Richard H. Katz (born 1942) is an American bridge player from Rancho Mirage, California. He is also a physician and a graduate of the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Katz and Cohen
Katz and Larry T. Cohen won the collegiate bridge championship, then a event, representing Wisconsin. They continued their partnership and won several major events together during the next decade. Playing under ACBL auspices in Houston during January 1977, they were on the verge of advancing to represent North American in the Bermuda Bowl when officials accused them of cheating. They quit the final match after 96 of 128 s (which forced their three teammates to forfeit) and soon withdrew from the league, but subsequently sued the American Contract Bridge League for $44 million. The case was settled out of court with Katz and Cohen agreeing not to play with each other for the next two years.
Bridge accomplishments
Wins
North American Bridge Championships (11) von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 1989 Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1968 Nail Life Master Open Pairs (1) 1994 Grand National Teams (1) 1974 Vanderbilt (2) 1975, 1976 Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1992 Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1976 Reisinger (1) 1973 Spingold (2) 1973, 1976
Runners-up
North American Bridge Championships
Lebhar IMP Pairs (1) 1987
Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1969
Vanderbilt (1) 1973
References
1942 births
American contract bridge players
Physicians from California
People from Rancho Mirage, California
University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people) Date of birth missing (living people)