Full name Shawn Kuykendall Name Shawn Kuykendall Playing position | Place of death Washington, D.C. Height 1.80 m Role Soccer player | |
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Date of birth (1982-02-21)February 21, 1982 Date of death March 12, 2014(2014-03-12) (aged 32) Died March 12, 2014, Washington, D.C., United States | ||
Loudoun 06 Red Shawn Kuykendall Memorial Tournament
Shawn Kuykendall (February 21, 1982 – March 12, 2014) was an American professional soccer player; he competed with D.C. United and the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer.
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- Loudoun 06 Red Shawn Kuykendall Memorial Tournament
- Shawn kuykendall tribute
- Biography
- Career
- References
Shawn kuykendall tribute
Biography
His parents are Kurt and Sherry Kuykendall. Kurt Kuykendall was inducted into the American University Athletics Hall of Fame in 1997, and was a 1973 All-American goalkeeper. Kurt played for the Washington Diplomats and the New York Cosmos in the NASL. Both parents attended American University, in Washington D.C.
Other Kuykendalls have signed with American University. Shawn's brother, JP, played between 2004 and 2008. His other brother, Kris, graduated in 2003, and was co-captain of the 2002 team.
In November 2013, Kuykendall was diagnosed with an advanced and incurable form of thymus cancer. He died on March 12, 2014.
A non-profit organization supporting the fight against pediatric cancer called Kuykenstrong was formed in Kuykendall's memory following his death.