N.J. HOF Finally Complete

The New Jersey Hall of Fame announced today the 13 inductees for the 2009 class, which includes Jon Bon Jovi, Jerry Lewis, basketball great and Newark native Shaquille O’Neal, and the comedic duo Abbott and Costello.

This is really an incredible lineup of inductees. It also includes Carl Sagan, Walt Whitman, William Carlos Williams (I would have gone by “Bill”), longtime Yankee shortstop Phil Rizzuto and, of course, F. Scott Fitzgerald. Wow, Shaq gets higher billing than ol’ F. Scott? Amazing.

I must say, though, I’m pretty pumped for the comedic pairing of Lewis and Bon Jovi.

Bon Jovi, Shaq, Abbott and Costello make N.J. Hall of Fame [Newark Star-Ledger]