Education
Miano attended Affton High School in Street.Louis, Missouri, where he starred in football and wrestling from 1988 to 1992.
Miano attended Affton High School in Street.Louis, Missouri, where he starred in football and wrestling from 1988 to 1992.
In wrestling he made it to the State Championship Tournament in the heavyweight division. Miano"s dominance on the gridiron generated much interest from National Collegiate Athletic Association 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 National Collegiate Athletic Association regulations.
Miano enrolled at the Saint 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 Houston Community College. While at Highland, Miano received dozens of scholarship offers from Big Eight Conference, Big Ten Conference, Western Athletic Conference and Big East Conference schools.
Miano accepted a scholarship to play at the University of Kansas and enrolled there in the spring of 1995. After completing spring football practices at Kansas, Miano transferred to Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri.
Miano entered the 1996 season as one of the Bears team captains.
His play earned him Associated Press and AFCA 1st Team All-American honors. Miano"s performance at Missouri State attracted the attention of multiple teams in the NFL. On April 20, 1997 Miano was selected as the 9th pick in the seventh round of the NFL Draft, 210th overall, by the Chicago Bears.