Tim Holland was an American backgammon champion, teacher and author born in 1931 in Rockville Centre, New York. He won the World Backgammon Championship in 1968 and held the title until 1973, and also won the International Championship of Backgammon in London in 1966, 1972 and 1973. He earned about sixty thousand dollars a year in tournament prize money during the early 1970s, published four backgammon instructional books, and founded the Park 65 Backgammon Club in New York in 1978. He died in 2010 in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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Career HighlightWon the first World Backgammon Championship in 1968 and held the world title until 1973; also won the International Championship of Backgammon in London in 1966, 1972 and 1973. 1 Classification
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Was Tim Holland the first World Backgammon Champion?
He won the first World Backgammon Championship in 1968 and held the title until 1973.
Yes. Tim Holland won the first World Backgammon Championship in 1968 and held the world title until 1973. He was also a highly paid teacher of the game and the author of four backgammon books.
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American backgammon player (1931-2010)
Introduction
Tim Holland (March 3, 1931 - March 10, 2010) was a world-champion backgammon player, highly paid teacher of the game, author of four backgammon books and successful gambler who won more major backgammon tournaments than almost anyone in history.
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Tim Holland was club Backgammon champion at the Regency Whist Club before he won the first World Backgammon Championship in 1968 and held the world title until 1973. No championships were held in the years 1970 and 1971. He won the International Championship of Backgammon, played in London, England, in 1966, 1972 and 1973.
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Tim Holland was club Backgammon champion at the Regency Whist Club before he won the first World Backgammon Championship in 1968 and held the world title until 1973.
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was a world-champion backgammon player, highly paid teacher of the game, author of four backgammon books and successful gambler who won more major
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