John R. Crawford

Of Scots descent, the younger son of Andrew Wright Crawford Sr. (1873–1929), a town planner, he was born at Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, and died in Manhattan aged 60. He was married to Carol Stolkin, née Ross, also a celebrated backgammon player. ==Books==

• Canasta (New York: JCS Associates, 1950; London: Faber, 1951) • Samba, three-deck canasta (Doubleday, 1951) • How to be a consistent winner in the most popular card games (Doubleday, 1953); revised 1961 • Contract bridge (Grosset & Dunlap, 1953), Crawford assisted by Fred L. Karpin • Calypso: how to play and win the fascinating new card game (Doubleday, 1955) • The backgammon book (Viking Press, 1970), Oswald Jacoby and Crawford The latter was soon translated. • Das Backgammonbuch, German transl. by Jens Schmidt-Prange and Suzanne Gangloff (Munich: Keyser, 1974) • Le livre du backgammon, French transl. by René Orléan, 1975 ==Bridge accomplishments==

Honors • ACBL Hall of Fame, 1995 Awards • Fishbein Trophy 1952, 1957 • Herman Trophy 1953 Wins • Bermuda Bowl (3) 1950, 1951, 1953 • North American Bridge Championships (37) • Vanderbilt (9) 1941, 1946, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960 • Spingold (5) 1943, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1957 • Chicago (now Reisinger) (10) 1937, 1938, 1939, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1961 • Men's Board-a-Match Teams (2) 1956, 1961 • Master Mixed Teams (4) 1942, 1945, 1948, 1957 • Life Master Pairs (1) 1943 • Men's Pairs (1) 1939 • Rockwell Mixed Pairs (3) 1948, 1949, 1959 • Hilliard Mixed Pairs (1) 1945 • Master Individual (1) 1956 Runners-up • Bermuda Bowl (1) 1958 • North American Bridge Championships (27) • Vanderbilt (1) 1952 • Spingold (4) 1939, 1947, 1955, 1961 • Chicago (now Reisinger) (2) 1948, 1950 • Men's Board-a-Match Teams (4) 1946, 1948, 1959, 1973 • Master Mixed Teams (6) 1944, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1973, 1975 • Life Master Pairs (5) 1938, 1941, 1947, 1952, 1956 • Men's Pairs (1) 1953 • Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1947 • Hilliard Mixed Pairs (1) 1942 • Master Individual (2) 1951, 1958 ==See also==