Frank Dancewicz
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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||
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Born: | Lynn, Massachusetts | October 3, 1924||||||
Died: | June 26, 1985 Boston, Massachusetts | (aged 60)||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 187 lb (85 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Lynn Classical (Lynn, MA) | ||||||
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. 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[]
- ^ "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]
External links[]
- Frank Dancewicz at Find a Grave
Categories:
- 1924 births
- 1985 deaths
- Sportspeople from Lynn, Massachusetts
- Players of American football from Massachusetts
- American football quarterbacks
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players
- National Football League first overall draft picks
- Boston Yanks players
- Wilmington Clippers players
- American football quarterback stubs