Researching Ralph Katz
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 4 people with the Katz surname? In that year Katz was ranked number 3575 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Ralph means "Wolf Counselor" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Ralph Katz on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Ralph Katz and the Katz Genealogy
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Ralph Katz
Ralph Katz (born 1957) is an American bridge player. Katz is from Burr Ridge, Illinois and graduated from University of Steubenville.
In 2018 he was a first-ballot selection for the ACBL Hall of Fame.
Domestically, he has won 23 North American Bridge Championships and the Open Team Trials seven times. Internationally, he has many top finishes, highlighted by a win in the 2009 Bermuda Bowl. He has three times been the runner-up in world championships (the 2010 Rosenblum Cup, the 2007 Bermuda Bowl and the 1990 World Open Pairs Championship) and also has a bronze medal from the 2000 World Bridge Teams Olympiad. Katz is a Grand Life Master of the American Contract Bridge League with over 27,000 masterpoints and a World Grand Master of the World Bridge Federation.
Katz, who was born in Pittsburgh, lived in Squirrel Hill (a large residential neighborhood in the east end of Pittsburgh) and was raised in Steubenville, first started to play bridge when he was 16. A sports enthusiast, the competitive side of bridge drew Katz to the game.
Katz's wife, Martha, is a former World Junior Teams champion (then known as Martha Benson). Both she and their son, Sam, are former winners of ACBL King or Queen of Bridge award.
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