Biographical details | |
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Born | October 5, 1930 |
Died | April 17, 2020 Park Ridge, Illinois, U.S. |
Alma mater | Edinboro State College |
Playing career | |
Football | |
1949–1952 | Edinboro |
Baseball | |
1953 | Fitzgerald Pioneers |
1954 | Morristown Reds |
Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1957–1959 | Evans City HS (PA) |
1960–1961 | Edinboro |
1962 | Boston College (assistant) |
c. 1965–1975 | Harvard (assistant) |
Basketball | |
1960–1962 | Edinboro |
Baseball | |
1967–1968 | Harvard (assistant) |
1969–1978 | Harvard |
Administrative career ( AD unless noted) | |
1979 | Salem |
1980–1986 | Loyola (IL) |
c. 1990–? | Frostburg State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 7–7–2 (college football) 23–22 (college basketball) 247–93 (college baseball) |
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]
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]
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]
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]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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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 |
Biographical details | |
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Born | October 5, 1930 |
Died | April 17, 2020 Park Ridge, Illinois, U.S. |
Alma mater | Edinboro State College |
Playing career | |
Football | |
1949–1952 | Edinboro |
Baseball | |
1953 | Fitzgerald Pioneers |
1954 | Morristown Reds |
Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1957–1959 | Evans City HS (PA) |
1960–1961 | Edinboro |
1962 | Boston College (assistant) |
c. 1965–1975 | Harvard (assistant) |
Basketball | |
1960–1962 | Edinboro |
Baseball | |
1967–1968 | Harvard (assistant) |
1969–1978 | Harvard |
Administrative career ( AD unless noted) | |
1979 | Salem |
1980–1986 | Loyola (IL) |
c. 1990–? | Frostburg State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 7–7–2 (college football) 23–22 (college basketball) 247–93 (college baseball) |
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]
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]
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]
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]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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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 |