Skol Stories: Matthew Hatchette Opens Up About His 1998 Season Experiences and How Coaching High School Football Reignited His Passion For The Game

About this episode

Matthew Hatchette discusses his experiences during the 1998 NFL season and how coaching has rekindled his love for football.

Welcome back to Skol Stories. Pete Bercich welcomes Vikings Legend Matthew Hatchette to the show. Matthew reflects on how hard work and a positive mindset helped propel him to the NFL, what it was like being a part of the incredible 1998 Vikings receiving corps, how coaching 7-on-7 football helped reignite his football passions again, and how his conversation with former Vikings Head Coach Brad Childress helped give him a new appreciation for the game as the head coach of Huntington Beach High School in California. All of this and more is in today’s episode of Skol Stories. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Pete Bercich

Guest: Matthew Hatchette

Topics covered

• 1998 NFL season
• coaching
• football passion
• Vikings history
• personal experiences
• 7-on-7 football

Keywords

• Matthew Hatchette
• 1998 season
• Vikings
• coaching
• football
• Brad Childress
• Huntington Beach High School

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Minnesota Vikings, Huntington Beach High School

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