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| - Sam Rice is a former NASCAR driver from Martinsville, VA. He competed in two Sprint Cup Series events in his career, both times recording stellar finishes. He competed in the series' inagural event in 1949, racing at Charlotte. Starting positions in both of his races are unknown, but Rice drove to a remarkable 4th place effort. Rice proved it was no fluke a few races later, recording another 4th place finish at Pittsburgh.
- Edgar Charles "Sam" Rice (February 20, 1889 - October 13 1974) was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball. Although Rice made his debut as a relief pitcher, he is best known as an outfielder. Playing for the Washington Senators from 1915 until 1933, he was regularly among the American League leaders in runs scored, hits, stolen bases and batting average. He led the Senators to three postseasons and a World Series championship in 1924. He batted left-handed, but threw right-handed. Sam Rice is interred in Woodside Cemetery in Brinklow, Maryland.
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| - Edgar Charles "Sam" Rice (February 20, 1889 - October 13 1974) was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball. Although Rice made his debut as a relief pitcher, he is best known as an outfielder. Playing for the Washington Senators from 1915 until 1933, he was regularly among the American League leaders in runs scored, hits, stolen bases and batting average. He led the Senators to three postseasons and a World Series championship in 1924. He batted left-handed, but threw right-handed. Rice, a left-handed hitter and right-handed thrower, stood erect at the plate and used quick wrists to slash pitches to all fields. He never swung at the first pitch and seldom fanned, once completing a 616-at-bat season with nine strikeouts. As the ultimate contact man with the picture-perfect swing, Rice was never a home run threat. But blazing speed turned singles into doubles and his 1920 stolen base total of 63 earned him the timely nickname "Man o' War". Rice played his final year, 1934, for the Cleveland Indians. He hit one home run during his final year, becoming one of the few major league players to hit a home run at age 45. During his career, he gave 1892 as his birthyear; when he was selected to the Hall of Fame in 1963, he said it was 1890. A geneological search on the Ancestry website revealing family trees states that he was actually born in 1889. He was selected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1963 along with Eppa Rixey, Elmer Flick, and John Clarkson. Sam Rice is interred in Woodside Cemetery in Brinklow, Maryland.
- Sam Rice is a former NASCAR driver from Martinsville, VA. He competed in two Sprint Cup Series events in his career, both times recording stellar finishes. He competed in the series' inagural event in 1949, racing at Charlotte. Starting positions in both of his races are unknown, but Rice drove to a remarkable 4th place effort. Rice proved it was no fluke a few races later, recording another 4th place finish at Pittsburgh.
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