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World of Little League:
Peter J. McGovern Museum and Official Store
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Established 1982
Location 539 US Route 15 Highway, South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Type Sports museum, Hall of fame

The World of Little League: Peter J. McGovern Museum is a super cool place where you can learn all about Little League Baseball! It's located in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA. This museum has lots of fun, hands-on exhibits for kids of all ages.

You can discover the amazing story of Little League here. It started way back in 1939 with just one league and three teams. Today, it's a huge sports organization for young people all around the world! Right behind the museum, you'll find Howard J. Lamade Stadium and Little League Volunteer Stadium. These are where the famous Little League World Series games are played.

Hall of Excellence: Honoring Little League Stars

Peggy Adler & Vice President Biden
Vice President Joe Biden at the 2009 Little League World Series

The museum also has a special area called the Hall of Excellence. It was created in 1998 to celebrate former Little League players. These are people who have done amazing things in their jobs. They also show the great values they learned while playing Little League as kids. These values include teamwork, fair play, and working hard.

Here are some of the awesome people who have been honored in the Hall of Excellence:

Year Name What they are known for
1988 Seaver, TomTom Seaver MLB player (baseball)
1989 Bradley, BillBill Bradley Politician (US Senate), NBA player (basketball)
1990 Quayle, DanDan Quayle Politician (Vice President of the United States)
1991 Ryan, NolanNolan Ryan MLB player (baseball)
Schmidt, MikeMike Schmidt MLB player (baseball)
Selleck, TomTom Selleck Actor
1992 Abdul-Jabbar, KareemKareem Abdul-Jabbar NBA player (basketball)
Will, GeorgeGeorge Will Political writer and commentator
1993 Irwin, HaleHale Irwin Professional golfer
1994 Fortanasce, VincentVincent Fortanasce Doctor & author
Musgrave, StoryStory Musgrave Astronaut
Palmer, JimJim Palmer MLB player (baseball)
1995 Murphy, DaleDale Murphy MLB player (baseball)
1996 Coleman Jr., Leonard S.Leonard S. Coleman Jr. President of the National League (baseball)
Sloan, Robert B.Robert B. Sloan Religious scholar
Ripken Jr., CalCal Ripken Jr. MLB player (baseball)
1997 O'Brien, DanDan O'Brien Olympic athlete
Springsteen, BruceBruce Springsteen Musician
1998 Barry, DaveDave Barry Humorous writer
Dungy, TonyTony Dungy NFL coach (football)
1999 Beaver, DonDon Beaver Owner of a Minor League Baseball team
Pladus, MichaelMichael Pladus Educator
Sipe, BrianBrian Sipe NFL player (football)
2000 Costner, KevinKevin Costner Actor
Hunter, BillyBilly Hunter NFL player (football) & NBA executive (basketball)
Stratta, RobertRobert Stratta Doctor
2001 Bush, George W.George W. Bush Politician (President of the United States)
2002 Giuliani, RudolphRudolph Giuliani Politician (Mayor of New York City)
Cammarata, MichaelMichael Cammarata Firefighter
2003 Davis, WilbertWilbert Davis US Army officer
Pace, PeterPeter Pace US Marine Corps general
2004 dosReis, NancyNancy dosReis Police officer
Gerring, CathyCathy Gerring Professional golfer
Wendell, KrissyKrissy Wendell Ice hockey player
2005 Maiz García, JoséJosé Maiz García Construction company executive
2006 McClendon, LloydLloyd McClendon MLB player and coach (baseball)
2007 Baker, DustyDusty Baker MLB player and manager (baseball)
Turgeon, PierrePierre Turgeon NHL player (ice hockey)
2008 Newsome, OzzieOzzie Newsome NFL player and executive (football)
2008 Drury, ChrisChris Drury NHL player (ice hockey)
Biden, JoeJoe Biden Politician (Vice President, then President of the United States)
2010 Petty, KyleKyle Petty NASCAR driver (car racing)
2011 McGinnis, Ross A.Ross A. McGinnis US Army soldier (Medal of Honor recipient)
2012 Ricks, RonRon Ricks Airline company executive
Vitale, DickDick Vitale Sports commentator
2013 Christie, ChrisChris Christie Politician (Governor of New Jersey)
Coben, HarlanHarlan Coben Author
2014 Mussina, MikeMike Mussina MLB player (baseball)
2015 Rivera, MarianoMariano Rivera MLB player (baseball)
2016 Osterman, CatCat Osterman Softball player
Hunter, ToriiTorii Hunter MLB player (baseball)
Coughlin, TomTom Coughlin NFL coach (football)
2017 Pederson, ChampChamp Pederson Special Olympics athlete
Leroux, SydneySydney Leroux Soccer player
Macías, AngelAngel Macías Important figure in Little League Baseball in Mexico
2018 Manfred, RobRob Manfred MLB Commissioner (leader of baseball)
Tull, ThomasThomas Tull Film producer
2019 Tarr, HeatherHeather Tarr College coach
Dillon, AustinAustin Dillon NASCAR driver (car racing)
2022 Frazier, ToddTodd Frazier MLB player (baseball)
Dalton-Hill, JennyJenny Dalton-Hill College softball player
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