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Eddie Kantar : 1932 – 2022
By WBF In News, Tribute On 12th April 2022
Tributes poured in from around the world following the death of the legendary player and writer just before the end of the World Bridge Team Championships.
The many comments and stories about him make it clear he was totally devoted to bridge. On his honeymoon in Paris in the mid-60s’ he visited the Élysée Bridge Club, which at the time was one of favourite haunts of Canada’s Joey Silver.
In his formative years he was a brilliant table-tennis player and I watched him play at one of the US Nationals (I think it was in Houston or San Diego) when he was still a wizard at the game. Barry Rigal told me he recalled one such occasion where Eddie played sitting on a chair whilst reading a book!
He was a brilliant writer and teacher. You might still be able to find his acceptance speech when he was elected to the Hall of Fame on YouTube, but I prefer this short ACBL piece:
ACBL Hall of Fame – Eddie Kantar – YouTube
He advised bridge teachers: “You have to be humorous, you have to make them (the students) laugh. If you don’t make them laugh, you’ve lost them.” If you want to understand what he had in mind look at his contribution to this recording:
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All About Eddie Kantar
Member of the Bridge Hall of Fame
National & World Champion
Teacher, Writer
Eddie Kantar's bridge wisdom combined with his wit makes reading his popular books a learning experience (at any level) as well as a true pleasure.
He is one of the best known bridge writers in the world. He has written some 25 bridge books, some available in CD-Rom form, and is also a regular contributor to the ACBL Bulletin, Bridge World, Bridge Today, and OKbridge.
A two-time World Champion, Eddie is highly regarded as a player, and he competes regularly on the National level. He is known as one of bridge's great ambassadors.
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