- Don Panciera
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Don Panciera Position(s)
QB/HB/DBJersey #(s)
28, 9Born June 23, 1927
Westerly, Rhode IslandCareer information Year(s) 1949–1952 NFL Draft 1949 / Round: 4 / Pick: 41
(By the Philadelphia Eagles)College Boston College/San Francisco Professional teams - New York Yankees (AAFC) (1949)
- Detroit Lions (1950)
- Chicago Cardinals (1952)
- Toronto Argonauts (1953)
Career stats TD-INT 10-25 Yards 1383 Stats at NFL.com Career highlights and awards - No notable achievements
Donald Matthew Panciera (born June 23, 1927) is a former American football quarterback, halfback, and defensive back in the All-America Football Conference and the National Football League. He played for the New York Yankees (AAFC), the Detroit Lions, and the Chicago Cardinals. He played college football for the Boston College Eagles and the San Francisco Dons.
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High school football
He was a two time first-team All-State quarterback honors for La Salle Academy in 1944 and 1945. He quarterbacked La Salle teams to some of the school's greatest seasons. As a senior in 1945 he led the Maroon to an undefeated season and a trip to New Orleans for a special high school bowl game at Tulane Stadium.
College football
He was a starting quarterback for Boston College and the University of San Francisco.
Pro football
Despite being selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 4th Round of the 1949 NFL Draft, Panciera joined the New York Yankees of the All-America Football Conference. In 12 games, he completed 51 of 150 passes for 5 touchdowns and 16 interceptions. The conference folded after the 1949 season, so in 1950 Panciera played defensive back for the Detroit Lions, recording 1 interception in 4 games. In 1952 he joined the Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League. In 8 games he completed 35 of 96 passes for 582 yards, 5 touchdowns, and 9 interceptions. In 1953 he joined the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Rugby Union, but only appeared in 1 game.
After Football
After his playing days he served as an assistant coach at the University of Dayton for three years and Boston College for a year. In 1960 he began working for General Motors in New England area and in 1970 was awarded a GM dealership in Wakefield, Massachusetts.
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Boston College Eagles starting quarterbacks Darling • McKenney • Weston • Mirley • Boehner • Freitas • Moynahan • DiNatale • O'Rourke • Toczylowski • Doherty • Curtis • Ameen • Panciera • Songin • McBride • Kane • Donlan • Allard • Amabile • VanCott • Concannon • Marzetti • E. Foley • DiVito • Harris • Marangi • Kruczek • Smith • Palazola • Loughery • Flutie • Halloran • Power • Kamphaus • Power • Hicks • Kamphaus • Hicks • G. Foley • Hartsell • Mutryn • M. Hasselbeck • Mutryn • T. Hasselbeck • St. Pierre • Porter • Peterson • Porter • Ryan • Crane • Davis • Tuggle • Shinskie • RettigChicago / St. Louis / Phoenix / Arizona Cardinals starting quarterbacks Anderson • Beathard • Beuerlein • Blake • Brown • Cahill • Chandler • Christman • Coffee • Cuozzo • Esiason • Etcheverry • Garza • Gelbaugh • Graham • Grigas • Hall • Halloran • Hardy • Hart • Hill • Hogeboom • Holmer • Johnson • Keithley • King • Kolb • Krieg • Leinart • Lillard • Lomax • Loyd • Mallouf • McCown • McCullough • McHan • McMahon • Navarre • Nofsinger • Panciera • Plummer • Pisarkiewicz • Reynolds • Roach • Robbins • Root • Rosenbach • Sarboe • Schroeder • Schwenk • Skelton • Stoudt • Trippi • Tripucka • Tupa • Van Galder • Vaughan • WarnerCategories:- 1927 births
- Living people
- American football quarterbacks
- American football defensive backs
- Boston College Eagles football players
- San Francisco Dons football players
- Detroit Lions players
- Chicago Cardinals players
- American players of Canadian football
- Toronto Argonauts players
- Dayton Flyers football coaches
- Boston College Eagles football coaches
- Canadian football quarterbacks
- People from Westerly, Rhode Island
- Players of American football from Rhode Island
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