[4] The family moved to Pleasanton, California when Kane was 12, and he played football at and graduated from Amador Valley High School.
[1][2] He transferred to San Jose State University where he became the first player in school history to rush 1,000 yards.
[10] After retiring from football, Kane worked as a car salesman in Reno, Nevada.
[1] In 2005, a teenage girl using her cell phone crashed into his motorcycle, resulting in the loss of his leg.
[2][1] His funeral was held at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints meetinghouse in Reno.