Claude Francis Bice (September 4, 1879 â June 24, 1953) was an American college football and college basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Western Branch of the Kansas State Normal SchoolâÂÂnow known as Fort Hays State UniversityâÂÂfrom 1908 to 1909, compiling a record of 4âÂÂ3âÂÂ2. He was a part-time gymnasium instructor at the school during the 1902âÂÂ03 academic year.