Terry Kinard Named 93rd On Giants Top 100 Players List.
To celebrate the Giants’ 100th season, an independent committee of award-winning journalists, NFL and Pro Football Hall of Fame executives, and superfans have ranked the Giants’ Top 100 players. Terry Kinard secured the 93rd spot on their Top 100 List.
A majority of Kinard’s career was before my time I thought it would be best to have the panel share his accomplishments.
New York Giants Press Release
Terry Kinard played 105 regular-season games for the Giants from 1983 to 1989 and ranks seventh on the franchise’s all-time interceptions list with 27. He played in five postseason contests and was a part of the Giants team that claimed Super Bowl XXI in 1986. The 10th overall selection in the 1983 NFL Draft by the Giants, Kinard made the Pro Football Writers of America All-Rookie Team and earned a Pro Bowl honor in 1988. Sports Illustrated named him to College Football’s Centennial Team in 1999. He was also ranked as Clemson’s No. 3 football player of all time and inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in the Class of 2001. He was inducted into the Clemson Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Ring of Honor in 2001. He was also inducted into the state of South Carolina Hall of Fame in 2002. Kinard was the first Clemson player to be a unanimous All-America pick and finished as the program’s leader in interceptions with 17.
It’s fantastic to see Terry Kinard receive recognition for his outstanding contributions to the team. His impressive career, marked by numerous accolades and honors, underscores his importance in Giants history. Kinard’s legacy, highlighted by his interceptions and Super Bowl victory, cements his place among the all-time greats in the franchise. This ranking is a well-deserved honor for a player who gave so much to the Giants and the sport of football.
