- Born
- Died
- Birth nameJohn LaClaire Rice
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- John Rice was born on April 27, 1918 in Homestead, Pennsylvania, USA. He was married to Isabelle Wigmore. He died on January 1, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- SpouseIsabelle Wigmore(September 1939 - ?)
- Inducted into the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame in 1999.
- American League umpire, 1955-1973; umpired four World Series (1959, 1963, 1966, 1971) and three All-Star Games (1959, 1962, 1970).
- Served in the US Marine Corps, June 1942-June 1946.
- Umpired first major league game 11 April 1955; umpired final major league game 30 September 1973.
- Interred in Holy Cross Cemetery, Calumet City, Illinois.
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