During the process, Feller served as Grand Marshall of a local Fireman's Kids Day and was interviewed by journalist Charles Kuralt with the interview airing on the CBS show, Sunday Morning.

[1][2] After successful fundraising efforts, the Bob Feller Museum opened in Van Meter, Iowa, on June 10, 1995, with a crowd of 800 in attendance.

A bat used by Babe Ruth when he made his last public appearance at Yankee Stadium was at the museum.

Feller said a teammate had stolen the bat and eventually it was purchased by the Upper Deck sports card company for $107,000.

[2][5] "He truly was the engine that made that place run and with his passing, the museum struggled," explained museum board member Bob DiBiasio, who also served senior vice president of public affairs for the Cleveland Indians.