David Wayne Kimball (born January 13, 1982, in

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) is a former professional

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, most notably with the

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. He was allocated to NFL Europe by the

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in 2006. He attended

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and was a ''

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n selection there in 1999."KIMBALL IS GETTING MORE REHABILITATION BUT NO REPETITIONS"
''

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'', July 19, 2000. Accessed November 3, 2007. "State College Area High School kicker David Kimball has agreed to give Centre Daily Times readers a glimpse inside the week-long preparation for the Big 33 Classic." He resides in

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Penn State

Kimball played collegiately at

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from 2000 to 2003, serving mostly as a kickoff specialist with 132 career

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s. While at Penn State, his major was Recreation & Park Management.

Professional

Originally a seventh round selection (#229 overall) of the

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in the

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, Kimball stood little chance making the squad over

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, the NFL's all-time most accurate field goal kicker. He was released by the Colts after

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on September 1, 2004. He signed with the

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on January 7, 2005, but was waived during camp on August 18, 2005, in favor of veteran kicker

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. Kimball was signed as a

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by the

on January 19, 2006, and then allocated to the

on January 24. 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 28, 2006. In Europe, the Galaxy went 7–3 in the regular season on their way to the

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. On May 27, 2006, Frankfurt defeated the

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22–7 in

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. 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 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 18 for 18 on extra points, and 18 for 29 on field goal attempts. His longest kick of the season was 49 yards against the

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. 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 recorded 2 tackles during the season. He now manages a consistently average fantasy football team named the Kareem Pies.

2006 Season Stats

References

External links

David Kimball's NFL Europe bioDavid Kimball's NFL.com bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kimball, David 1982 births Living people Sportspeople from Fredericksburg, Virginia Players of American football from Virginia American football placekickers Penn State Nittany Lions football players Oakland Raiders players Frankfurt Galaxy players American expatriate sportspeople in Germany