William Flannery (bridge)
William L. Flannery was an American bridge player, born July 29, 1932, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He died on October 10, 2000, in Bakersfield, California. He was an outstanding high school basketball player, leading St. James High School to the 1950 Class B Pennsylvania Catholic State Championship.[1]
Flannery invented the Flannery 2♦ bridge bidding convention.
Bridge accomplishments
[edit]Wins
[edit]Flannery had approximately 50 regional wins including Upper New York State Open Teams in 1963 and 1965 and the Mid-Atlantic Fall Master Pairs 1967[2][3]
Runners-up
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ PCIAA State Championship Records. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
- ^ Francis, Henry G.; Truscott, Alan F.; Francis, Dorthy A., eds. (2001). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (6th ed.). Memphis, TN: American Contract Bridge League. p. 620. ISBN 0-943855-44-6. OCLC 49606900.
- ^ a b c d Manley, Brent; Horton, Mark; Greenberg-Yarbro, Tracey; Rigal, Barry, eds. (2011). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge - Biographies and Results (compact disk) (7th ed.). Horn Lake, MS: American Contract Bridge League. p. 203. ISBN 978-0-939460-99-1.
- ^ "Reisinger Winners". ACBL. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
- ^ "Life Master Open Pairs Winners". ACBL. Retrieved 2016-07-31.