New Jersey Hall of Fame

DJ_NevilleC · May 2008

My mom is from New Jersey (Hackensack) and she didn't get inducted. I can't believe they left Bon Jovi off the list as well! Any other glaring omissions?New Jersey Hall of Fame's first 15 inducteesBy The Associated PressA look at the New Jersey Hall of Fame's first 15 inductees:??? Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, who was born and raised in Montclair, was the second man to walk on the moon.??? Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross, created the state's first free public school in Bordentown.??? Yogi Berra, who has lived in Montclair for more than 50 years, is a Hall of Fame New York Yankee catcher.??? Bill Bradley, famed Princeton University basketball player, is a former New York Knicks star and U.S. senator from 1979 to 1997.??? Thomas Edison, who had a laboratory in Menlo Park, is considered the most prolific inventor.??? Albert Einstein, who lived in Princeton for 22 years, was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize for Physics and regarded as among the most important scientists.??? Malcolm Forbes, of Far Hills, is a Princeton graduate and publisher of Forbes Magazine and a philanthropist.??? Robert Wood Johnson II was the son of the founder of health care giant Johnson & Johnson. He left most of his $400 million estate to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.??? Vince Lombardi, who taught and coached at St. Cecilia's High School in Englewood, coached the Green Bay Packers to seven NFL championships.??? Toni Morrison, who taught at Princeton University 17 years, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature and the Pulitzer Prize.??? Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, raised in Lawrenceville, was commander of U.S. Forces in Operation Desert Shield.??? Frank Sinatra, of Hoboken, is a legendary crooner who is one of the most popular male entertainers of all time.??? Bruce Springsteen, of Freehold, is a rock icon who rose to fame playing in clubs in Asbury Park. He is in Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.??? Meryl Streep, born in Summit and raised in Bernardsville, has the most Academy Award nominations.??? Harriet Tubman, who used Cape May as a base, was involved in the Underground Railroad.___Source: New Jersey Hall of Famehttp://www.njhalloffame.com