Skol Stories: Mistral Raymond Finds Purpose In Life After Football By Supporting Local Communities and Giving Back To Those In Need

About this episode

Mistral Raymond discusses his post-football life, community support, and advice for young players.

Welcome back to Skol Stories. This week Mark Rosen and Pete Bercich welcome in Vikings Legend Mistral Raymond to the show. Mistral talks about how local support through tough times helped lift him to achieve his dreams, the growth of his love for travel which began at a young age, the impact of Harrison Smith from day one with the organization, advice for young players in today’s league, and his appreciation for the Vikings Legends program keeping everyone connected long after their playing days are over. 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: Mistral Raymond

Topics covered

• life after football
• community support
• travel experiences
• advice for young players
• Vikings Legends program

Keywords

• Mistral Raymond
• Minnesota Vikings
• Harrison Smith
• football
• community support
• Vikings Legends
• travel

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Vikings Legends, Minnesota Vikings

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