Willard Rice

Willard Wadsworth Rice (April 21, 1895 – July 21, 1967) was an American ice hockey player who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics.

Willard Rice
Born April 21, 1895 (1895-04-21)
Newton, Massachusetts, US
Died July 21, 1967 (1967-07-22) (aged 72)
Weston, Massachusetts, US
Position Left wing
National team  United States
Playing career 1914–1926
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1924 Chamonix Team competition

Rice was born in Newton, Massachusetts the son of Abbott Barnes Rice, a Massachusetts legislator, and Amy Thurber (Bridges) Rice. He was a graduate of Harvard University in 1922.[1][2] Rice played hockey with the Boston Athletic Association team in the 1920s and 1930s that played at the Boston Arena. He was a member of the American ice hockey team in the 1924 Winter Olympics that won the silver medal. Rice had a career as an executive with a soap manufacturing company. He died in Weston, Massachusetts on 21 July 1967.[3]

Notes
  1. "1924 Chamonix Winter Games". Ivies at Athens. Retrieved 4 Jul 2011.
  2. "Harvard University Olympians". docstoc.com. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  3. "Willard Rice profile". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
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