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Archive Home > 2007 > April > 10 > Father of Bend parks dies

Father of Bend parks dies

Genna pioneered Bend baseball programs in 1950s

By Cindy Powers / The Bulletin
April 10, 2007

Before heading up the Bend Metro Park and Recreation District for more than three decades, Vince Genna dreamed of playing shortstop for a major league baseball team.

But Genna's draft notice arrived in 1942 and was delivered the same day as a contract to play for the New York Yankees, according....

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