sentences:  Following graduation at St. Thomas Acquinas, Varrichione was enrolled on scholarship to Notre Dame.He was a 210-pound Freshman on the 1951 team, slated for immediate use on a depleted offensive line for what was expected to be one of the youngest varsity teams in school history.Varrichione was made a starter as a Freshman, the only such on the offensive side of the ball for the 1951 Fighting Irish Team.