Jim Rice was Grand Marshal for the 50th running of the Sacramento Mile, which took place on May 30, 2015 at Cal Expo. Rice, who perhaps is best known for a hard crash he suffered into the outside fence at the Sacramento Mile that was captured on film and featured in the iconic movie “On Any Sunday”, was one of the top motorcycle racers in America in the late 1960s and early ‘70s. He signed hundreds of autographs during the day at Sacramento. I happily took possession of one of my very own signed 8X10s — Larry Lawrence

Jim Rice signs autographs at the Sacramento Mile on May 30, 2015. Rice is an iconic Northern California racer, who is perhaps best known for the crash he suffered at the Sacto Mile in 1970 captured in the movie “On Any Sunday”. (Larry Lawrence photo)