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once, with Bobby Wolff in 1974, and he was second in 1994 with
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established the first full-time professional team in 1968, the
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Bob Hamman is known to promote young talent. He played with
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Precision Award (Best
Defended Hand of the Year) 1986, 1993
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player, among the greatest players of all time. He is from
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in 1999; a version of his citation that reports 23,219
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801:The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge
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260:Prize coverage business
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286:Bridge accomplishments
136:Bridge-A Game for Life
16:American bridge player
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885:Team USA 2 (Nickell)
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589:(2) 1979 (Jan), 1997
467:Other notable wins:
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412:(3) 1990, 2006, 2009
392:Grand National Teams
272:He was portrayed by
252:Hamman's Law is the
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1031:"Induction by Year"
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157:Dallas businessman
152:World Team Olympiad
87:World Team Olympiad
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1054:"Robert D. Hamman"
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796:Truscott, Alan F.
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428:Life Master Pairs
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163:Dallas Aces
115:Justin Lall
107:Bobby Levin
100:Zia Mahmood
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