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{{Short description|Polish player of Canadian football (born 1958)}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|5|11}}
| birth_place = [[Gdańsk]], Poland
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| status = Retired
| import = no
| position1 = Defensive tackle
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lb = 270
| college = [[Mesabi Range Community and Technical College|Mesabi Junior College]]<br/>[[University of North Dakota|North Dakota]]
| playing_years1 = {{CFL Year|1982}}–{{CFL Year|1996}}
| playing_team1 = [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]]
| career_highlights = 
* 3× [[Grey Cup]] champion ([[72nd Grey Cup|1984]], [[76th Grey Cup|1988]], [[78th Grey Cup|1990]])
| CFLEastAllStar = {{CFL Year|1993}}
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'''Stan Mikawos''' (born May 11, 1958) is a former [[Canadian football]] player.  A native of [[Poland]] who grew up in [[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]], Mikawos played college football at [[North Dakota Fighting Sioux|North Dakota]].<ref name=Sioux>{{cite web|title=Former Sioux in the Pros|publisher=Sioux Sports|url=http://siouxsports.com/football/history/pros.htm|access-date=2010-05-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Mikawos Career Goes Full Circle to the CFL|newspaper=Grand Forks Herald|date=1991-10-01|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=GF&s_site=grandforks&p_multi=GF&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB6E92DAA0EAF67&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM}}</ref>  He played professional football in the [[Canadian Football League]] (CFL) as a [[defensive tackle]] for the [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]] from 1982 to 1996.<ref>[http://www.bomberalumni.com/index.cfm?pageID=77&category=m Winnipeg Blue Bomber Alumni] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708082415/http://www.bomberalumni.com/index.cfm?pageID=77&category=m |date=2011-07-08 }}</ref>  During his time with the Blue Bombers, the team won three [[Grey Cup]] championships in 1984, 1988 and 1990.<ref name=Grey>{{cite web|title=Grey Cup 1984|publisher=Grey Cup|url=http://greycup.cfl.ca/1984gc|access-date=2010-05-03|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091110154647/http://greycup.cfl.ca/1984gc|archive-date=2009-11-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Grey Cup 1988|publisher=Grey Cup|url=http://greycup.cfl.ca/1988gc|access-date=2010-05-03|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101202073326/http://greycup.cfl.ca/1988gc|archive-date=2010-12-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Grey Cup 1990|publisher=Grey Cup|url=http://greycup.cfl.ca/1990gc|access-date=2010-05-03|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101202072615/http://greycup.cfl.ca/1990gc|archive-date=2010-12-02}}</ref> In the 1984 Grey Cup game, Mikawos recovered a fumble and ran 22 yards for a touchdown to give the Bombers a 24-17 lead.<ref name=Grey/><ref>{{cite news|author=Kirk Penton|title=Blue Bombers were 'bears' in '84: Grey Cup starved city feasted on win|newspaper=Winnipeg Sun|date=2005-08-13|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Winnipeg/2005/08/13/1171797-sun.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120717073854/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Winnipeg/2005/08/13/1171797-sun.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 17, 2012}}</ref>  He was inducted into the Winnipeg Football Club Hall of Fame in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|title=WFC HALL OF FAME|publisher=Winnipeg Football Club|url=http://www.bluebombers.com/page/wfc_hall_of_fame|access-date=2010-05-03|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100104005012/http://bluebombers.com/page/wfc_hall_of_fame|archive-date=2010-01-04}}</ref>  Mikawos currently resides in [[Los Cabos]], [[Mexico]], where he sells timeshares.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{72nd Grey Cup}}
{{76th Grey Cup}}
{{78th Grey Cup}}

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[[Category:Canadian football defensive linemen]]
[[Category:Polish emigrants to Canada]]
[[Category:Players of Canadian football from Manitoba]]
[[Category:North Dakota Fighting Hawks football players]]
[[Category:Polish players of Canadian football]]
[[Category:Winnipeg Blue Bombers players]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Gdańsk]]
[[Category:Canadian football people from Winnipeg]]