Willard Rice

American ice hockey player (1895–1967)

Ice hockey player

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
| 1924 Chamonix | Team competition

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

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

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

## External links

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* Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com

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