World of Little League:
Peter J. McGovern Museum and Official Store
Peter J. McGovern Little League Museum is located in Pennsylvania
Peter J. McGovern Little League Museum
Location of the Hall of Fame and Museum in Pennsylvania
Established1982
Location539 US Route 15 Highway, South Williamsport, PA
Coordinates41°13′44″N 76°58′51″W / 41.2288°N 76.9808°W / 41.2288; -76.9808
TypeSports museum, Hall of fame
WebsiteOfficial Website

The Peter J. McGovern Little League Museum, formally known as the World of Little League: Peter J. McGovern Museum and Official Store, is located on the Little League International Complex on Route 15 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States. The museum offers interactive exhibits for children of all ages. In addition, patrons can learn about the history of Little League Baseball.

The museum chronicles the growth of Little League from one, three-team league in 1939 to the multi-national youth sporting organization that it is today. Howard J. Lamade Stadium and Little League Volunteer Stadium are located directly behind the museum.

Hall of Excellence

Vice President Joe Biden at the 2009 Little League World Series

The museum maintains a Hall of Excellence, established in 1998, to honor former Little League players who "have demonstrated a commitment to excellence in their chosen profession and exemplify the values learned as children in Little League."[1]

Year Name Profession or area known for
1988 Tom Seaver MLB
1989 Bill Bradley Politics, United States Senate, NBA
1990 Dan Quayle Politics, Vice President of the United States
1991 Nolan Ryan MLB
Mike Schmidt MLB
Tom Selleck Acting
1992 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar NBA
George Will Politics, commentary
1993 Hale Irwin Golf
1994 Vincent Fortanasce Medicine & author
Story Musgrave Astronaut
Jim Palmer MLB
1995 Dale Murphy MLB
1996 Leonard S. Coleman Jr. MLB, President of the National League
Robert B. Sloan Theology
Cal Ripken Jr. MLB
1997 Dan O'Brien Olympic Games
Bruce Springsteen Musician
1998 Dave Barry Humorist
Tony Dungy NFL
1999 Don Beaver Minor League Baseball owner
Michael Pladus Education
Brian Sipe NFL
2000 Kevin Costner Acting
Billy Hunter NFL player & NBA executive
Robert Stratta Medicine
2001 George W. Bush Politics, President of the United States
2002 Rudolph Giuliani Politics, Mayor of New York City
Michael Cammarata New York City Fire Department
2003 Wilbert Davis United States Army
Peter Pace United States Marine Corps
2004 Nancy dosReis Law enforcement
Cathy Gerring Golf
Krissy Wendell Ice hockey
2005 José Maiz García Construction executive (es:José Maiz García)
2006 Lloyd McClendon MLB
2007 Dusty Baker MLB
Pierre Turgeon NHL
2008 Ozzie Newsome NFL
2008 Chris Drury NHL
Joe Biden Politics, Vice President of the United States, President of the United States
2010 Kyle Petty NASCAR
2011 Ross A. McGinnis United States Army, Medal of Honor
2012 Ron Ricks Airline executive
Dick Vitale Sports commentator
2013 Chris Christie Politics, Governor of New Jersey
Harlan Coben Author
2014 Mike Mussina MLB
2015 Mariano Rivera MLB
2016 Cat Osterman Softball
Torii Hunter MLB
Tom Coughlin NFL coach
2017 Champ Pederson Special Olympics athlete
Sydney Leroux Soccer
Angel Macías Little League Baseball in Mexico
2018 Rob Manfred MLB, Commissioner of Baseball
Thomas Tull Film producer
2019 Heather Tarr NCAA coach
Austin Dillon NASCAR
2022 Todd Frazier MLB
Jenny Dalton-Hill NCAA softball player

Source:[1][2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Hall of Excellence". Little League Baseball. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  2. ^ Bouchette, Ed (July 31, 2018). "Thomas Tull, Steelers part owner, headed to Little League Hall of Excellence". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved August 26, 2018.

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