Sidney Herold Lazard (December 18, 1930 – November 3, 2015)Sparkman Hillcrest Funeral Home obituary posting. was an American business leader in the oil and gas industries and a champion contract bridge player. He attended Tulane University and was a lifelong New Orleans resident until 2001, when he moved to Dallas, Texas.
Lazard was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2000.
Sidney H. Lazard, Jr. Sportsmanship Award In 2001, Lazard established the Sidney H. Lazard, Jr. Sportsmanship Award in honor of his son, who died in 1999 after battling cancer. The annual award celebrates sportsmanlike characteristics and aims to recognize those who "play hard but fair and hold no grudges."
The 2016 recipient was Boye Brogeland.
Bridge accomplishments
Honors
ACBL Hall of Fame, 2000"Induction by Year". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-16.
Wins
North American Bridge Championships (14) Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 2002 North American Pairs (1) 1990 Vanderbilt (1) 1970 Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1977 Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (5) 1963, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982 Reisinger (2) 1960, 1997 Spingold (3) 1954, 1958, 1968
Runners-up
North American Bridge Championships Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1959 Wernher Open Pairs (2) 1967, 1997 Nail Life Master Open Pairs (1) 2001 Open Pairs (1928-1962) (1) 1957 Grand National Teams (2) 1987, 2004 Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 1983 Vanderbilt (2) 1967, 1994 Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (4) 1954, 1956, 1961, 1965 Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1961 Reisinger (3) 1968, 1969, 1975 Spingold (2) 1966, 1973
References
External links – with video interview