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26 Facts About Chris Salvi

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Chris Salvi was born on June 22,1989 and is an American former college and professional football safety.

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Chris Salvi played college football at Butler and Notre Dame, and played professionally in the Italian Football League.

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Chris Salvi attended Carmel Catholic High School in Mundelein, Illinois, where he was a two-year starter and two-year letterman.

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Chris Salvi started at cornerback his junior year and at safety his senior year.

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Chris Salvi was named to both the Lake County All-Area team and the All-East Suburban Catholic Conference team as a senior.

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Chris Salvi did not receive any FBS scholarship offers out of high school.

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Chris Salvi played in 11 games for the Butler Bulldogs of Butler University in 2008 and accumulated four tackles.

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Chris Salvi then transferred to the University of Notre Dame, where he was a member of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team from 2009 to 2012.

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Chris Salvi joined Notre Dame as a walk-on but earned a scholarship his final season in 2012.

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Chris Salvi was a safety at Notre Dame and primarily played special teams.

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Chris Salvi had to sit out the 2009 season due to NCAA transfer rules.

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Chris Salvi appeared in nine games in 2010 and recorded two total tackles.

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Chris Salvi played in 13 games in 2011 and made 10 total tackles.

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Chris Salvi was named a co-captain for the game against Navy on October 29,2011.

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Chris Salvi played in 13 games during the 2012 season and recorded six total tackles, including an assisted tackle in the 2013 BCS National Championship Game on January 7,2013.

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Chris Salvi participated in the annual Notre Dame Bengal Bouts charity tournament in 2012 and won the 188-pound division.

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Chris Salvi played in 35 career games for the Irish and recorded 18 total tackles.

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Chris Salvi graduated from Notre Dame with a bachelor's degree in political science.

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Chris Salvi played for the Torino Giaguari of the Italian Football League first division in 2014.

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Chris Salvi did not play in 2015 as he had accepted a job offer.

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Chris Salvi returned to play for the Giaguari in 2016.

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Chris Salvi played safety during his time with the Giaguari.

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Chris Salvi was specials teams coordinator and defensive backs coach at St Ignatius College Prep in Chicago, Illinois in 2013.

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Chris Salvi was defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach at St Ignatius in 2014.

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Chris Salvi was an offensive and special teams assistant for the Chicago Maroons of the University of Chicago in 2015.

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Chris Salvi became a defensive graduate assistant for the Connecticut Huskies of the University of Connecticut in 2016.