He served as the head coach at Brigham Young University (BYU) from 1937 to 1941 and again from 1946 to 1948, compiling a record of 34–32–8.
Kimball was also the head basketball coach at BYU from 1935 to 1936 and again from 1938 to 1941, tallying a mark of 59–38.
He spent his childhood living on ranches in St. David, Arizona and Widtsoe, Utah.
He moved to Draper, Utah in 1918 and attended Jordan High School in Sandy.
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