serving as an official. He was married and had 4 sons and 4 daughters. He died in 1991 of a stroke. USA Championships Rice was a very successful competitor at 5000 m in the USA National Track and Field Championships (then AAU Championships) between 1938 and 1943: Accolades and awards In 1940, Rice received the Sullivan Award as the outstanding American amateur athlete. In 1977, he was inducted into the United States Track and Field Hall of Fame In 1994, he was inducted into the Montana High School Association Hall of Fame. In 2005, he was inducted into the Millrose Games Hall of Fame (because of his four wins at 2 miles in the Millrose Games in 1939 and 1941–43). References External links 1916 births 1991 deaths People from Deer Lodge County, Montana Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's track and field athletes American male long-distance runners Track and field athletes from Montana United States Merchant Mariners of World War II