Carol Crawford was an American backgammon and bridge player who lived from 1934 to 1982, born in Buffalo, New York, who in 1973 became the second woman to win the World Backgammon Championship. She was also a successful contract bridge competitor, winning the National Mixed Pairs and finishing runner-up in three North American Bridge Championships events between 1974 and 1976, and she was the second wife of the noted bridge and backgammon player John R. Crawford.
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Career HighlightIn 1973 became the second woman to win the World Backgammon Championship 1 Classification
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What other names did Carol Crawford compete under?
She also competed as Carol Stolkin and Carol Ross, and in 1973 became the second woman to win the World Backgammon Championship.
Carol Ann Crawford also competed as Carol Stolkin and Carol Ross. She was born in Buffalo, New York, spent many years in Detroit, Michigan, and played both backgammon and bridge. In 1973 she became the second woman to win the World Backgammon Championship.
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Carol Ann Crawford (February 22, 1934 – August 10, 1982), also known as Carol Stolkin and Carol Ross, was an American backgammon and bridge player from Buffalo, New York who spent many years in Detroit, Michigan.
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Carol Ann Crawford (February 22, 1934
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Carol Ann Crawford (February 22, 1934
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was an American backgammon and bridge player from Buffalo, New York
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In 1973, she became the second woman to win the World Backgammon Championship.
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Carol Ann Crawford (February 22, 1934 - August 10, 1982), also known as Carol Stolkin and Carol Ross, was an American backgammon and bridge player from Buffalo, New York who spent many years in Detroit, Michigan.
Competed In: World Backgammon Championship, Article text
In 1973, she became the second woman to win the World Backgammon Championship.
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was an American backgammon and bridge player from Buffalo, New York who spent many years in Detroit, Michigan.
Plays: Bridge, Lead sentence
was an American backgammon and bridge player from Buffalo, New York who spent many years in Detroit, Michigan.
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