Skol Stories: Mike Harris Loves Being A Coach and Staying Connected To The NFL

About this episode

Mike Harris shares his journey from player to coach and his connection to the NFL.

Welcome back to Skol Stories. This week Mark Rosen and Pete Bercich welcome Vikings Legend Mike Harris to the show. Mike looks back on his time growing up in California, his favorite memories playing for both the Chargers and Vikings, the unfortunate health scare that pointed his life in a new direction, the experience of being a new dad, the ability to instill his football passion into the next generation by coaching at the collegiate level, and the joy of staying connected to the NFL by working for the league. All of this and more is in today’s episode of Skol Stories. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Mark Rosen, Pete Bercich

Guest: Mike Harris

Topics covered

• coaching
• NFL
• personal stories
• football
• parenthood
• health

Keywords

• Mike Harris
• coaching
• NFL
• Vikings
• Chargers
• football
• parenthood
• health scare

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NFL, Chargers, Vikings

Places: California

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