Willard Wadsworth Rice (April 21, 1895 – July 21, 1967) was an American ice hockey player who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics.
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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 | |||||||||||||||
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Playing career | 1914–1926 | |||||||||||||||
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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]
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