Backgammon Champion, Tim Holland, Has Died
Golf World Mourns With Tim Holland Passing Away.The World Backgammon Champion, Tim Holland, Has Died On March 3, 1931 a man by the name of Simeon Harold Holland was born in Rockville Centre, N.Y. The world was oblivious to the genius that had just entered it. As he grew he took a liking to different sports and games. He spent his early years as an amateur golfer, but was charmed by the game backgammon. Soon he would begin the process of mastering it.
He is known as Tim Holland the World Backgammon Champion. The title is well deserved. At the age of 36 he won the World Backgammon Association Championship. He reigned as the champion throughout 1971. However, he holds three world champions because a competition was not held in 1969 nor in 1970.
He also authored a few books about the game he loved so much. The titles are: Beginning Backgammon, Better Backgammon, and Backgammon for People Who Hate to Lose. The teaching help called Auto backgammon was a creation of his, and he opened a Backgammon club in New York, although it is no longer in use.
He lived 79 years, and he will always be remembered for his Backgammon skills shown in offshore casinos. Jon Bradshaw gives an undying image of this man in a book published in 1975. It is entitled, “Fast Company.”He states that Holland “rolled the dice and moved his men about the board with the poise of a man who knows victory is only a matter of time.” Now as he lays to rest, he will forever live on. Hats off to the world’s greatest.
