Bridge player and writer. The son of Oswald Jacoby. James came into his own right with his playing ability and his writing. He played bridge with the name of Jim and he wrote with the name of James. Born in New York, he and his father co-wrote a syndicated bridge column as "Jacoby on Bridge" by Oswald and James Jacoby. He won 16 "national" (ACBL) championships, the first at the age of 22, and he was the most successful ACBL tournament player during 1955 (masterpoints leader). He and his mother Mary Zita Jacoby co-wrote The New York Times Book of Backgammon in 1973. In teams-of-four competition James was a member of four world champions. The Aces won the Bermuda Bowl both in 1970 as U.S. representative and in 1971 as defending champion. United States won the 8th quadrennial World Team Olympiad in 1988. He also led the winning mixed team in 1972 as playing captain. James began playing pairs and won world silver medals in the 1966 Open Pairs with Dr. John Fisher and in the 1978 Mixed Pairs with Heitie Noland. He was inducted by the ACBL Hall of Fame in 1997. James has a son and he was married to Judy. James died of cancer at the age of 58.
Bridge player and writer. The son of Oswald Jacoby. James came into his own right with his playing ability and his writing. He played bridge with the name of Jim and he wrote with the name of James. Born in New York, he and his father co-wrote a syndicated bridge column as "Jacoby on Bridge" by Oswald and James Jacoby. He won 16 "national" (ACBL) championships, the first at the age of 22, and he was the most successful ACBL tournament player during 1955 (masterpoints leader). He and his mother Mary Zita Jacoby co-wrote The New York Times Book of Backgammon in 1973. In teams-of-four competition James was a member of four world champions. The Aces won the Bermuda Bowl both in 1970 as U.S. representative and in 1971 as defending champion. United States won the 8th quadrennial World Team Olympiad in 1988. He also led the winning mixed team in 1972 as playing captain. James began playing pairs and won world silver medals in the 1966 Open Pairs with Dr. John Fisher and in the 1978 Mixed Pairs with Heitie Noland. He was inducted by the ACBL Hall of Fame in 1997. James has a son and he was married to Judy. James died of cancer at the age of 58.
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