Jack Park (21 April 1913 – 2 October 1992) was a Scotland international rugby union player. 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.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Park played rugby union for

Royal HSFP Royal High School Former Pupils was a former Edinburgh rugby union club; but the club was re-formed as Barnton RFC and is now known as Royal High RFC. Royal HSFP was a founder member of the Scottish Rugby Union, the second oldest national gove ...

Provincial career

He played for Edinburgh District against Glasgow District in the 1933 inter-city match.

International career

Park was capped just the once by Scotland, against Wales in 1934.

Military career

He was a doctor in the Royal Air Force.

Other sports

Golf

He was notable for playing golf in his youth, playing in the Boys Amateur Golf Championship of 1930.

Family

His grandfather was

Willie Park Sr. William Park Sr. (30 June 1833 – 25 July 1903) was a Scottish professional golfer. He was a 4-time winner of the Open Championship. Early life Park was born in Wallyford, East Lothian, Scotland. Like some of the other early professional gol ...

, the first winner of the British Open golf championship. His uncles were the golfers

Willie Park Jr. William Park Jr. (4 February 1864 – 22 May 1925) was a Scottish professional golfer. He won The Open Championship twice. Park was also a successful golf equipment maker and golf writer. In his later years, Park built a significant career as on ...

and

Jack Park John Archibald Park (1879–1935) was a Scottish professional golfer. Park placed sixth in the 1899 U.S. Open, held 14–15 September 1899, at Baltimore Country Club in Baltimore, Maryland. Park also finished tied for ninth place in the 1901 ...

. His parents were

Mungo Park Jr. Mungo Park Jr. (9 January 1877 – 12 February 1960) was a pioneer in South American golf and golf clubmaking. Park was also a successful golfer and golf course architect. He won the Argentine Open three times, including the inaugural championshi ...

(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.

References

1913 births 1992 deaths Scottish rugby union players Scotland international rugby union players Royal HSFP players Edinburgh District (rugby union) players Rugby union players from Edinburgh Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Rugby union wings Royal Air Force personnel Sportspeople from East Lothian {{Scotland-rugbyunion-bio-stub