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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]

Personal life

Park attended Edinboro State College where he played football from 1949 to 1952. Park was married to Agnes Park.[2] Their children were John M. Park, Kenneth R. Park, and Mary Beth Park Arnold.[2] He died on April 17, 2020 in Park Ridge, Illinois.[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 Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Edinboro Fighting Scots (Pennsylvania State College Conference) (1960–1961)
1960 Edinboro 3–4–1 1–3–1 6th (West)
1961 Edinboro 4–3–1 1–3–1 5th (West)
Edinboro: 7–7–2 2–6–2
Total: 7–7–2

References

  1. ^ "Loyal Park". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Loyal Kenneth Park, Jr. Obituary". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  3. ^ "Loyal Park Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  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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