 Brice pictured in The Prism 1939, Maine yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 6, 1887 Lawrence, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | January 10, 1967 (aged 79) Pittsfield, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1921–1940 | Maine |
| Basketball | |
| 1925–1929 | Maine |
| Baseball | |
| 1926–1935 | Maine |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 79–58–9 (football) 14–31 (basketball) 67–60 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 10 Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1922, 1924–1928, 1931–1934) Baseball 5 Maine State Series (1926, 1927, 1930–1932) | |
Fred Mansfield Brice (December 6, 1887 – January 10, 1967) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach.
Brice served as the head football coach at the University of Maine from 1921 to 1940, compiling a record of 79–58–9 and winning 10 Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association championships. He is the "Brice" in the name of the rivalry game with the New Hampshire Wildcats, the Battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket. Brice was also the head basketball coach at Maine from 1925 to 1929, tallying a mark of 14–31, and the school's head baseball coach from 1926 to 1935, amassing a record of 67–60.
Brice died at the age of 79 on January 10, 1967, at his home in Pittsfield, New Hampshire. He was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts.[1]