Paul Hodge
American contract bridge player

Paul Hodge

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American contract bridge player
Gender:
Male
Places:
United States of America
Is:
Bridge player
Work field:
Sports
Birth:
24 March 1910(Meers, Comanche County, Oklahoma, USA)
Death:
26 December 1976(Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA)
Star sign:
Aries
Education:
University of Oklahoma
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Paul Herbert Hodge (March 24, 1910 – December 26, 1976) was an American bridge player.

Hodge was originally from Meers, Oklahoma and grew up in Norman. He attended the University of Oklahoma, earning a bachelor's degree and then a law degree. After 10 years working as an attorney in Oklahoma, he moved to Abilene, Texas, where he lived for 21 years. He worked as an attorney until 1967, when he moved to Houston and set up a bridge club. He died in a hospital in Houston after a four-month illness.Hodge was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2010.

Bridge accomplishments

Honors

  • ACBL Hall of Fame, 2010

Awards

  • Fishbein Trophy (1) 1955
  • Herman Trophy (2) 1954, 1956

Wins

  • North American Bridge Championships (9)
    • von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 1955
    • Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1953
    • Open Pairs (1928-1962) (2) 1954, 1956
    • Marcus Cup (1) 1955
    • Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (2) 1953, 1956
    • Reisinger (2) 1955, 1964

Runners-up

  • Bermuda Bowl (1) 1961
  • North American Bridge Championships
    • Wernher Open Pairs (2) 1957, 1960
    • Vanderbilt (1) 1959
    • Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1960
    • Reisinger (3) 1956, 1957, 1959
    • Spingold (1) 1967