Lew Mathe

Lewis Lawrence Mathe (March 27, 1915 – March 10, 1986)^[1] was an American world champion bridge player and administrator from Canoga Park, California.^[2][3][4]

Mathe, a native of New York, served in the Army during World War II; he enlisted two days before the attack on Pearl Harbor.^[5] He died in Los Angeles in 1986.^[6] He was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 1997.^[7]

Bridge accomplishments

Honors

• ACBL Hall of Fame, 1997^[7]

Awards

• Herman Trophy (1) 1957
• Mott-Smith Trophy (3) 1959, 1964, 1967

Wins

• Bermuda Bowl (1) 1954 ^[8]
• North American Bridge Championships (19)
  • von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (2) 1963, 1967 ^[9]
  • Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1971 ^[10]
  • Silodor Open Pairs (1) 1959 ^[11]
  • Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1964 ^[12]
  • Open Pairs (1928-1962) (1) 1957 ^[13]
  • Vanderbilt (3) 1964, 1966, 1967 ^[14]
  • Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (3) 1957, 1962, 1970 ^[15]
  • Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1970 ^[16]
  • Reisinger (4) 1959, 1960, 1962, 1971 ^[17]
  • Spingold (2) 1953, 1954 ^[18]

Runners-up

• Bermuda Bowl (3) 1955, 1962, 1966 ^[8]
• North American Bridge Championships
  • Silodor Open Pairs (2) 1964, 1967 ^[11]
  • Wernher Open Pairs (1) 1961 ^[19]
  • Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1967 ^[12]
  • Hilliard Mixed Pairs (1) 1959 ^[20]
  • Nail Life Master Open Pairs (1) 1982 ^[21]
  • Vanderbilt (1) 1963 ^[14]
  • Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1972 ^[15]
  • Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (2) 1953, 1975 ^[16]
  • Reisinger (1) 1966 ^[17]
  • Spingold (2) 1971, 1974 ^[18]