Emma Jean Hawes
Emma Jean Hawes was an American bridge player. She won 11 national titles and four world titles during her career.
Hawes was born in Benton, Kentucky and graduated from Cornell University at only 18 years old. For 15 years she partnered with New Yorker Dorothy Hayden Truscott.
She died at her home in Fort Worth, Texas of breast cancer. She was survived by her husband, David Hawes, and their daughter, Evalie Horner. Hawes was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2002.Bridge accomplishments
Honors
- ACBL Hall of Fame, 2002
Wins
- North American Bridge Championships
- * Whitehead Women's Pairs 1981
- * Open Pairs 1958
- * Smith Life Master Women's Pairs 1966, 1978
- * Wagar Women's Knockout Teams 1967, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976
- * Marcus Cup 1958
- * Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match 1964
Runners-up
- North American Bridge Championships
- * Whitehead Women's Pairs 1968, 1976
- * Smith Life Master Women's Pairs 1972
- * Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match 1952, 1967, 1972
