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Willard Rice

1895 - 1967

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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. Rice played hockey with the Boston Athletic Association team in the 1920s and 1930s that played at the Boston Arena. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Willard Rice is the 1,909th most popular athlete (up from 2,820th in 2024), the 10,483rd most popular biography from United States (up from 14,360th in 2019) and the 342nd most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Willard Rice ranks 1,909 out of 6,025. Before him are Harold McMunn, Ekkehard Fasser, Margitta Pufe, Marilee Stepan, Liesel Westermann, and Christiane Krause. After him are Alf Hansen, Munyoro Nyamau, Kim Eui-tae, Vyacheslav Lemeshev, Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo, and John James Shepherd.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Willard Rice ranks 294. Before him are Alice Lake, Milton Margai, Adam Papée, Eugene Bullard, Florence Vidor, and R. J. Mitchell. After him are Wanda Hawley, Birger Cederin, Evelyn Brent, A. Edward Sutherland, Gracie Allen, and Virginia Valli. Among people deceased in 1967, Willard Rice ranks 262. Before him are Oliverio Girondo, Vladimir Sukachev, Alice Lake, Jobyna Ralston, Donald Campbell, and Frederick E. Morgan. After him are Sigurd Moen, George E. Stone, Ian Raby, Lewis H. Brereton, Carl Kempe, and Nikolay Okhlopkov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Willard Rice ranks 10,485 out of 20,380. Before him are Juliette Atkinson (1873), Scott Cohen (1961), Anthony Wayne (1745), Titian Peale (1799), Gwynne Shotwell (1963), and Henry Cabot Lodge (1850). After him are Thomas Doughty (1793), Norman Fell (1924), Ashley Greene (1987), Kelly Clarkson (1982), ZaSu Pitts (1894), and Tennessee Ernie Ford (1919).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Willard Rice ranks 342. Before him are James Corson (1906), Norman Taber (1891), Tommy Kono (1930), DeHart Hubbard (1903), Gilbert Colgate (1899), and Marilee Stepan (1935). After him are Steve Prefontaine (1951), Robby Naish (1963), August Rodenberg (1873), Charles Thias (1879), Ivan Fuqua (1909), and Lou Jones (1932).

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