American football player and coach (born 1962)
American football player
Rich Miano Position: Safety 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) High school: Kaiser (HI) College: Hawaii NFL draft: 1985 / round: 6 / pick: 166
Career: High school: 20–4 (.833)
Richard James Miano (born September 3, 1962) is a former American football defensive back who played 10 seasons for three teams in the National Football League (NFL). He has served as executive director of the Hula Bowl , a college football all-star game, since it was revived in 2020.[ 1]
Biography
Miano was a walk-on for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors college football team in 1981, and became an all-Western Athletic Conference defensive back in 1983 and 1984.[ 2] 1985 NFL draft by the New York Jets , where he played five seasons.[ 3] Philadelphia Eagles where he played four seasons. In 1995, his final season in the NFL, he played for the Atlanta Falcons .
After his retirement from the NFL, Miano moved back to his home in Honolulu , Hawaii , where he became an associate coach with the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors.[ 4] Greg McMackin resigned from Hawaii in 2011, Miano became head coach for the Henry J. Kaiser High School team. There, Miano's team won an HHSAA 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]
Head coaching record
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 defeated Kauai in the D-II final, 17–7.[ 5]
Year
Team
Overall
Conference
Standing
Bowl/playoffs
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
References
^ "Hula Bowl college all-star game returns after 12 years" . wvnews.com . AP . October 31, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2019 .^ "Miano, Spelman are All-WAC" . The Honolulu Advertiser . Retrieved November 22, 2019 – via newspapers.com.^ "1985 NFL Draft Listing" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved October 5, 2023 .^ a b "Rich Miano" . hawaiiathletics.com . Retrieved November 22, 2019 .^ a b "Rich Miano steps down as Kaiser coach" . Hawai'i Sports News . April 3, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2019 .^ Tsai, Stephen (July 13, 2014). "Miano steps up to the mic" . Hawaii Warrior World . Retrieved November 22, 2019 .
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