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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | (1962-09-03)September 3, 1962 (age 62) Newton, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Kaiser (HI) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Hawaii | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1985: 6th round, 166th pick | ||||||||||||
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| Career: | High school: 20–4 (.833) | ||||||||||||
Richard James Miano (born September 3, 1962) is a formerAmerican footballdefensive back who played 10 seasons for three teams in theNational Football League (NFL). He has served as executive director of theHula Bowl, acollege football all-star game, since it was revived in 2020.[1]
Miano was awalk-on for theHawaii Rainbow Warriorscollege football team in 1981, and became an all-Western Athletic Conference defensive back in 1983 and 1984.[2] Miano was selected in the sixth round of the1985 NFL draft by theNew York Jets, where he played five seasons.[3] After missing the entire 1990 season with a knee injury, Miano went to thePhiladelphia Eagles where he played four seasons. In 1995, his final season in the NFL, he played for theAtlanta Falcons.
After his retirement from the NFL, Miano moved back to his home inHonolulu,Hawaii, where he became an associate coach with the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors.[4] After head coachGreg McMackin resigned from Hawaii in 2011, Miano becamehead coach for theHenry J. Kaiser High School team. There, Miano's team won anHHSAA championship in 2013 with a 12–1 record.[5]
In July 2014, Miano was hired as a color analyst for Hawaii football games broadcast on OC Sports.[6]
Miano and his wife, Lori, have two children.[4]
Miano accrued a 20–4 record in two seasons as head coach of the Kaiser Cougars, including leading them to a state championship in 2013, when the team defeatedKauai in the D-II final, 17–7.[5]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Kaiser Cougars(Oahu Interscholastic Association)(2012–2013) | |||||||||
| 2012 | Kaiser | 7–3 | 7–1 | 3rd | L OIA White Semi-Final | ||||
| 2013 | Kaiser | 13–1 | 8–0 | 1st | W D-II Final | ||||
| Kaiser: | 20–4 | ||||||||
| Total: | 20–4 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||