Seymon Deutsch

American bridge player (1935–2013)

Seymon Deutsch (May 18, 1935 – June 12, 2013)[1] was an American bridge player. He started playing bridge as a student at the Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, alongside Bobby Wolff, but afterwards focused on a career in business. He returned to competitive bridge in 1980s, when he started gaining successes, which include titles in Grand National Teams (1986), the Spingold Knockout Teams (1991) and three Vanderbilt Knockout Teams (1994, 1996 and 2006). He won two world titles: the 1988 World Team Olympiad in Venice and 1994 Rosenblum Cup.[2] Deutsch was 2007 recipient of Sidney H. Lazard Jr. Sportsmanship Award. ACBL Hall of Fame player Zia Mahmood told The New York Times at the time, "There are a few people about whom never a bad word is said ... Seymon is one of them".[3]

Deutsch was born and spent most of his life in Laredo, Texas. He ran a fashion store chain, Joe Brand, as well as a cattle ranch with large operation in South Texas.[3] He was survived by his wife Linda née Brand and their four children.[2]

## Bridge accomplishments

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### Wins

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* World championships (2)
* World Team Olympiad (1) 1988
* Rosenblum Cup (1) 1994
* North American Bridge Championships (5)
* Grand National Teams (1) 1986 [4]
* Vanderbilt (3) 1994, 1996, 2006 [5]
* Spingold (1) 1991 [6]

### Runners-up

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* North American Bridge Championships
* Silodor Open Pairs (1) 1995 [7]
* Vanderbilt (2) 1990, 1991 [5]
* Spingold (1) 1993 [6]

## References

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1. ^ "Obituaries:Seymon Deutsch". Laredo, TX: Hillside Funderal Home (hillsidefuneral.com). Retrieved 2014-10-17.
2. ^ a b Alder, Philip (June 19, 2013). "Remembering Seymon Deutsch". The New York Times.
3. ^ a b "Joe Brand's Seymon Deutsch takes home another bridge award" (PDF). Laredo Morning Times. August 5, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
4. ^ "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.
5. ^ 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.
6. ^ a b "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.
7. ^ "Silodor Open Pairs Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-27. p. 11\. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

## External links

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* "International record for Seymon Deutsch". World Bridge Federation.