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|caption=Dancewicz on a 1948 Bowman football card
 
|position=[[Quarterback]]
 
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|death_date={{death date and age|1985|06|26|1924|10|3}}
 
|death_date={{death date and age|1985|06|26|1924|10|3}}
 
|death_place =[[Boston, Massachusetts]]
 
|death_place =[[Boston, Massachusetts]]
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|height_ft=5
|debutyear=1946
 
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|weight_lbs=187
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|high_school=[[Lynn Classical High School|Lynn (MA) Classical]]
 
|college=[[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]]
 
|draftyear=1946
 
|draftyear=1946
 
|draftround=1
 
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* [[Boston Yanks]] (1946–1948)
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|college=[[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]]
 
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* [[Boston Yanks]] (1946-1948)
 
 
|statlabel1=[[Touchdown|TD]]-[[Interception|INT]]
 
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|statvalue1=12-29
 
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He was a flashy quarterback at [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]] but played just three seasons of pro football.
 
He was a flashy quarterback at [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]] but played just three seasons of pro football.
   
Grandson is [[Chris Pizzotti]], former quarterback at Harvard.<ref name="gocrimson1">{{cite web|url=http://www.gocrimson.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=523109|title=Francis Dancewicz|publisher=Go Crimson|date=|accessdate=June 5, 2012}}</ref>
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His son, Gary Dancewicz, played at Boston College. Grandson [[Chris Pizzotti]] was a quarterback at Harvard.<ref name="gocrimson1">{{cite web|url=http://www.gocrimson.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9000&ATCLID=523109|title=Francis Dancewicz|publisher=Go Crimson|date=|accessdate=June 5, 2012}}</ref>
   
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
{{Reflist}}
 
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==External links==
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*{{Find a Grave}}
   
 
{{Notre Dame Fighting Irish quarterback navbox}}
 
{{Notre Dame Fighting Irish quarterback navbox}}
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{{1943 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football navbox}}
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{{1946 NFL Draft}}
 
{{NFL NumberOne Draft Picks}}
 
{{NFL NumberOne Draft Picks}}
 
{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
 
| NAME = Dancewicz, Frank
 
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American football player
 
| DATE OF BIRTH = October 3, 1924
 
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Lynn, Massachusetts]]
 
| DATE OF DEATH = June 26, 1985
 
| PLACE OF DEATH = [[Boston, Massachusetts]]
 
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[[Category:1924 births]]
 
[[Category:1924 births]]
 
[[Category:1985 deaths]]
 
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[[Category:People from Lynn, Massachusetts]]
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[[Category:American people of Polish descent]]
 
[[Category:Players of American football from Massachusetts]]
 
[[Category:Players of American football from Massachusetts]]
 
[[Category:American football quarterbacks]]
 
[[Category:American football quarterbacks]]

Revision as of 01:18, 31 March 2018

Frank Dancewicz
File:Boley Dancewicz - 1948 Bowman.jpg
Dancewicz on a 1948 Bowman football card
Quarterback
Personal information
Date of birth: (1924-10-03)October 3, 1924
Place of birth: Lynn, Massachusetts
Date of death: June 26, 1985(1985-06-26) (aged 60)
Place of death: Boston, Massachusetts
Career information
College: Notre Dame
NFL Draft: 1946 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1
No regular season or postseason appearances
Career history
* Boston Yanks (1946–1948)
Career highlights and awards
TD-INT     12-29
Yards     1551
QB Rating     40.1
Stats at NFL.com

Francis Joseph "Boley" Dancewicz (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 flashy quarterback at Notre Dame but played just three seasons of pro football.

His son, Gary Dancewicz, played at Boston College. Grandson Chris Pizzotti was a quarterback at Harvard.[1]

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Template:1946 NFL Draft