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Article: ND'S ZORICH 'ELATED' TO BE A BEAR

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April 22, 1991
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Notre Dame nose guard Chris Zorich was so happy the Bears drafted him Sunday, it didn't matter that they waited until the second round. "I'm excited," he said. "Elated. I feel like I can walk on water."

For three years, the dominating nose guard walked all over opposing offensive lines. He capped his senior season by playing his last four games on a dislocated kneecap.

His ability to tolerate pain endears him to Coach Mike Ditka. He considered Zorich's lion-sized heart, something which NFL talent scouts don't include in their statistical charts.

"He shouldn't even have been playing on that ...

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