Harry "Slippery" Ice was a record-setting halfback for the University of Missouri Tigers football team, and a long-time member of the Tigers' Athletic Department.
13 Facts About Harry Ice
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Harry Ice grew up in Kansas City and attended Wentworth Military Academy in Lexington, Missouri from 1936 to 1939.
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Harry Ice was named the school's best all-around athlete in 1938.
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Harry Ice entered the University of Missouri in 1939, and did not initially go out for football.
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In 1940 and 1941, Harry Ice established himself as one of the Tigers' top all-time running backs.
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Harry Ice's records include 240 yards rushing against Kansas in 1941, an average of 30.0 yards per in that same game, and a 95-yard touchdown run against Iowa State in 1941.
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Harry Ice was an all-Big Six selection in 1941 as Missouri won the conference championship and went on to the Sugar Bowl, where he was the game's MVP.
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Harry Ice played in the College All-Star Game in the summer of 1942, and was chosen to MU's All-Century Football Team.
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Harry Ice joined the United States Army as a Second Lieutenant in January 1942, and was discharged as a Major in August 1946.
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Harry Ice was overseas for thirty months in the Southwest Pacific Theater.
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Harry Ice was in three campaigns and the occupation in Japan with the 33rd Infantry Division.
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Harry Ice received the Combat Infantryman Badge, Bronze Star, Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster and two special citations.
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Harry Ice was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 1993.