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
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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