Kendall dominated black college football in the 1930s while leading Kentucky State to a national championship in 1934. A three-time First Team All-America selection from 1934-36 by the Pittsburgh Courier, he was inducted into the Kentucky State Athletics Hall of Fame in 1975. He had an impressive 29-7-3 overall record during his years at KYSU. Kendall is the first person from Kentucky State University to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
