Loyal K. Park

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.

Personal life
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.

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.

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. 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. 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.