Kenny was born and raised on the Northwest side of Chicago in the Portage Park neighborhood. He was a parishioner and proud graduate of Our Lady of Victory.

Upon graduation from OLV he attended and graduated from Gordon Tech in 1979. He was a standout football player for the Rams and legendary CCL football Hall of Fame coach, Tom Winecki.

His senior year he was named the Sun-Times player of the week against St. Patrick's where he had three interceptions, two fumble recoveries, and rushed for a touchdown. He helped the Rams to a 5-0 record before his season ended with an ACL tear. Despite tearing his ACL in the fall, he played baseball in the spring and earned All Catholic League honors as a Center-Fielder. Kenny is very proud to have been coached by Catholic League Hall of Fame coach's- Bro. Frank Dusiewick C.R., and Coach Robert "Red" Miller.

A 1982 graduate of Triton Junior College, Kenny played football for Coach Ed Yonkis and Coach Jim Blake, where he earned All-Conference recognition. He later earned a scholarship to play for Coach Terry Nolan and the Central Missouri State Mules in Warrensburg, Missouri, where he started as a strong safety and was a two-time All-Conference player in MIAA. In 1983, he helped the Mules to earn co-champs of the MIAA Conference.

Coach Kendal began his coaching career in 1986 when he joined John Urban and his staff at St.

Patrick High School. In 1989, he joined the staff at Gordon Tech and for the next thirty plus years coached on and off for Coach Winiecki, Coach Baum and Coach Jeske. He even was on Coach Kleinschmidt's basketball staff for a few years.

During those 30 years, Kenny consistently devoted a tremendous amount of time to train kids. He developed a reputation for his attention to organizing work outs for the local area kids. The Sandmen/Kendal's Army were some of the ways those who trained with Coach would call themselves, due to his unique and unorthodox training methods. His sole purpose was to make them better young men & women. His philosophy focuses on enhancing the well-being of the athletes by developing their athletic skills, self-confidence and work ethic, all the while being supportive, providing guidance and inspiring them on their journey to a healthier life style all the while doing it in a caring and fun environment.

On May 20, 2002, Coach Kendal received the Resurrectionist Award from Gordon Tech, which is given to an outstanding graduate who demonstrates exemplary leadership and service.

Kenny resides in the St. Juliana Parish with his wife Pamela and his daughter Sophie. He is the proud son of Ray Kendal and the late Patricia Sabel. A proud brother to Gary and Steven and sister Amy. An uncle to a great nephew, 'o2 GT alum, "Little" Kenny Kendal.