Kyle Larsen

For those of a similar name, see Kyle Larson (disambiguation).

Kyle Alan Larsen (January 2, 1950 – August 21, 2012)^[1] was a professional American bridge player.^[2] He won two world titles: the 2001 Bermuda Bowl in Paris and 2006 Rosenblum Cup in Verona, as well as 12 national titles and 9 runners-up.^[3]

Kyle Larsen
Kyle Alan Larsen at the 10th World Bridge Championships, Lille, France, 1998
Born	Kyle Alan Larsen (1950-01-02)January 2, 1950 San Francisco, California, U.S.
Died	August 21, 2012(2012-08-21) (aged 62)
Occupation	Bridge player

He was born in San Francisco, California – the son of two tournament bridge players^[4] – and lived in the Bay Area until his death.^[1] At the age of 15 he became the youngest ACBL Life Master at that time;^[4] when he won Reisinger Board-a-Match Teams in 1968, aged 18, he was the youngest player ever to win a major North American title.^[3] His bridge partner for many years was Rose Meltzer; together they won both world championships and five North American Bridge Championships titles.^[4]

Larsen was elected to the ACBL Hall of Fame by his peers in 2012, announced in April.^[3]

Larsen died in August 2012 after a long battle with prostate cancer.^[5]

Bridge accomplishments

Honors

• ACBL Hall of Fame, 2012^[6]

References

1. "Kyle Larsen: Obituary". San Francisco Chronicle. September 30, 2012. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
2. Francis, Henry G.; Truscott, Alan F.; Francis, Dorthy A., eds. (1994). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th ed.). Memphis, TN: American Contract Bridge League. p. 673. ISBN 0-943855-48-9. LCCN 96188639.
3. Alder, Phillip (April 20, 2012). "Kyle Larsen Voted Into Hall of Fame". The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-10-21.
4. "Larsen, Kyle" Archived 2017-07-26 at the Wayback Machine. Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-20.
5. "In Memoriam: Kyle Larsen 1950–2012". Bridge Winners (bridgewinners.com). August 22, 2012. Retrieved 2014-10-21.
6. "Induction by Year" Archived 2014-12-05 at the Wayback Machine. Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-20.

External links

• Kyle Larsen at the ACBL Hall of Fame (archived)
• "International record for Kyle Larsen". World Bridge Federation.