Bob Feller
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Robert William Andrew Feller, nicknamed "the Heater from Van Meter", "Bullet Bob", and "Rapid Robert", was an American professional baseball player who was a pitcher for 18 seasons in Major League Bas
Feller with the Cleveland Indians, c. 1953
40 mm gun captain during World War II
1936 Goudey Feller baseball card
Feller's signature, circa 1992–93
Van Meter, Iowa
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Van Meter is a city in Dallas County, Iowa, United States, situated along the Raccoon River. The population was 1,484 at the time of the 2020 census. Van Meter is part of the Des Moines–West Des Moine
Bob Feller
…organization also made a permanent memorial of the press-box seat that Feller used in later life. The Bob Feller Museum opened in Feller's birthplace, Van Meter, Iowa, on June 10, 1995. Designed by Feller's son Stephen, on land donated by Brenton Banks, the museum had two rooms that contained Feller memorabilia and…
Van Meter city hall
Rock Island Depot, Van Meter, Iowa
Van Meter Safety Center (left) and library (right)