Washington, D.C.– Iowa Congressman Steve King today honored native Iowan and Major League Baseball Hall of Fame Member Bob Feller on the 60th anniversary of the historic 1946 season and his return to the U.S. from military service. 

Today the U.S. House passed H.Con.Res 449, a resolution to commemorate the anniversary. Feller, from a farm near Van Meter, set major league records as a pitcher for the Cleveland Indians. Feller’s first contract was signed with the Cleveland Indians in July 1935, when he was 16 years old. At the peak of his career, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy two days after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Years later, in 1962, Feller was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

“Bob Feller is a source of great pride for Iowans,” said King. “His love for his country and desire to give his talent his full effort exemplifies what was found in Iowa’s rural communities decades ago that still exists today.”