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Oral history interview with Patricia Trent Morrissey and Michael Morrissey conducted by Stefani Evans and Claytee White on June 19, 2025 for the Game On! An Oral History of Las Vegas Sports project. In this interview, Patricia recalls growing up in Las Vegas, attending the Bubble Swim School, and being a lifeguard in the summer. Her father, Bruce Trent, was the city’s first Superintendent of Parks and Recreation. Michael recalls his childhood, also growing up in Las Vegas and playing football at Bishop Gorman High School. He also shares his perspective, as Patricia’s husband, being heavily involved in football and growing close with her family. They frequently played golf together, enjoyed sporting events, and at one point they all sat down to learn more about Bruce’s life. Patricia and Michael describe the effort they put into getting a park named after her father, and how satisfying it was to have that ceremony. They were both also heavily involved with Opportunity Village in its early years, and describe the experience of watching Opportunity Village grow with the help of Christina Hixson into the multi-facility non-profit it is today. Digital audio and transcript available.

Oral history interview with John Saccenti conducted by Claytee D. White and Stefani Evans on September 20, 2024 for the Game On! The Oral History of Las Vegas Sports project. In this interview, Saccenti recalls his childhood in New York and attending Runnin' Rebels basketball games at the Thomas & Mack Center while visiting family in the city. He enrolled at UNLV in 1993 as a Communications major, and was recruited to work for the Las Vegas Thunder indoor hockey team. Saccenti shares that after graduating from UNLV, he worked in marketing and sponsorships for the Thunder and the Las Vegas Stars minor league baseball team, owned by Ken Stickney and operated by Don Logan. When the hockey league folded in 1999, Logan encouraged him to be Vice President of Business for Vince McMahon's new XFL football league. Saccenti recalls that while the XFL League lasted only one year, he then was hired as the ESPN sports network employee representing UNLV, a position that grew to the Assistant Executive Director for Murphy and ESPN Events. In 2014, he became the Executive Director of the Las Vegas Bowl. He talks of Marc Badain, Don Logan, Rossi Ralenkotter, Dana White, and Marc Ratner and of the Las Vegas Bowl breaking Allegiant Stadium's attendance record. Digital audio available; no transcript available.