Edwin Bruce Kantar (November 9, 1932 – April 8, 2022) was an American bridge player, winner of two open world championships for national teams (Bermuda Bowls), and prolific writer of bridge books and columns.
[1] Kantar was born to a Jewish family in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
He learned the game at 11 and started teaching it at the age of 17, first to his friends and later at the University of Minnesota, which he attended.
[5] Kantar wrote at home in California and lectured on bridge cruises.
Aside from bridge, Eddie played paddle tennis, a sport in which he also garnered several trophies.