Loyal K. Park

Loyal Kenneth Park Jr. was an American professional baseball player, college football and basketball coach, and college athletics administrator.

Personal life

Park attended Edinboro State College where he played football from 1949 to 1952. He also competed on the school's basketball and track and field teams. Park was married to Agnes Park. Their children were John M. Park, Kenneth R. Park, and Mary Beth Park Arnold. He died on April 17, 2020, at the age of 89 in Park Ridge, Illinois.

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.

Coaching

Park was as the head men's basketball and football coach at Edinboro University from 1960 to 1962. 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. 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.