University of San Francisco Athletics

Donald Matthew Panciera was born in Westerly RI, on June 23, 1927 and attended La Salle Academy High School.  He attended Boston College prior to transferring to USF. He played quarterback in high school and at both colleges. He played quarterback, halfback and defensive back professionally. 

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 who selected him in the sixth round of the 1949 AAFC Draft. In 12 games, he completed 51 of 150 passes for 5 touchdowns and 16 interceptions. Later he played for the Detroit Lionbs, the Chicago Cardinals, and the Toronto Argonauts. 
 
Following his professional playing career, 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 and in 1970 was awarded a GM dealership in Wakefield, Rhode Island (Wikipedia).