His father was stationed in the country, serving as a United States Air Force mechanic.
He was the CBS National Defensive Player of the Year in 1982 and selected to the USA Today All-College Football Team in the 1980s.
Kinard is the all-time Clemson leader in interceptions with seventeen and tackles by a defensive back with 294.
In his eight NFL seasons, Kinard played in 121 games, started 115 of them, made thirty-one interceptions and recovered seven fumbles.
Well after post retirement from the NFL, he now teaches physical education at an elementary school in his hometown of Sumter South Carolina.