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Full name
  
Shawn Kuykendall

Name
  
Shawn Kuykendall

Position
  
Playing position
  
Midfield

Education
  
Place of death
  
Washington, D.C.

Height
  
1.80 m

Place of birth
  
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

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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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Biography

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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.

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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.

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In November 2013, Kuykendall was diagnosed with an advanced and incurable form of thymus cancer. He died on March 12, 2014.

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A non-profit organization supporting the fight against pediatric cancer called Kuykenstrong was formed in Kuykendall's memory following his death.

Career

  • Drafted by D.C. United, in the 4th round – 48th overall – in the 2005 MLS Supplemental Draft. Kuykendall played his first game on July 15, 2005.
  • In 2006, he and Dema Kovalenko, were traded to the New York Red Bulls.
  • References

    Shawn Kuykendall Wikipedia