Birth name | Jack Park | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 21 April 1913 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | [San Andres], Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 2 October 1992 | (aged 79)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | East Lothian, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) |
Willie Park Sr., grandfather Mungo Park Jr., father Willie Park Jr., uncle Jack Park, uncle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jack Park (21 April 1913 – 2 October 1992) was a Scotland international rugby union player. [1] He was born into the famous golfing Park dynasty; and although he competed in amateur golfing tournaments, he became more known for his rugby union exploits.
Park played rugby union for Royal HSFP. [2]
He played for Edinburgh District against Glasgow District in the 1933 inter-city match. [3]
Park was capped just the once by Scotland, against Wales in 1934. [4]
He was a doctor in the Royal Air Force. [5]
He was notable for playing golf in his youth, playing in the Boys Amateur Golf Championship of 1930. [6]
His grandfather was Willie Park Sr., the first winner of the British Open golf championship. [7]
His uncles were the golfers Willie Park Jr. and Jack Park.
His parents were Mungo Park Jr. (1877-1960) and Grace Hamilton Morrison (1880-1956). Both parents were excellent golfers; Mungo winning the Argentine Open and Grace represented Scotland and winning the Argentine Ladies Open three times. They had a son Mungo Park (1903-1959) and a daughter Catherine Morrison Park (1907-1987), before Jack, the youngest, was born. His sister Catherine (Katie) also represented Scotland at golf.
Jack married Charlotte Cicely Bunge in 1943.
He died on 2 October 1992 in East Lothian.
Birth name | Jack Park | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 21 April 1913 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | [San Andres], Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 2 October 1992 | (aged 79)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | East Lothian, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) |
Willie Park Sr., grandfather Mungo Park Jr., father Willie Park Jr., uncle Jack Park, uncle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jack Park (21 April 1913 – 2 October 1992) was a Scotland international rugby union player. [1] He was born into the famous golfing Park dynasty; and although he competed in amateur golfing tournaments, he became more known for his rugby union exploits.
Park played rugby union for Royal HSFP. [2]
He played for Edinburgh District against Glasgow District in the 1933 inter-city match. [3]
Park was capped just the once by Scotland, against Wales in 1934. [4]
He was a doctor in the Royal Air Force. [5]
He was notable for playing golf in his youth, playing in the Boys Amateur Golf Championship of 1930. [6]
His grandfather was Willie Park Sr., the first winner of the British Open golf championship. [7]
His uncles were the golfers Willie Park Jr. and Jack Park.
His parents were Mungo Park Jr. (1877-1960) and Grace Hamilton Morrison (1880-1956). Both parents were excellent golfers; Mungo winning the Argentine Open and Grace represented Scotland and winning the Argentine Ladies Open three times. They had a son Mungo Park (1903-1959) and a daughter Catherine Morrison Park (1907-1987), before Jack, the youngest, was born. His sister Catherine (Katie) also represented Scotland at golf.
Jack married Charlotte Cicely Bunge in 1943.
He died on 2 October 1992 in East Lothian.