![]() ![]() You did it through your Share the Magic Foundation now. Now you've dedicated your life after football to teaching kids to read and learn about literacy. ![]() ![]() Upon entering college, you were only reading at middle school level. Santoro: Your football career really took off when you entered University of Georgia, but there was something that you knew that nobody else did. Malcolm Mitchell: Hi, I appreciate you having me on today. Malcolm Mitchell, welcome to GBH and welcome to Henry in the Hub and Super Bowl weekend. He'll tell you with a big smile that it's reading. And if you ask him what his greatest achievement is, he won't say that it's football or athletics. But his accolades on the field came long before that, having racked up a number of college football awards. As a wide receiver for the Pats, Mitchell helped the Pats win Super Bowl 51 in 2017. Henry Santoro: As we head into Super Bowl weekend, the name Malcolm Mitchell should be very familiar to NFL fans and especially New England Patriots fans. The transcript below has been edited for clarity. He also took some time to talk about Super Bowl LV featuring his former teammate Tom Brady. Mitchell talked to GBH Radio’s Henry Santoro about his recent book, My Favorite Book In The Whole Wide World. Although he struggled with reading as a child, he started the Share the Magic foundation in 2016 to teach kids like him to love books. Malcolm Mitchell is a former New England Patriots wide receiver, author and children’s literacy advocate. ![]()
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