By Stephen Tsai
Advertiser Staff Writer
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RICH MIANO
Position: Defensive secondary coach.
Hometown: Honolulu.
High school: Kaiser High (Class of 1980).
Height: 6-1.
Weight: 210 pounds.
Best bench press: 375 pounds.
Best 40 time: 4.5 seconds.
Famous friends: Former Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon; former world champion boxer Marvelous Marvin Hagler.
Favorite entertainers: "Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Tom Hanks, U2 and Elton John."
Public or private school: "I went to public, but my son goes to private."
Jamba Juice or Starbucks "They're the best in both categories. When I want coffee, I go to Starbucks. When I want a smoothie, I go to Jamba Juice. By the way, they're owned by the same people. You know that, don't you?"
Hobby: "Interior designing. I do all of my homes."
Did you know: "If I tell you, I'd have to kill you."
Hair-care secret: Gel, by Paul Mitchell.
Speed or quickness: "Quickness. Very rarely do you have to run more than 40 yards in sporting events."
MEL DELAURA
Position: Assistant strength coach.
Hometown: Honolulu.
High school: Damien Memorial School (Class of 1971)
Height: 6 feet.
Weight: 230 pounds.
Best bench press: 485 pounds.
Best 40 time: 4.35 seconds.
Famous friend: Former NBA player Kermit Washington.
Favorite entertainer: "Nicole C. Mullen. She's awesome, man. She's a Christian singer."
Public or private school: "I would say it depends. Over here, private. On the Mainland, public."
Jamba Juice or Starbucks: "Jamba Juice, because they sponsor our speed camp."
Hobby: "Motocross. I ride cr500, cr250."
Did you know: "If I told you, then everybody would know. Let's say, I have no secrets."
Hair-care secret: "Soap."
Speed or quickness: "I would say quickness, because I've seen a lot of fast guys who can't play but not too many quick guys who can't play."
In Atlanta in 1996, Rich Miano was a safety for June Jones. At UH in the early 1970s, Mel deLaura was Jones' favorite receiver. Miano and deLaura are on the UH staff, and co-founders of the Hawai'i Speed and Quickness Clinics.
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