Lew Stansby (August 17, 1940 – May 24, 2024) was an American bridge player from Dublin, California.[1] At the time of his passing Lew, a former commodities trader lived with wife and fellow national champion JoAnna Stansby. Since his first national win in the Reisinger in 1965, he won over 35 national championships and seven world championships, accumulating a win in every decade since 1965. Lew's most successful partnership was with Chip Martel, whom he played with from 1977-2012 and with whom he won his world championships in the Bermuda Bowl, Rosenblum Teams, and World Open Pairs.
Stansby was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2001.[2] He died on May 24, 2024, at the age of 83.[3]
^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. 746. ISBN 0-943855-48-9. LCCN 96188639.
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^Stansby, JoAnna (24 May 2024). "Lew Stansby (08-17-1940 to 05-24-2024)". www.bridgewinners.com. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
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2002 Paul Soloway † Open [134] 2007 Alan Sontag Open [135] [136] 2001 LewStansby Open [137] 1996 Sam Stayman † Open [138] 2010 Tom Stoddard † Blackwood...
Shepherd Harlow Lewis, Lew Mathe, Peter Pender, Bill Root, Harry Stappenbeck, Arthur Waldman 1975 Grant Baze, John Fejervary, LewStansby, Piyush Vakil, Ron...
Jim Jacoby, Mike Lawrence, Lew Mathe, Bobby Nail, Ron Von der Porten, LewStansby Sidney Lazard, Peter Leventritt, Paul Levitt, George Rapée, Howard Schenken...
Mitchell Open Board-a-Match Teams Björn Fallenius (partner), Chip Martel, LewStansby, Cezary Balicki, Adam Żmudziński Teams National 2006 Open Swiss Teams...
Stauber Dan Morse, Bobby Nail 1981 Larry N. Cohen, Ron Gerard Chip Martel, LewStansby 1982 Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell 2/3: Bob Blanchard, Drew Casen 2/3:...
Jeff Meckstroth, LewStansby, Bob Hamman 2013 Bart Bramley, Billy Miller, Vinita Gupta, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell, LewStansby Mike Passell, Garey...
(France) 2. Martel Ed Manfield, Chip Martel, Peter Pender, Hugh Ross, LewStansby, Kit Woolsey (USA) 3. Andrews Allan Graves, Sami Kehela, Eric Kokish...
Rose Meltzer, Peter Weichsel, Alan Sontag, Kyle Larsen, Chip Martel, LewStansby 2001 George Jacobs, Ralph Katz, Alfredo Versace, Lorenzo Lauria, Norberto...
Wold 2010 Martin Fleisher, Michael Kamil, Bobby Levin, Chip Martel, LewStansby, Steve Weinstein Alon Apteker, Phillipe Cronier, Craig Gower, Jacob Morgan...
Tudor, Michael Seamon 1999 Steve Weinstein, Bobby Levin, Chip Martel, LewStansby Peter Boyd, Steve Robinson, Kit Woolsey, Fred Stewart 2000 Perry Johnson...
Hayden 1998 JoAnna Stansby, LewStansby Ron Smith, Richard Schwartz 1999 Steve Catlett, Paul Soloway JoAnna Stansby, LewStansby 2000 Steve Garner, Jill...
Caravelli 1985 Jim Robison, Joey Silver John Roberts, Dave Berkowitz 1986 LewStansby, Ralph Katz Robb Gordon, John Rengstorff 1987 Ed Manfield, Kit Woolsey...
Landen Neil Silverman, Mike Smolen 1991 Ken Cohen, Bob Thomas JoAnna Stansby, LewStansby 1992 Jeff Meckstroth, Perry Johnson Tony Glynne, James Elliott 1993...
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