Dave Kendall received a Bachelor's Degree in Physical Education from Whitworth College in 1964. In 1965, he received his Master's Degree in Health and Safety with major emphasis in Athletic Training. He was the head athletic trainer at the University of Pacific in Stockton, California from 1965-1971 and was also the head athletic trainer for the Lodi Crushers, a minor league baseball team. Kendall then moved to the NFL where he was an assistant athletic trainer with the Oakland Raiders and the Denver Broncos and as head athletic trainer with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In 1977, Kendall began his career at University of Montana-Western. He has served as the head athletic trainer at many national championship events including the NAIA National Wrestling Tournament and the National Baseball Tournament. He was also honored as the recipient of the 1999 Award for Excellence for athletic training from Athletic Management magazine and was featured in the February/March 1999 issue.Kendall was inducted into the Western Montana College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1997, the first person in sports medicine to achieve that honor.He was inducted into the University of Pacific at Stockton Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004.