He then went on to the Dookie Agricultural College, where he excelled in cricket, swimming, and football,[4] as well as in his academic pursuits.

Recruited from Bass Valley Football Club, in Gippsland,[5] he received his clearance to play with Carlton on 27 April 1932,[6] and having played well for the Second XVIII on the preceding Saturday,[7] he made his senior debut for Carlton at centre half-back, against Hawthorn, on 21 May 1932 (round four).

Noted for his performance in that grand final, he played 3½ quarters on prolific Collingwood full-forward Ron Todd, restricting Todd to only one further goal, after two he had kicked on starting full-back Frank Gill early in the match.

On Tuesday, 18 March 1941, a senior team training night, Park attended Princes Park as a guest of the Carlton Football Club committee, and he "was presented with a cheque in recognition of his services to the club in the last nine years".

[10] On 9 February 1943, he was killed in action while fighting Japanese forces with the 2/6th Infantry Battalion at the Battle of Wau in New Guinea.