David Kimball

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David Kimball
Date of birth:	January 13, 1982 (1982-01-13) (age 26)
Place of birth:	Fredericksburg, Virginia
Career information
Position(s):	K
College:	Penn State
NFL Draft:	2004 / Round: 7 / Pick: 229
Organizations
As player:
2006-07 2006	Frankfurt Galaxy Oakland Raiders
Stats at CBS.com

David Wayne Kimball (born January 13, 1982 in Fredericksburg, Virginia.) is a former professional American football placekicker, most notably with the Frankfurt Galaxy of NFL Europe. He was allocated to NFL Europe by the Oakland Raiders in 2006. He attended State College Area High School and was a Parade All-American selection there in 1999.^[1] He currently resides in State College, Pennsylvania.

[edit] Penn State

Kimball played collegiately at Penn State University from 2000 to 2003, serving mostly as a kickoff specialist due to his strong leg, demonstrated by his 132 touchbacks while a Nittany Lion. His major was Recreation & Park Management.

However, his first field goal at Penn State wasn't until his senior year. He went 2 for 3 on field goal attempts in a game against Ohio State on November 3rd, 2003. Ohio State came into Happy Valley ranked in the top 5, and were defending National Champions. Down 21-20 with :04 seconds left in the game, Kimball trotted onto the field to attempt a 60 yard field goal to give Penn State the upset victory. The kick missed to the right, but he had the distance.

[edit] Professional

Originally a seventh round selection (#229 overall) of the Indianapolis Colts in the 2004 NFL Draft, Kimball stood little chance making the squad over Mike Vanderjagt, the NFL's all-time most accurate field goal kicker. He was released by the Colts after training camp on September 1st, 2004. He signed with the New York Giants on January 7th, 2005, but was waived during camp on August 18th, 2005 in favor of veteran kicker Jay Feeley.

Kimball was signed as a free agent by the Oakland Raiders on January 19th, 2006 and then allocated to the Frankfurt Galaxy on January 24th. Kimball appeared in 1 preseason game with the Raiders, kicking a 23 yard field goal on his only attempt against the 49ers, before being cut on August 28th, 2006.

In Europe, the Galaxy went 7-3 in the regular season on their way to the World Bowl. On May 27th, 2006, Frankfurt defeated the Amsterdam Admirals 22-7 in World Bowl XIV. In the World Bowl, Kimball scored 8 points, going 2-2 on extra points and 2-3 on field goals. He made FG attempts from 29 & 37 yards, with his only miss coming on a 48 yard attempt that sailed wide left midway through the 2nd quarter. He also had 5 kickoffs in the World Bowl, averaging 59.6 yards per kick. Kimball appeared in all 11 games (including the World Bowl) for the Galaxy, leading the team in scoring with 72 points. He was a perfect 18 for 18 on extra points, and 18 for 29 on field goal attempts. His longest kick of the season was a 49 yarder against the Rhein Fire. He kicked 2 game winning field goals, both with less than 10 seconds left in the 4th quarter. Kimball had 49 kickoffs for 3028 yards (61.8 average), with 2 touchbacks. He also recorded 2 tackles during the season.

[edit] 2006 Season Stats

Frankfurt Galaxy

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• David Kimball's NFL Europe bio
• David Kimball's NFL.com bio