Mike Becker

Background

He is a son of B. Jay Becker.

Career

Becker is from Tenafly, New Jersey. At bridge they used a strong one-club, relay bidding system that they called "the Ultimate Club". In the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) during the 1990s or 2000s, Becker chaired committees governing International Team Trials and the Hall of Fame.

He was the founding president of the United States Bridge Federation, established in 2001 primarily to select and support teams that represent the United States in world competition.

He was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2006. Honors Wins Runners-up North American Bridge Championships von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 1975 Silodor Open Pairs (1) 1998 Grand National Teams (2) 1981, 1992 Vanderbilt (3) 1978, 1999, 2004 Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (2) 1968, 2008 Reisinger (5) 1967, 1983, 2002, 2004, 2007 Spingold (2) 1968, 1988.

Achievements

• ACBL Hall of Fame, 2006 North American Bridge Championships (18) von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 1990 Silodor Open Pairs (1) 1988 Grand National Teams (5) 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013 Vanderbilt (5) 1977, 1981, 1985, 1989, 2005 Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (2) 2007, 2012 Spingold (4) 1972, 1980, 1982, 1992.