Douglas Adolph Mikolas (born June 7, 1961) is an American former professional

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who played two seasons in the

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(NFL) with the

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and

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. Mikolas played

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at the

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and

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. He was also a member of the

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of the

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(USFL), the

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of the

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(CFL) and the New York/New Jersey Knights of the

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(WLAF).

Early life and college

Douglas Adolph Mikolas was born on June 7, 1961, in

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. He attended Scio High School in

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. Mikolas was a member of the

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in 1980. He transferred to

, where he was a four-year

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for the

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from 1981 to 1984. As a senior in 1984, he was named the Western Football Conference Co-Player of the Year with Gary Swanson.

Professional career

Mikolas was selected by the

in the seventh round, with the 94th overall pick, of the

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. He played in 16 games for the Gold during the 1985 season, recording 4.5 sacks and one fumble recovery. He played in three games for the

of the

in 1986, posting three sacks. Mikolas signed with the

on April 8, 1987. He was released on September 7, re-signed on September 8, and released again on September 12. On September 30, he re-signed with the team during the

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. He remained with the 49ers after the strike was over. Overall, Mikolas appeared in eight games, starting three, during the 1987 season, and recovered one fumble. He was released again on August 30, 1988, and re-signed again on September 22. He played in one game for the 49ers that season before being released for the final time on October 25, 1988. Mikolas was signed by the

on November 11, 1988. He appeared in one game for the Oilers that year, recording one sack, before being released on December 7, 1988. Mikolas signed with the

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on April 26, 1989. He was released on August 7, 1989. He started all ten games for the New York/New Jersey Knights of the

in 1991, totaling 38 tackles, one sack, one forced fumble, and one pass breakup. The Knights finished the season with a 5–5 record and lost their playoff games to the

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. Mikolas also played for the Knights in 1992 and made two sacks.

References

External links

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