Loyal K. Park

Loyal Kenneth Park Jr. (October 5, 1930 – April 17, 2020) was an American professional baseball player, college football and basketball coach, and college athletics administrator.[1][2]

Loyal K. Park
Biographical details
BornOctober 5, 1930
DiedApril 17, 2020
Park Ridge, Illinois, U.S.
Alma materEdinboro State College
Playing career
Football
1949–1952Edinboro
Baseball
1953Fitzgerald Pioneers
1954Morristown Reds
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1957–1959Evans City HS (PA)
1960–1961Edinboro
1962Boston College (assistant)
c. 1965–1975Harvard (assistant)
Basketball
1960–1962Edinboro
Baseball
1967–1968Harvard (assistant)
1969–1978Harvard
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1979Salem
1980–1986Loyola (IL)
c. 1990–?Frostburg State
Head coaching record
Overall7–7–2 (college football)
23–22 (college basketball)
247–93 (college baseball)

Personal life

Park atteneded Edinboro State College where he played football from 1949 to 1952. Park was married to Agnes Park.[2] Their chidren were John M. Park, Kenneth R. Park, and Mary Beth Park Arnold.[2] He died on April 17, 2020 in Park Ridge, Ilinois.[2]

Career

Baseball

Park played minor league baseball with the Fitzgerald Pioneers in 1953 and with the Morristown Reds in 1954. He played outfielder and batted right.[3]

Coaching

Park was as the head men's basketball and football coach at Edinboro University (then-known as Edinboro State College) from 1960 to 1962.[4] After serving for a time as an assistant football coach at Boston College, he was the head baseball coach at Harvard University from 1969 to 1978.[5][6] He was also the Director of Athletics Salem University in 1979, Loyola University Chicago from 1980 to 1986, and Frostburg State University from 1987 until his retirement.[2][7]

Head coaching record

College football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Edinboro Fighting Scots (Pennsylvania State College Conference) (1960–1961)
1960 Edinboro 3–4–11–3–16th (West)
1961 Edinboro 4–3–11–3–15th (West)
Edinboro: 7–7–22–6–2
Total:7–7–2

References
  1. "Loyal Park". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  2. "Loyal Kenneth Park, Jr. Obituary". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  3. "Loyal Park Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  4. "Men's Basketball Coaches". gofightingscots.com. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  5. "Harvard Baseball Year-By-Year". gocrimson.com. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  6. "Park takes grid position at BC". Warren County Observer. July 3, 1962. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  7. "Directors of Athletics" (PDF). The NCAA News. February 11, 1987. p. 12.
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