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<TYPE>EX-24.4A_7808
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<DESCRIPTION>POA DOCUMENT
<TEXT>
 POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints James
S. Gulmi and Roger G. Sisson or either of them the undersigned's true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact to:

(1) Execute for and on behalf of the
undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as a director or officer, as
defined in the rules under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, of Genesco Inc., a Tennessee corporation (the "Company"), Forms 4 and
5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
and the rules thereunder;

(2) Do and perform any and all acts for and on
behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete
and execute any such Form 4 or 5 and timely file such form with the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar
authority; and

(3) Take any other action of any type whatsoever in
connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such
attorneys-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or
legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the
documents executed by such attorneys-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned
pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain
such terms and conditions as such attorneys-in-fact may approve in such
attorneys-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each
such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and
every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or proper to be done in
the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to
all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally
present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying
and confirming all that such attorneys-in-fact, or such attorneys-in-fact's
substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
of this Power of Attorney and the right and power herein granted.  The
undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving
in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor
is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to
comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 134.

This Power
of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is
no longer required to file Forms 4 and 5 with respect to the undersigned's
holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless
earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has
caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 27th day of June,
2001.

LINDA H. POTTER
/s/ Linda H. Potter
Title: Director

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