Researching Bobby Nail
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 102 people with the Nail surname? In that year Nail was ranked number 3477 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Bobby means "Famous" and is of German origin.
Records of Bobby Nail on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bobby Nail and the Nail Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 122 people with the Nail surname in the UK? Nail is now ranked number 3928 for popularity in the UK. |
Nail Family History Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Nail surname in the USA? Nail is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Bobby Nail
Bobby Nail
George Robert Nail (April 21, 1925 – May 25, 1995) was an American bridge player and a club owner and teacher in Houston, Texas.
Nail was born in Kansas City, Missouri, with the congenital bone disorder osteogenesis imperfecta. In the 1960s he moved to Houston, where he operated Nail's Bridge Center with his wife Betty until his death. He died of a heart attack on May 25, 1995, survived by his wife and a sister.
Nail won four American Contract Bridge League national championships and placed second eleven times. He represented the United States twice in the Bermuda Bowl, finishing secondin 1963. He was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2001. The Nail Life Master Open Pairs event is named after him.
Nail and Robert Stucker invented the Big Diamond bidding system and presented it in the 1965 book Revolution in Bridge. A major departure from Standard American bidding concepts of the day, it featured a weak notrump, an unbalanced big 1 opening and a 1 opening that was forcing but not necessarily strong.
Source: Bobby Nail, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Nail
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