Ed Hale

I started playing duplicate bridge while in college at the University of Maryland. I also played a little while in graduate school at Purdue. I did not have time to play much bridge during my academic years as a Professor and then Chairman of the Physics Department at the University of Missouri - Rolla.  I did, however, pass the ACBL's Director's test in the mid-1970's.

When I retired in the summer of 1998, I had about 100 points, but was still working part-time. I became a Life Master at the Cincinnati Regional in March, 2000. In 2000 I no longer was working (just playing at various things) and now I am a Silver Life Master. My biggest win was in the Sunday Swiss Team Game at the 1999 Dayton Regional where my partner, Paul Yu, & I met another pair at the partnership desk and won the event (1st out of 47 teams for 17.2 golds).

Since 1999 Ed has been Manager and sometimes Director of the Rolla Duplicate Bridge Club.