Rich Miano
Encyclopedia
Richard James Miano is a former American football
defensive back
who played 11 seasons for three teams in the National Football League
. Rich was a walk-on for University of Hawaii team in 1981 and became an all WAC defensive back in 1983 and 1984. In 1985 Rich was drafted in the 6th round by the NY Jets where he played 6 seasons. After missing the entire 1990 season with a knee injury, Rich went to the Philadelphia Eagles where he played four seasons. In 1995 he played for the Atlanta Falcons in his final season. Upon retirement from the NFL, Rich moved back to his home in Honolulu, Hawaii where he is currently the Associate Head Coach with the University of Hawaii
, where he played his college
career.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
defensive back
Defensive back
In American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage; they are distinguished from the defensive line players and linebackers, who take positions directly behind or close to the line of...
who played 11 seasons for three teams in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. Rich was a walk-on for University of Hawaii team in 1981 and became an all WAC defensive back in 1983 and 1984. In 1985 Rich was drafted in the 6th round by the NY Jets where he played 6 seasons. After missing the entire 1990 season with a knee injury, Rich went to the Philadelphia Eagles where he played four seasons. In 1995 he played for the Atlanta Falcons in his final season. Upon retirement from the NFL, Rich moved back to his home in Honolulu, Hawaii where he is currently the Associate Head Coach with the University of Hawaii
University of Hawaii
The University of Hawaii System, formally the University of Hawaii and popularly known as UH, is a public, co-educational college and university system that confers associate, bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees through three university campuses, seven community college campuses, an employment...
, where he played his college
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
career.