Danny Kendle began his wrestling career in 1961 in Ponca City before moving to Stillwater in 1970.

He was a three-year letterman, a two-time state qualifier, and a state place-winner in 1974.

Kendle competed for Augustana College during the 1975 season before returning to Stillwater to finish school at Oklahoma State.

He has been the middle school and high school wrestling coach at Pawnee High School for 28 years, starting the program in 1983. During that time he has coached 105 state qualifiers, 15 individual state champions, 14 state runners-up, and 47 state medalists. His teams have been the 2A state team runners-up twice (1995 and 2005). Kendle's teams have also been academic state champions four times (1989-1991 and 2000).