Frank Dancewicz

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. He was the first overall pick in the 1946 NFL Draft by the Boston Yanks.

Frank Dancewicz
Dancewicz on a 1948 Bowman football card
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born:(1924-10-03)October 3, 1924
Lynn, Massachusetts
Died:June 26, 1985(1985-06-26) (aged 60)
Boston, Massachusetts
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:187 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school:Lynn (MA) Classical
College:Notre Dame
NFL Draft:1946 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1
Career history
Career NFL statistics
TD-INT:12-29
Yards:1551
QB Rating:40.1
Player stats at NFL.com

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

  1. "Navy Ties Notre Dame in Annual Football Rivalry". Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  2. "Francis Dancewicz". Go Crimson. Retrieved June 5, 2012.


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