Billy Eisenberg was an American bridge and backgammon professional who lived from 1937 to 2025. He won the backgammon world title in 1975, and in bridge won five Bermuda Bowl world team championships, in 1970, 1971, 1976, 1977 and 1979, plus fourteen North American Bridge Championships and seven United States Bridge Championships. He was hired in 1968 as an original member of the Dallas Aces, the first full-time professional bridge team, and was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 1998.
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Career HighlightWon five Bermuda Bowl world team titles in bridge and the 1975 backgammon world title. 1 Classification
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Who hired Billy Eisenberg for the Dallas Aces and when did he leave the team?
Ira Corn hired him in 1968 and he left the team in 1971.
The Dallas businessman Ira Corn hired Eisenberg in 1968 as an original member of the Dallas Aces, the first full-time professional bridge team. Eisenberg was living in New York City at the time. He left the team and moved from Texas to California in 1971.
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William Eisenberg (September 5, 1937 – July 13, 2025) was an American bridge and backgammon professional.
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William Eisenberg (September 5, 1937 - July 13, 2025) was an American bridge and backgammon professional.
Biography section, death sentence
Eisenberg died on July 13, 2025, at the age of 87.
Biography section, death sentence, year only
Eisenberg died on July 13, 2025, at the age of 87.
Biography section, bridge and backgammon titles sentence
In bridge, Eisenberg won five Bermuda Bowl world team titles and he won the backgammon world title in 1975.
Plays: Backgammon, Lead sentence
was an American bridge and backgammon professional.
Plays: Bridge, Lead sentence
was an American bridge and backgammon professional.
Competed In: Bermuda Bowl, Lead or career section
In bridge, Eisenberg won five Bermuda Bowl world team titles and he won the backgammon world title in 1975.
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