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Jeff Samardzija honors his Notre Dame football coach, Tyrone Willingham
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30 Years of Notre Dame on NBC: Jeff Samardzija's iconic stagger to the end zone against UCLA - NBC Sports
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Samarzija's football toughness showing on baseball diamond - NBC Sports
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Jeff Samardzija opens up about picking Cubs over NFL and that special contract - Chicago Sun-Times
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Jeff Samardzija's baseball decision keeps paying big
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The Jeff Samardzija story: From All-American 'catcher' to All-Star pitcher
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Jeff Samardzija honors his Notre Dame football coach, Tyrone Willingham
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Garza DL bound; Samardzija to start Cubs' opener
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Cubs' Jeff Samardzija Turns His Choices Into the Right Ones - The New York Times