Jack Park | |
Birth Name: | Jack Park |
Birth Date: | 21 April 1913 |
Birth Place: | [San Andres], Argentina |
Death Place: | East Lothian, Scotland |
Ru Position: | Wing |
Ru Amateuryears: | - |
Ru Amateurclubs: | Royal HSFP |
Ru Provinceyears: | 1933 |
Ru Province: | Edinburgh District |
Ru Nationalteam: | Scotland |
Ru Nationalyears: | 1934 |
Ru Nationalcaps: | 1 |
Ru Nationalpoints: | (0) |
Relatives: | Willie Park Sr., grandfather Mungo Park Jr., father Willie Park Jr., uncle Jack Park, uncle |
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.