Gowdy, Bruce
Bruce Gowdy became ACBL Life Master #67 in 1950.
Bruce Gowdy – Hall of Fame 2014
Bruce Gowdy became ACBL Life Master #67 in 1950. The previous year Gowdy won his most impressive victory, the Spingold Master Knockout Teams at the record young age of 19! Hhttps://cbf.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Gowdy-360×450-2022-2.jpge was second in the same event in 1964.
On the home front, Gowdy’s achievements included winning the Canadian National Open Teams five years in a row from 1949 to 1953!
Gowdy represented Canada three times in the World Team Olympiad (1960, 1972 and 1976), winning a Bronze medal in 1972. He also won a Silver medal in the 2002 World Senior Pairs.
Gowdy was described by Ray Jotcham, a former partner and teammate, as “the most immaculate declarer he’s ever seen”. On the other hand, self-depreciating Gowdy described his own bidding prowess by the title of his as yet unpublished memoir “GWBB”, as in Guess What Bruce Bid!