Sidney H. Lazard
Sidney Herold Lazard (December 18, 1930 – November 3, 2015)[1] was an American business leader in the oil and gas industries and a champion contract bridge player. He attended Tulane University and was a lifelong New Orleans resident until 2001, when he moved to Dallas, Texas.[2]
Lazard was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2000.[3]
Sidney H. Lazard, Jr. Sportsmanship Award
In 2001, Lazard established the Sidney H. Lazard, Jr. Sportsmanship Award in honor of his son, who died in 1999 after battling cancer. The annual award celebrates sportsmanlike characteristics and aims to recognize those who "play hard but fair and hold no grudges."
I designed the award as a way to honor his memory by recognizing top bridge players who emulate the ideal that I saw in my son, and to encourage all players to aspire to that standard.
— Sidney Lazard
The 2016 recipient was Boye Brogeland.[4]
Bridge accomplishments
Honors
- ACBL Hall of Fame, 2000[3]
Wins
- North American Bridge Championships (14)
- Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 2002 [5]
- North American Pairs (1) 1990 [6]
- Vanderbilt (1) 1970 [7]
- Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1977 [8]
- Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (5) 1963, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982 [9]
- Reisinger (2) 1960, 1997 [10]
- Spingold (3) 1954, 1958, 1968 [11]
Runners-up
- North American Bridge Championships
- Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1959 [12]
- Wernher Open Pairs (2) 1967, 1997 [13]
- Nail Life Master Open Pairs (1) 2001 [14]
- Open Pairs (1928-1962) (1) 1957 [15]
- Grand National Teams (2) 1987, 2004 [16]
- Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 1983 [17]
- Vanderbilt (2) 1967, 1994 [7]
- Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (4) 1954, 1956, 1961, 1965 [8]
- Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1961 [9]
- Reisinger (3) 1968, 1969, 1975 [10]
- Spingold (2) 1966, 1973 [11]
References
- Sparkman Hillcrest Funeral Home obituary posting.
- 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. 674. ISBN 0-943855-48-9. LCCN 96188639.
- "Induction by Year". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-16.
- "Brogeland Wins Sportsmanship Award". ACBL. January 28, 2016.
- "Blue Ribbon Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-03. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- "NAP Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-21. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- "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.
- "Mitchell BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- "Mixed BAM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-24. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- "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.
- "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.
- "Rockwell Mixed Pairs Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-25. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- "Wernher Open Pairs Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-22. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- "Life Master Open Pairs Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-11-29. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- "Open Pairs Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League.
- "GNT Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2009-07-24. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- "Jacoby Open Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-29. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.