Max K. Rodes Park is the home of the Greater West Melbourne Athletic Association. Located at 3000 Minton Road in West Melbourne, Florida, this 18 acre Brevard County park can be found 1 mile south of U.S. 192 across from Meadowlane Elementary School at the corner of Fell and Minton Roads. In addition to the athletic fields, the park also features a community center, a swimming lake, outdoor basketball courts, and a picnic area.

Who was Max K. Rodes?

Maxwell Kennedy Rodes (1905-1960) was a member of a Melbourne pioneer family who served on the Brevard Board of County Commissioners from 1939 to 1960. He was chairman of that board for eight years, and was greatly responsible for the formation of the county's Recreation Department. Mr. Rodes graduated from Melbourne High School in 1922, where he was a pitcher for the school's baseball team. He played baseball, basketball, and other sports while attending the University of Florida in 1924 and 1925. Back in Melbourne after college, he worked in the grocery business with his uncle, John B. Rodes, who was also a Brevard County Commissioner. He was a member of the 1924 Melbourne Magnolias, a semi-professional baseball team from Brevard County. He was married to Gladys Kindel, and had three children. Shortly after his death in 1960, the Greater West Melbourne Recreation Committee unanimously voted to name this park in his honor.
Max. K Rodes was a member of the 1924 Melbourne Magnolias baseball team.

The New Rodes Park

The new 134 acre park will feature baseball and softball fields, football fields, soccer and multipurpose fields, tennis courts, outdoor basketball courts, pavilions, a playground, pedestrian walkways, a nature conservation area, and an 18,000-square-foot community center. The park is expected to be operational by 2011.

Max K. Rodes Park - Home of the 2003 BCYFCA Superbowl

Rodes Park - A Multipurpose Facility


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