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Samuel M. (Sam) Stayman (1909 – December 11, 1993) was an American bridge player. He was the eponym of the Stayman convention. The convention was in fact invented (independently) by Jack Marx and by Stayman's regular partner, George Rapee. It was first published by Stayman, however, in an article he wrote for The Bridge World magazine in 1945. Stayman also gave his name, spelled backwards, to the Namyats convention, invented by another partner, Victor Mitchell (bridge player).
[edit] Awards
- ACBL Hall of Fame 1996
- ACBL Honorary Member 1969
[edit] Tournament record
[edit] Winner
- Bermuda Bowl (3) 1950, 1951, 1953
- North American Bridge Championships (20)
- Life Master Pairs (1) 1965
- Men's Board-a-Match Teams (4) 1952, 1962, 1963, 1980
- Reisinger Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1984
- Chicago (now Reisinger) (3) 1945, 1947, 1953
- Vanderbilt Knockout Teams (4) 1942, 1946, 1950, 1951
- Spingold Knockout Teams (7) 1942, 1944, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1955, 1959
- Other notable wins:
- USBC Bermuda Bowl qualifiers (4) 1950, 1951, 1953, 1956
- USBC World Team Olympiad qualifiers (2) 1960, 1964
[edit] Runners-up
- Bermuda Bowl (1) 1956
- World Team Olympiad (1) 1964
- North American Bridge Championships (15)
- Men's Pairs (1) 1945
- Life Master Pairs (1) 1950
- Men's Board-a-Match Teams (3) 1948, 1955, 1965
- Spingold Knockout Teams (2) 1947, 1969
- Chicago (now Reisinger) (2) 1948, 1950
- Reisinger Board-a-Match Teams (2) 1976, 1977
- Vanderbilt Knockout Teams (4) 1944, 1945, 1952, 1969
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