Kendall Trainor Explained

Birth Date:8 June 1967 (52 years)
Birth Place:Fredonia, Kansas, U.S.
Currentposition:Kicker
School:Arkansas Razorbacks
Pastschools:Arkansas (1987 - 1988)
Highlights:

Kendall Trainor (born July 8, 1967)[1] is a former All-American placekicker for the University of Arkansas in 1988.

He led the nation in field goals per game as a senior in 1988 under head coach Ken Hatfield. Trainor, in addition to setting five school records, was a first-team All-Southwest Conference selection following his senior year and a first-team All-American on teams selected by the American Football Coaches Association, the Associated Press, the Walter Camp Foundation and The Sporting News.[2]

Trainor was also a letterman on the Razorback baseball team under coach Norm DeBryn.

Trainor was an All-State selection for Fredonia High School under head coach Gene John and led them to the 1983 Class 4A State Championship before he graduated in 1985.[3]

In 2015 Trainor was inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Honor. [4]

Trainor was the kicker for the New York/New Jersey Knights of the WLAF in 1991, hitting 12/14 extra point attempts and 9/16 field goal attempts, finishing the inaugural season of the World League with 39 points, fifth overall among kickers.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.footballdb.com/players/kendall-trainor-trainke01 Kendall Trainor Career Statistics – The Football Database
  2. http://www.hogwired.com/pdf3/80885.pdf?ATCLID=1147378&SPSID=30726&SPID=2419&DB_OEM_ID=6100 Arkansas Razorbacks Media Guide
  3. http://www.kshsaa.org/FOOTBALL/fbchmp.html Football Champions
  4. Web site: Nine Razorbacks to be honored at 2015 University of Arkansas Sports Hall of Honor | NashvilleSportsMix . June 15, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150618010713/http://nashvillesportsmix.com/2015/06/nine-razorbacks-to-be-honored-at-2015-university-of-arkansas-sports-hall-of-honor/ . June 18, 2015 . dead .