger (6) 1993, 1994, 1995, 2004, 2005, 2008 ** Spingold (8) 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2006

Runners-up

* Bermuda Bowl (2) 1997, 2005 World Team Championship Winners
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(14) ** Silodor Open Pairs (1) 2007 ** Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1970 ** Grand National Teams (1) 1983 ** Vanderbilt (3) 1975, 1996, 2002 ** Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (6) 1957, 1958, 1977, 1983, 1998, 1999 ** Reisinger (1) 1965 ** Spingold (1) 1959

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Freeman, Richard 1933 births 2009 deaths American contract bridge players Bermuda Bowl players People from Atlanta George Washington University Law School alumni University of Chicago alumni