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'''Shawn Kuykendall''' (February 21, 1982 – March 12, 2014) was an American soccer player who played professionally for [[D.C. United]] and the [[New York Red Bulls]] of [[Major League Soccer]].

==Biography==
His parents are Kurt and Sherry Kuykendall. His father was inducted into the American University Athletics Hall of Fame in 1997 and was a 1973 All-American goalkeeper. [[Kurt Kuykendall]] played for the [[Washington Diplomats]] and the [[New York Cosmos (1971–1985)|New York Cosmos]] in the [[North American Soccer League (1968–1984)|NASL]]. Both parents attended [[American University]], Washington D.C.

The Kuykendalls have a rich family history in American University soccer; Shawn's brother, JP, played on the AU squad from 2004-2008. His other brother, Kris, is a 2003 graduate of AU and was co-captain of the 2002 team.

In November of 2013 the ''Washington Post'' reported that Kuykendall had been diagnosed with an advanced and incurable form of [[thymus]] [[cancer]].<ref name="Washinton Post Article November 22 2013">{{cite web | url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/sports/wp/2013/11/22/i-need-god-more-than-ever/ | title=Washington Post Article November 22 2013 | publisher=Washington Post | accessdate=23 November 2013}}</ref> Kuykendall died on March 12, 2014 <ref name="USAToday FTW column March 12, 2014">{{cite web | url=http://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/03/shawn-kuykendall-cancer-kuykenstrong-mike-foss/ | title=A former MLS player lost his battle with cancer today, but he won so much more | accessdate=12 March 2014}}</ref>

==Career==
*Successful high school career at [http://www.fcps.edu/MadisonHS Madison High School].
*Joined American University and continued his career as a midfielder. During an interview in his senior year in college Shawn said "It inspires me everyday to walk through [[Bender Arena]] and see my father's plaque."
*After completing college in February 2005, he was drafted by [[D.C. United]] in the 4th round (48th overall) of the [[2005 MLS Supplemental Draft]]. He played his first game with them on July 15, 2005.[http://web.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20050715&content_id=36769&vkey=news_dcu&fext=.jsp&team=dcu]
* In 2006 he was traded from D.C. United to [[New York Red Bulls]] with teammate [[Dema Kovalenko]] in exchange for a partial player allocation.<ref>http://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/mls/redbullny/2006-08-10-kovalenko-kuykendall_x.htm</ref> He played one reserve match for New York before being released in February 2007.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/othersports/2003190741_digs11.html Seattle Times]
* [http://aueagles.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/030805aai.html AU Eagles]



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