Frank Dancewicz
 Dancewicz on a 1948 Bowman football card | |||||||||
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||
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| Born: | October 3, 1924 Lynn, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | June 26, 1985 (aged 60) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 187 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Lynn Classical (Lynn, Massachusetts) | ||||||||
| College: | Notre Dame | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1946 / round: 1 / pick: 1 | ||||||||
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Francis Joseph "Boley" Dancewicz (/ˈdænsəwɪts/ DAN-sə-wits;[1] October 3, 1924 – June 26, 1985) was an American football quarterback who played professionally in the National Football League (NFL). He was the first overall pick in the 1946 NFL draft by the Boston Yanks.
He was a quarterback at Notre Dame and later played three seasons of pro football.
His son, Gary Dancewicz, played at Boston College. Grandson Chris Pizzotti was a quarterback at Harvard.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Navy Ties Notre Dame in Annual Football Rivalry". Archived from the original on December 15, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ^ "Francis Dancewicz". Go Crimson. Retrieved June 5, 2012.[permanent dead link]
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