Mishalow attended the University of Alabama, Huntsville, playing on the men's soccer team from 1973 to 1975.
[1] In 1976, he turned professional with the Los Angeles Aztecs of the North American Soccer League.
In the fall of 1979, he signed with the Pittsburgh Spirit of the Major Indoor Soccer League but injuries prevented him from playing until the end of December.
The Chiefs then sent him to the Chicago Sting where he played the 1980–1981 NASL indoor season.
In the fall of 1981, he was back in the MISL, this time with the Memphis Americans.