Fredrick John William Rice (November 10, 1918 â March 8, 2005) was an American football coach. He served as head football coach at Colgate University for two seasons, from 1957 until 1958, compiling a record of 4âÂÂ14. After leaving Colgate, Rice was the head coach at Nicolet High School in Glendale, Wisconsin from 1961 to 1975, where he posted a 70âÂÂ53âÂÂ9 record and won a Braveland Conference championship in 1966.