Kurt Kuykendall is a retired American soccer goalkeeper who played professionally in the North American Soccer League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | October 30, 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Chicago, Illinois, USA | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1970–1973 | American Eagles | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974 | Washington Diplomats | 9 | (0) |
| 1975–1976 | New York Cosmos | 6 | (0) |
| 1977 | California Sunshine | 7 | (0) |
| 1978 | Washington Diplomats (indoor) | 2 | (0) |
| 1979 | Rochester Lancers | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kuykendall attended American University, where he was a 1973 Honorable Mention (third team) All-American soccer player. He was inducted into the American University Eagles Hall of Fame in 1996.[1] In 1974, the Washington Diplomats selected Kuykendall in the first round (second overall) of the North American Soccer League draft. In 1975, he moved to the New York Cosmos for two seasons. In 1978 while working as a real estate broker he made an appearance in an indoor match for the Diplomats giving up 7 goals in two periods of relief for the injured Eric Martin.[2] He finished his professional career with one game with the Rochester Lancers in 1979 as a replacement goalkeeper when the NASL players went on strike.
All five of his children – Kris, Shawn, Jason, Jaime and Samantha – play soccer.[3]
For the Glory, a feature film based on Kurt's career, was released in 2012.[4]
References
edit- ^ AU Eagles Hall of Fame
- ^ "St. Petersburg Times - Google News Archive Search".
- ^ "Soccer Kids". HSLDA. November 17, 2002. Retrieved November 29, 2008.
- ^ "FOR THE GLORY".