Mike Miano
American football player
Mike Miano (born December 17, 1973) is a former American football player who played the position of defensive tackle. He is currently a teacher working for the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA.)
Early life
Miano attended Affton High School in St.Louis, Missouri, where he starred in football and wrestling from 1988 to 1992. In football, he won All-Conference, All-District, All-Metro and All-State honors as a defensive and offensive lineman. In wrestling he made it to the State Championship Tournament in the heavyweight division. Miano's dominance on the gridiron generated much interest from NCAA Division I universities. In spite of his athletic and academic potential, Miano was ineligible to receive scholarship offers from any of the interested universities due to NCAA regulations.
Collegiate career
Miano enrolled at the St. Louis Community College and was athletically inactive from 1992 until 1994. His collegiate football career began at Highland Community College in Highland, Kansas. Miano earned All-Conference and All-American honors for his play in the 1994 season at HCC. While at Highland, Miano received dozens of scholarship offers from Big Eight Conference, Big Ten Conference, Western Athletic Conference and Big East Conference schools.
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