| Loyal K. Park | |
| Birth Date: | October 5, 1930 |
| Death Date: | April 17, 2020 |
| Death Place: | Park Ridge, Illinois, U.S. |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | 1949–1952 |
| Player Team2: | Edinboro |
| Player Sport3: | Baseball |
| Player Years4: | 1953 |
| Player Team4: | Fitzgerald Pioneers |
| Player Years5: | 1954 |
| Player Team5: | Morristown Reds |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1957–1959 |
| Coach Team2: | Evans City HS (PA) |
| Coach Years3: | 1960–1961 |
| Coach Team3: | Edinboro |
| Coach Years4: | 1962 |
| Coach Team4: | Boston College (assistant) |
| Coach Team5: | Harvard (assistant) |
| Coach Sport6: | Basketball |
| Coach Years7: | 1960–1962 |
| Coach Team7: | Edinboro |
| Coach Sport8: | Baseball |
| Coach Years9: | 1967–1968 |
| Coach Team9: | Harvard (assistant) |
| Coach Years10: | 1969–1978 |
| Coach Team10: | Harvard |
| Admin Years1: | 1979 |
| Admin Team1: | Salem |
| Admin Years2: | 1980–1986 |
| Admin Team2: | Loyola (IL) |
| Admin Team3: | Frostburg State |
| Overall Record: | 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. Their children were John M. Park, Kenneth R. Park, and Mary Beth Park Arnold. He died on April 17, 2020 in Park Ridge, Illinois.
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.[7]