Chris Zorich

Chris Zorich
Chris Zorich
No. 97, 78     
Defensive Tackle
Personal information
Date of birth: March 13, 1969 (1969-03-13) (age 42)
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight: 282 lb (128 kg)
Career information
College: Notre Dame
NFL Draft: 1991 / Round: 2 / Pick: 49
Debuted in 1991 for the Chicago Bears
Last played in 1997 for the Washington Redskins
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 1998
Tackles     211
Sacks     16.5
Stats at NFL.com
College Football Hall of Fame

Christopher Robert Zorich (born March 13, 1969) is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears and Washington Redskins.

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Early life

An only child of African American and Croatian descent, Zorich was raised by his mother on the South Side of Chicago, where he attended Chicago Vocational High School.[1]

College career

Zorich received a scholarship to play college football at the University of Notre Dame in 1987 and began as a linebacker but was moved to nose tackle early in the season and did not play.[2] However, Zorich then earned All-American honors the following season. In his first game, he had one and a half sacks and ten tackles against the University of Michigan and finished the year third on the team in tackles as Notre Dame went undefeated and won the national championship.[2] During his junior year, he followed his initial season with a consensus All-America year in 1989 and was also one of four finalists for the Lombardi Award. Also in 1989 he was voted the UPI Lineman of the Year award as the top lineman in college football. As a senior, Zorich won the Lombardi Award and was recognized as a unanimous All-America. In the final game of his college career he was the Defensive Most Valuable player of the 1991 Orange Bowl.[2]

NFL career

Zorich was drafted in the second round of the 1991 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears. He played for the Bears from 1991 until 1996, and he was named an alternate for the 1993 Pro Bowl. He also played one season (1997) for the Washington Redskins. In his NFL career, Zorich tallied 16.5 career quarterback sacks and scored one touchdown off a fumble.

After football

Zorich earned a law degree at Notre Dame[2] and established the Christopher Zorich Foundation in 1993 to assist disadvantaged families. He is a past recipient of USA WEEKEND's Most Caring Athlete Award and the Jesse Owens Foundation Humanitarian Award. Zorich has also worked as a motivational speaker.

On May 9, 2007, Zorich was announced as one of the specially selected inductees of the 2007 class at the College Football Hall of Fame.

On July 8, 2010, the Chicago Tribune reported that the Chris Zorich Foundation was in contravention of state and federal laws, having not filed tax returns and various forms for many years. The paper also reported that the charity was defunct, with $864,000 in funds unaccounted for. Zorich replied that he was in the process of locating bank statements and acquiring an accounting firm to audit the foundation's books.[3]

References

  1. ^ "The Chris Zorich Foundation - Biography". Chris Zorich Foundation. http://www.chriszorich.org/biography/. Retrieved 2008-07-31. 
  2. ^ a b c d "Chris Zorich's College Football HOF profile". College Football Hall of Fame. http://www.collegefootball.org/famersearch.php?id=90130. Retrieved 2008-07-30. 
  3. ^ "Zorich still hasn't found charity's $864,000". Chicago Tribune. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-zorich-charity-20100708,0,4542642.story. Retrieved 8 July 2010. 

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v · d · eNotre Dame Fighting Irish Football 1988 Consensus National Champions
v · d · e1990 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
Offense
QB Ty Detmer | RB Eric Bieniemy | RB Darren Lewis | WR Raghib Ismail | WR Herman Moore | TE Chris Smith
OT Antone Davis | OT Stacy Long | OG Joe Garten | OG Ed King | C John Flannery
Defense
DL Moe Gardner | DL Chris Zorich | DL Russell Maryland | DL David Rocker
LB Michael Stonebreaker | LB Alfred Williams | LB Maurice Crum
DB Ken Swilling | DB Tripp Welborne | DB Darryll Lewis | DB Todd Lyght
Special teams
P Brian Greenfield | PK Philip Doyle
v · d · eChicago Bears 1991 NFL Draft selections
Stan Thomas • Chris Zorich • Chris Gardocki • Joe Johnson • Anthony Morgan • Darren Lewis • Paul Justin • Larry Horton • Mike Stonebreaker • Tom Backes • Stacy Long • John Cook
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v · d · eByron "Whizzer" White NFL Man of the Year Award

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