Richard L. Frey
Born
Richard Lincoln Frey

February 12, 1905
New York City, US
DiedOctober 17, 1988(1988-10-17) (aged 83)
New York City, US
Other namesDick Frey
Known forBridge Player in Four Aces and Ely Culbertson

Richard Lincoln Frey (February 12, 1905 – October 17, 1988)[1][2] was an American contract bridge player, writer, editor and commentator.[3] From New York City,[4] he died of cancer there in 1988.[2]

An original member of the championship Four Aces team in 1932, Frey left in 1935 to join Ely Culbertson's many bridge enterprises. He was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 1997.[5]

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Wins

Runners-up

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References

  1. ^ "Frey, Richard". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-13.
  2. ^ a b "Richard L. Frey, Leading Figure in Contract Bridge, is Dead at 83". Alan Truscott. The New York Times. October 19, 1988. Page B5. Quote: "died of cancer Monday night".
  3. ^ "Bridge: One of the game's early figures, with many claims to fame, is remembered". Alan Truscott. The New York Times. October 26, 1988. Page C24.
  4. ^ Francis, Henry G.; Truscott, Alan F.; Francis, Dorthy A., eds. (1994). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th ed.). Memphis, TN: American Contract Bridge League. p. 624. ISBN 0-943855-48-9. LCCN 96188639.
  5. ^ a b "Induction by Year". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-13.
      With linked citations.
  6. ^ "von Zedtwitz LM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-06-18. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  7. ^ a b "Vanderbilt Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-24. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  8. ^ a b "List of Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  9. ^ "Spingold Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  10. ^ "List of Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League.
  11. ^ "Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

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