| Willard Rice | |||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
April 21, 1895 Newton, Massachusetts, US | ||||||||||||||||
| Died |
July 21, 1967 (aged 72) Weston, Massachusetts, US | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left wing | ||||||||||||||||
| National team |
 United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1914–1926 | ||||||||||||||||
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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
- ^ "1924 Chamonix Winter Games". Ivies at Athens. Retrieved 4 Jul 2011.
- ^ "Harvard University Olympians". docstoc.com. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- ^ "Willard Rice profile". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
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