David Jackson (22) (–2023)

[excerpted from Contract Bridge Association of Ireland online memorial]
David was a top player in his own right, a grandmaster and a multiple national champion. But it was as Non-Playing Captain of the Irish Open team that he perhaps made his biggest mark on Irish bridge, revolutionising that role by bringing to it an analytical rigour and discipline.

By profession, David was a highly-regarded statistician, and his analytical mind and his passion for sports combined to create a lifelong interest in sports betting and odds-making. He was also an easy and witty raconteur, whose victory speeches were always eagerly anticipated by those present, a rarity in any context. In addition, he was a successful bridge theorist and author.