Howard Schenken, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Howard Schenken

American bridge player and writer

Date of Birth: 28-Sep-1903

Date of Death: 20-Feb-1979

Profession: bridge player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Howard Schenken (September 28, 1903 – February 20, 1979) was an American bridge player, writer, and long-time syndicated bridge columnist.
He was from New York City.
He won three Bermuda Bowl titles, and set several North American records.
Most remarkably he won the Life Master Pairs five times, the Spingold twelve, and the Vanderbilt Trophy ten times; the LM Pairs and Vanderbilt records that still stand today.
Schenken is ACBL Life Master number 3, dating from 1936.
He was named to the bridge hall of fame by The Bridge World in 1966, which brought the number of members to nine, all made founding members of the ACBL Hall of Fame in 1995.