| Boley DancewiczDancewicz, Francis JosephHeight: 5-10 Weight: 187 Born: October 3, 1924 Lynn, MA Died: June 26, 1985 Boston, MA High School: Classical (Lynn, MA) | 
| Year | College | Status | 
|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Notre Dame | |
| 1943 | Notre Dame | Played | 
| 1944 | Notre Dame | Played | 
| 1945 | Notre Dame | Played | 
| Draft: 1st round (1st overall) 1946 Boston Yanks | 
| Relatives: Grandfather of Chris Pizzotti | 
| NFL Game Logs | 
| Roster Key • Stat Key | 
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Boston Yanks (NFL)1946 BOS NFL | 22 | QB-S | 10 | 1 | 
| 1947 Boston Yanks (NFL)1947 BOS NFL | 22 | QB | 12 | 8 | 
| 1948 Boston Yanks (NFL)1948 BOS NFL | 22 | QB | 3 | 0 | 
| 1948 Wilmington Clippers (AFL)1948 WIL AFL | 17 | QB | 5 | 0 | 
| 1949 Bethlehem Bulldogs (AFL)1949 BET AFL | 11 | QB | 9 | 9 | 
| 3 Years (NFL)3 Years NFL | 25 | 9 | 
| Transaction | Date | Team | 
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/14/1946 | 1946 Boston Yanks (NFL)1946 BOS NFL | 
| Signed | 1/12/1946 | 1946 Boston Yanks (NFL)1946 BOS NFL | 
| Signed | 1947 Boston Yanks (NFL)1947 BOS NFL | |
| Released | 10/11/1948 | 1948 Boston Yanks (NFL)1948 BOS NFL | 
| Signed | 1948 Wilmington Clippers (AFL)1948 WIL AFL | |
| Free Agent | 1948 Wilmington Clippers (AFL)1948 WIL AFL | |
| Signed | 1949 Bethlehem Bulldogs (AFL)1949 BET AFL | |
| Free Agent | 1949 Bethlehem Bulldogs (AFL)1949 BET AFL | 
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 Boston Yanks (NFL)1947 BOS NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1948 Boston Yanks (NFL)1948 BOS NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1948 Wilmington Clippers (AFL)1948 WIL AFL | 0 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1949 Bethlehem Bulldogs (AFL)1949 BET AFL | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | 
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Boston Yanks (NFL)1946 BOS NFL | 14 | 81 | 5.8 | 41 | 0 | ||||
| 1947 Boston Yanks (NFL)1947 BOS NFL | 47 | 145 | 3.1 | 41 | 1 | ||||
| 1948 Boston Yanks (NFL)1948 BOS NFL | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1949 Bethlehem Bulldogs (AFL)1949 BET AFL | 2 | ||||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 65 | 229 | 3.5 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Boston Yanks (NFL)1946 BOS NFL | 34 | 13 | 38.2 | 15 | 162 | 4.8 | 12.5 | 45 | 1 | 2.9 | 6 | 17.6 | 24.0 | |||||
| 1947 Boston Yanks (NFL)1947 BOS NFL | 169 | 66 | 39.1 | 85 | 1203 | 7.1 | 18.2 | 69 | 11 | 6.5 | 18 | 10.7 | 214 | 46.4 | ||||
| 1948 Boston Yanks (NFL)1948 BOS NFL | 35 | 17 | 48.6 | 13 | 186 | 5.3 | 10.9 | 33 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 14.3 | 38 | 0 | 25.1 | |||
| 1948 Wilmington Clippers (AFL)1948 WIL AFL | 57 | 27 | 47.4 | 407 | 7.1 | 15.1 | 2 | 3.5 | ||||||||||
| 1949 Bethlehem Bulldogs (AFL)1949 BET AFL | 106 | 47 | 44.3 | 49 | 866 | 8.2 | 18.4 | 6 | 5.7 | 10 | 9.4 | 52.6 | ||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 238 | 96 | 40.3 | 113 | 1551 | 6.5 | 16.2 | 69 | 12 | 5.0 | 29 | 12.2 | 252 | 0 | 40.1 | 
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Boston Yanks (NFL)1946 BOS NFL | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 Boston Yanks (NFL)1947 BOS NFL | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 | |||||||
| 1949 Bethlehem Bulldogs (AFL)1949 BET AFL | 12 | 42.8 | ||||||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 | 
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 Boston Yanks (NFL)1947 BOS NFL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1948 Boston Yanks (NFL)1948 BOS NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 | 
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