Edgar Kaplan Remembered. Bridge accomplishments Honors WBF Hall of Fame 1995 ACBL Hall of Fame, 1995 ACBL Honorary Member of the Year 1993 Awards McKenney Trophy 1957 Charles H. Goren Award (Personality of the Year) 1979 Romex Award (Best Bid Hand of the Year) 1991 Le Bridgeur Award (Best Played Hand of the Year) 1997 (Winning Journalist) Wins North American Bridge Championships (25) Vanderbilt (6) 1953, 1968, 1970, 1981, 1983, 1986 Spingold (2) 1967, 1968 Chicago (now Reisinger) (1) 1958 Reisinger (7) 1966, 1967, 1971, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1990 Men's Board-a-Match Teams (2) 1955, 1966 Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 1997 Master Mixed Teams (1) 1968 Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1974 Life Master Men's Pairs (1) 1973 Open Pairs (1) 1966 Mixed Pairs (1) 1965 Master Individual (1) 1957 Other notable wins: Cavendish Invitational Teams (1) 1984 Runners-up Bermuda Bowl (1) 1967 World Open Team Olympiad (1) 1968 North American Bridge Championships (16) Vanderbilt (3) 1958, 1965, 1994 Spingold (3) 1965, 1971, 1978 Reisinger (1) 1969 Men's Board-a-Match Teams (3) 1958, 1961, 1975 Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 1991 Master Mixed Teams (2) 1959, 1968 Life Master Pairs (1) 1951 Life Master Men's Pairs (1) 1965 Men's Pairs (1) 1970 United States Bridge Championships (5) Open Team Trials (4) 1971, 1984, 1986, 1992 Open Pair Trials (1) 1966 References Further reading External links by Audrey Grant about his playing and writing partnership with Alfred Sheinwold (audio-video) 1925 births 1997 deaths American contract bridge players Bermuda Bowl players Contract bridge writers Place of death missing Writers from New York City